Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine · Greenville, United States
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Doctor of Dental Medicine Source: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
- Awarding institution
- Not verified
- Faculty / school
- East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine
- Campus
- Greenville
- Country
- United States
- Award type
- Not verified
- Entry route
- School-leaver / direct entry Source: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- four-year program Source: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Fourth-year experience at Community Service Learning Centers · Year 4
27 weeks of patient care at CSLCs in underserved locations of North Carolina
Source: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Bachelor's degree requirement · RequiredBachelor's degree from an accredited US or Canadian college or university before matriculationSource: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Residency restriction · RequiredEnrollment limited to residents of North Carolina; residency certification number from the NC Residency Determination Service requiredSource: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Application route · RequiredAADSAS application plus ECU supplemental applicationSource: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- DAT — RequiredApplicants should plan to take the DAT in the spring, but no later than fall, of the year prior to matriculationSource: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: Restricted eligibility — Enrollment limited to residents of North Carolina Source: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Deadlines
Tuition and fees
Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.
Living costs, travel, insurance, instruments and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.
Clinical training
Patient-care requirements, supervision and placement responsibility: not verified.
Community Service Learning Centers — Clinical campus
Placements arranged by the school
Fourth-year clinical experience in underserved North Carolina locations: Ahoskie, Brunswick County, Davidson County, Elizabeth City, Lillington, Robeson County, Spruce Pine and Sylva
Source: dental.ecu.edu · verified October 14, 2026- A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.
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
- https://dental.ecu.edu/programs/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://dental.ecu.edu/prospective-students/admissions-information/ · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026