Initial Dental Qualifications

An initial dental qualification is the degree that is the entry route to practising as a dentist in its own system: a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), BChD, BDent or a national equivalent. The exact official award is shown on every program.

This list never mixes in advanced-standing programs for dentists who already qualified abroad, postgraduate specialty programs or research degrees; each has its own page.

1,312 initial dental programs · page 2 of 27

Sorted alphabetically by school. Tuition is shown in the original currency; nothing is converted or ranked.

Dentistry course (six-year 歯学部歯学科 program)
Asahi University School of Dentistry
Mizuho, Japan
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Asan Memorial Dental College & Hospital, Kancheepuram
Kancheepuram, India
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Specialist degree in Stomatology (code 31.05.03)
Astrakhan State Medical University
Astrakhan, Russia
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Atatürk University Faculty of Dentistry
Erzurum, Türkiye
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Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)
Atitus Passo Fundo Dentistry Course
Passo Fundo, Brazil
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Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)
Atitus Porto Alegre Dentistry Course
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Avicenna Dental College
Lahore, Pakistan
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Dentistry (Stomatological faculty programme)
Avicenna Tajik State Medical University Faculty of Dentistry
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Awadh Dental College & Hospital, Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur, India
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Dentistry
Aydın, Türkiye
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Azeezia College of Dental Sciences & Research, Kollam
Kollam, India
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Dentist (stomatology specialty, 5-year, 300 credits)
Azerbaijan Medical University Faculty of Stomatology
Baku, Azerbaijan
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5 years
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BDS
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BDS program)
Dharan, Nepal
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College Hospital & Research Institute, Ludhiana
Ludhiana, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow
Lucknow, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bacha Khan Dental College
Mardan, Pakistan
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Dentistry
İstanbul, Türkiye
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore
Bangalore, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere
Davangere, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Baqai Dental College
Karachi, Pakistan
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Specialist degree in Stomatology (code 31.05.03)
Bashkir State Medical University
Ufa, Russia
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Başkent University Faculty of Dentistry
Ankara, Türkiye
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Batman University Faculty of Dentistry
Batman, Türkiye
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Doctor of Dental Medicine
Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University - Dentistry (Doctor of Dental Medicine)
Batumi, Georgia
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Georgian
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Doctor of Dental Medicine
BAU International University Batumi - Dentistry (Doctor of Dental Medicine)
Batumi, Georgia
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Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)
Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo
Bauru, Brazil
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bayelsa Medical University Faculty of Dentistry
Yenagoa, Nigeria
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BDS programme (full degree title not expanded on the page)
Bayero University Kano Faculty of Dentistry
Kano, Nigeria
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Dental degree (title not stated on the MDCN list)
Bayero University Kano Faculty of Dentistry
Kano, Nigeria
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Five-year dental degree program (degree title not stated on page)
Beirut Arab University Faculty of Dentistry
Beirut, Lebanon
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5 years
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Higher medical education in stomatology (dentist)
Belarusian State Medical University Faculty of Dentistry
Minsk, Belarus
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Direct entry
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English
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$5,850 per academic year (2026-2027)
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Bachelor of Medicine (Stomatology)
Bengbu Medical University Stomatology Program
Bengbu, China
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5 years
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CN¥6,050 per academic year
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Best Dental Science College, Madurai
Madurai, India
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Bachelor's degree, Stomatology (口腔医学), five-year program
Bethune School of Stomatology, Jilin University
Changchun, China
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5 years
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Bezm-İ Âlem Foundation University Faculty of Dentistry
İstanbul, Türkiye
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
BGS Global Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Bangalore
Bangalore, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bhabha College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal
Bhopal, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Pune
Pune, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College & Hospital, Sangli
Sangli, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bhittai Dental & Medical College
Mirpurkhas, Pakistan
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bhojia Dental College & Hospital, Nalagarh
Nalagarh, India
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bibi Aseefa Dental College
Larkana, Pakistan
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Faculty of Dentistry
Bilecik, Türkiye
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Bingöl University Faculty of Dentistry
Bingöl, Türkiye
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Undergraduate program in Stomatology (five years; degree name not stated)
Binzhou Medical University Stomatology Program
Yantai, China
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5 years
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Biruni University Faculty of Dentistry
İstanbul, Türkiye
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Dentistry (Diş Hekimliği) programme
Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Dentistry
Bolu, Türkiye
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Boston, United States
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Direct entry
Duration:
4 years
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$101,676 per academic year (2026-2027)
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bristol Dental School, University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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5 years
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Reading a dental qualification

Titles in our filters group awards for search only — BChD, BDent / BDSc, BDS, DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery), DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine) or another national title — and the exact official name is always kept. A DDS or DMD is a professional degree, not a research PhD. Whether a degree allows you to practise in a given country is decided by that country's regulator.

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Programs for dentists educated outside the country are listed separately. Dental programs for internationally educated dentists · Postgraduate specialties · Recognition explained