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 23 of 27

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

Carrera profesional de Estomatología
Universidad Señor de Sipán S.A.C. - Estomatología (Pimentel)
Chiclayo, Peru
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Carrera profesional de Estomatología
Universidad Tecnológica de los Andes - Estomatología (Abancay)
Abancay, Peru
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Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)
Universidade Brasil Fernandópolis School of Dentistry
Fernandópolis, Brazil
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Bachelor's degree in Dentistry (Grado en Odontología)
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Faculty of Dentistry
Barcelona, Spain
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Université de Montréal Faculty of Dental Medicine
Montreal, Canada
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Duration:
5 years
Teaching language:
French
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Université Laval Faculty of Dental Medicine
Québec, Canada
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Duration:
4 years
Teaching language:
French
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Master in dental sciences (120 credits)
Université libre de Bruxelles - Dental Sciences (Sciences dentaires)
Bruxelles, Belgium
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Buffalo, United States
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
University College Cork Dental School and Hospital
Cork, Ireland
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5 years
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
University for Development Studies School of Dentistry
Tamale, Ghana
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
6 years
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
University of Aberdeen Institute of Dentistry
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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4 years
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of Alabama School of Dentistry at UAB
Birmingham, United States
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University of Alberta Mike Petryk School of Dentistry
Edmonton, Canada
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Duration:
4 years
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Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)
University of Araraquara (UNIARA) School of Dentistry
Araraquara, Brazil
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Bachelor in Oral and Dental Medicine and Surgery
University of Baghdad College of Dentistry
Baghdad, Iraq
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Bachelor's degree in Dentistry (Grado en Odontología)
University of Barcelona Faculty of Dentistry
Barcelona, Spain
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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)
University of Bari Aldo Moro, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics degree course
Bari, Italy
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Master of Dental Medicine
University of Basel - Dental Medicine (Zahnmedizin)
Basel, Switzerland
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Integrated academic studies of dentistry (degree title not quoted)
University of Belgrade School of Dental Medicine
Belgrade, Serbia
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Dental degree (title not stated on the MDCN list)
University of Benin dental programme
Benin City, Nigeria
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Master of Dental Medicine
University of Bern - Dental Medicine (zmk bern)
Bern, Switzerland
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Duration:
5 years
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
University of Birmingham School of Dentistry
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Duration:
5 years
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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)
University of Bologna, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics degree course
Bologna, Italy
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Duration:
6 years
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State examination in dentistry (Zahnärztliche Prüfung) leading to licensure as dentist
University of Bonn - Dentistry (Zahnmedizin)
Bonn, Germany
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry
Vancouver, Canada
Entry:
Graduate entry
Duration:
4 years
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Dental degree (title not stated on the MDCN list)
University of Calabar dental programme
Calabar, Nigeria
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry
Los Angeles, United States
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry
San Francisco, United States
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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)
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics degree course
Napoli, Italy
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Duration:
6 years
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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)
University of Catania, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics degree course
Catania, Italy
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Cirujano Dentista
University of Chile Faculty of Dentistry
Santiago, Chile
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
6 years
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Integrated master's degree in Dental Medicine (Mestrado Integrado em Medicina Dentária)
University of Coimbra Faculty of Medicine (Dental Medicine programme)
Coimbra, Portugal
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5 years
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State examination in dentistry (Zahnärztliche Prüfung) leading to licensure as dentist
University of Cologne - Dentistry (Zahnmedizin)
Köln, Germany
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine
Aurora, United States
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Farmington, United States
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Master of Science in dentistry (kandidat i odontologi), after a 3-year bachelor in dentistry (MSc)
University of Copenhagen School of Dentistry
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Danish
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Licentiate in Dentistry (Licenciatura en Odontología)
University of Costa Rica Faculty of Dentistry
San Pedro de Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
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Spanish
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Dentist (dr. med. dent., D.M.D.)
University of Debrecen Faculty of Dentistry
Debrecen, Hungary
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
5 years
Teaching language:
English
Tuition:
$17,500 per academic year
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
University of Dental Medicine, Yangon
Yangon, Myanmar
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6 years
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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
Detroit, United States
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Cirujano Dentista
University of Development Dentistry (Faculty of Medicine Clinica Alemana)
Santiago, Chile
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Duration:
5.5 years
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Bachelor in Dental Science (B.Dent.Sc)
University of Dublin, Trinity College School of Dental Science
Dublin, Ireland
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
5 years
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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
University of Dundee School of Dentistry
Dundee, United Kingdom
Entry:
Direct entry
Duration:
5 years
Teaching language:
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Tuition:
£42,150 per academic year (2027/28)
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Licentiate degree in dentistry
University of Eastern Finland Institute of Dentistry
Kuopio, Finland
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Duration:
5.5 years
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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)
University of Ferrara, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics degree course
Ferrara, Italy
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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)
University of Florence, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics degree course
Florence, Italy
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of Florida College of Dentistry
Gainesville, United States
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Odontologia (dentist-entry degree title not stated in this source)
University of Franca (UNIFRAN) School of Dentistry
Franca, Brazil
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State examination in dentistry (Zahnärztliche Prüfung) leading to licensure as dentist
University of Freiburg - Dentistry (Zahnmedizin)
Freiburg, Germany
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Master of Dental Medicine
University of Geneva - Dental Medicine (Section de médecine dentaire)
Genève, Switzerland
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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