Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine · New York, United States

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Qualification and identity

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

Program structure

Duration: four-year DDS program Source: dental.columbia.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 a US accredited college or Canadian institutionSource: dental.columbia.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Science prerequisites · RequiredEight credits each in physics, biology, general chemistry and organic chemistry (with lab), one semester of biochemistry, six credits of English composition or literatureSource: dental.columbia.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Interview · RequiredDesignated applicants invited to an online asynchronous Kira Talent video assessmentSource: dental.columbia.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

DAT — RequiredThe college states there is no minimum DAT score; it reports a mean DAT score of 24 for the class entering in 2025Source: dental.columbia.edu · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

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Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition not verified.

Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.

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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.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

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

No directory reference recorded

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 14, 2026.

https://www.dental.columbia.edu/education/dds-program/admissions-and-application · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://www.dental.columbia.edu/education/dds-program/admissions-and-application/admissions-requirements · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026

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