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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 21 of 27

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

  • State diploma of doctor of dental surgery

    UFR of Odontology - Garancière and Montrouge sites, Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

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  • State diploma of doctor of dental surgery

    UFR of Odontology, Nantes University

    Nantes, France

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  • State diploma of doctor of dental surgery

    UFR of Odontology, Picardie Jules Verne University

    Amiens, France

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  • State diploma of doctor of dental surgery

    UFR of Odontology, University of Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

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  • State diploma of doctor of dental surgery

    UFR of Odontology, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne

    Reims, France

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  • State diploma of doctor of dental surgery

    UFR of Odontology, University of Tours

    Tours, France

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UFRGS Faculty of Dentistry

    Porto Alegre, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UFSM Dentistry Course

    Santa Maria, Brazil

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  • Master in dentistry (odontologi), 5 years, 300 credits

    UiT The Arctic University of Norway Odontology programme

    Tromsø, Norway

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    ULBRA Cachoeira do Sul Faculty of Dentistry

    Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    ULBRA Canoas Dentistry Course

    Canoas, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    ULBRA Torres Faculty of Dentistry

    Torres, Brazil

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  • State examination in dentistry (Zahnärztliche Prüfung) leading to licensure as dentist

    Ulm University - Dentistry (Zahnmedizin)

    Ulm, Germany

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  • Specialist degree in Stomatology (code 31.05.03)

    Ulyanovsk State University

    Ulyanovsk, Russia

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  • Tandläkarprogrammet (dentist programme), 300 hp

    Umeå University Department of Odontology

    Umeå, Sweden

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  • Dental Surgeon (Cirujano Dentista)

    UNAN-León Dentistry Area

    León, Nicaragua

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNESP Araçatuba School of Dentistry

    Araçatuba, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNESP Araraquara School of Dentistry

    Araraquara, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNESP São José dos Campos School of Dentistry

    São José dos Campos, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNIARARAS School of Dentistry

    Araras, Brazil

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  • Doctor in Dentistry

    UNIBE School of Dentistry

    Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

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  • Single-cycle master's degree in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics (Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria, class LM-46)

    UniCamillus, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics degree course (Rome)

    Rome, Italy

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNIDEAU Dentistry Course

    Getúlio Vargas, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNIFSP Avaré School of Dentistry

    Avaré, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNIFUNEC School of Dentistry

    Santa Fé do Sul, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNIFUNVIC School of Dentistry

    Pindamonhangaba, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNIMEP Lins School of Dentistry

    Lins, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNIP Campinas School of Dentistry

    Campinas, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNIP Sorocaba School of Dentistry

    Sorocaba, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UniRitter Dentistry Course

    Porto Alegre, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNIRP School of Dentistry

    São José do Rio Preto, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNISAGRADO School of Dentistry

    Bauru, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    UNISC Dentistry Course

    Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil

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  • Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)

    Univates Dentistry Course

    Lajeado, Brazil

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  • BDS

    Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital (BDS program)

    Bhairahawa, Nepal

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  • Carrera profesional de Estomatología

    Universidad Andina del Cusco - Estomatología (San Jerónimo)

    Cusco, Peru

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  • Odontólogo

    Universidad Antonio Nariño - Odontología (Bogotá D.C.)

    Bogotá D.C., Colombia

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  • Odontólogo

    Universidad Antonio Nariño - Odontología (Bucaramanga)

    Bucaramanga, Colombia

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  • Odontólogo

    Universidad Antonio Nariño - Odontología (Circasia)

    Circasia, Colombia

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  • Odontólogo

    Universidad Antonio Nariño - Odontología (Palmira)

    Palmira, Colombia

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  • Odontólogo

    Universidad Antonio Nariño - Odontología (Popayán)

    Popayán, Colombia

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  • Odontólogo

    Universidad Antonio Nariño - Odontología (San José de Cúcuta)

    San José de Cúcuta, Colombia

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  • Odontólogo

    Universidad Antonio Nariño - Odontología (Villavicencio)

    Villavicencio, Colombia

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  • Odontólogo

    Universidad Autonoma de Manizales - Odontología (Manizales)

    Manizales, Colombia

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  • Carrera profesional de Odontología

    Universidad Católica de Santa María - Odontología (Arequipa)

    Arequipa, Peru

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  • Carrera profesional de Odontología

    Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo - Odontología (Chiclayo)

    Chiclayo, Peru

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  • Odontólogo

    Universidad Ces - Odontología (Medellín)

    Medellín, Colombia

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  • Carrera profesional de Estomatología

    Universidad César Vallejo S.A.C. - Estomatología (Veintiseis de Octubre)

    Piura, Peru

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  • Carrera profesional de Estomatología

    Universidad Científica del Sur S.A.C. - Estomatología (Ate)

    Lima, Peru

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  • Carrera profesional de Estomatología

    Universidad Científica del Sur S.A.C. - Estomatología (los Olivos)

    Lima, Peru

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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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