Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)

BDS Dentistry

David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu dental programme · Uburu, Nigeria

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification: BDS Dentistry Source: kdums.edu.ng · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose: Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution: David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu
Faculty / school: David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu dental programme
Campus: Uburu
Country: Nigeria
Award type: Not verified
Entry route: Not verified

Program structure

Duration: Not verified
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.

Admission requirements not verified yet.

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

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Deadlines not verified.

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.

Category	Amount	Basis	Year / stage
School fees, new students, including hostel accommodation (2023/2024 schedule)Column "new fees" in the 2023/2024 schedule; fee schedule states it includes hostel accommodation within the university campus for all students	NGN 730,000true	per academic year	2023/2024Source: kdums.edu.ng · verified October 14, 2026

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.

Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria Listed
Scope: Listed on the MDCN document "Dental schools accredited by MDCN"; accreditation level not read from the table.
Source: mdcn.gov.ng · verified October 14, 2026

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 14, 2026.

https://kdums.edu.ng/resources/2023_latest_school_fee.pdf · Government / ministry · verified October 14, 2026
https://kdums.edu.ng/resources/updated_DUFUHS_information_hand_book_2022.pdf · Government / ministry · verified October 14, 2026
https://www.mdcn.gov.ng/public/storage/documents/document_665297445.pdf · Dental regulator or health authority · verified October 14, 2026

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