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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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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Doctor of Dental Medicine Source: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution
Not verified
Faculty / school
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Campus
Boston
Country
United States
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
4 years Source: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Not verified

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.
Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

  • Bachelor's degree requirement · RequiredBachelor's degree from an accredited four-year U.S. or Canadian college or university before matriculationSource: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Science prerequisites · RequiredBiology with lab (3 courses), general chemistry with lab (2), organic chemistry with lab (2), physics with lab (2), biochemistry (1) and two upper-level science coursesSource: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • University-credit requirement · RequiredAdvanced placement, IB and test-exemption credits are not accepted toward prerequisitesSource: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Interview · RequiredInterviews are by invitation only and conducted online via ZoomSource: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

  • DAT — RecommendedSchool states successful applicants typically have a DAT academic average of 420 or higher; scores older than three years are not acceptedSource: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.
  • Application deadline · 2027 entryDecember 15, 2026Source: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.
CategoryAmountBasisYear / stage
Tuition, DMD I-IV, 2026-2027 cost of attendance$101,676per academic year2026-2027Source: bumc.bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Instrument kit and laboratory fees

Listed separately: tuition amounts above are not assumed to include instruments or laboratory charges.

  • Instruments, DMD I — $7,300 per academic yearSource: bumc.bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Preclinical fee, DMD I and II — $2,000 per academic yearSource: bumc.bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Living costs, travel, insurance, instruments and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Clinical training

Patient-care requirements, simulation, supervision, placement responsibility, required travel and clinical language, as the school publishes them. Missing information stays visible.

Patient-care requirements, supervision and placement responsibility: not verified.

Clinical-training arrangements not verified.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Dental-program accreditation

Accreditation of the dental degree program by a dental-education accreditor. Scope (program, campus, award) matters.

  • ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) Active

    Scope: DMD program (Doctor of Dental Medicine)

    School statement on professional licensure disclosure page

    Source: bu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Directory listing

An entry in a directory such as WDDS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.

No directory reference recorded

DentalSchools.app does not accredit or approve schools and is not affiliated with WDDS, KIDEE, CODA, the ADA or any regulator. A directory listing is not accreditation, and a pending application is not accreditation. A missing record means we have not verified it, not that it does not exist. For Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, confirm current status with the accreditor or national authority named above. How recognition works.

Sources and verification

Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. https://www.bu.edu/dental/admissions/dmd/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://www.bu.edu/dental/admissions/dmd/req/ · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026
  3. https://www.bu.edu/dental/admissions/faq/ · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026
  4. https://www.bumc.bu.edu/osfs/cost-of-attendance-bot/dmd-coa/ · Official fees page · verified October 14, 2026

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