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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)

Harvard University School of Dental Medicine · Boston, United States

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Qualification and identity

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

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.

Domestic and general requirements

  • Bachelor's degree requirement · RequiredBachelor's degree required prior to matriculationSource: hsdm.harvard.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Science prerequisites · RequiredBiology (one year with lab), chemistry/biochemistry (two-year sequence with lab), physics (one year) and writingSource: hsdm.harvard.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • University-credit requirement · RequiredAP credits cannot be used for biology unless upper-level courses are takenSource: hsdm.harvard.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Application route · RequiredOfficial DAT scores submitted via AADSAS; $95 HSDM application feeSource: hsdm.harvard.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

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.
  • Deadline for application fee submission · 2027 entryJanuary 1, 2027Source: hsdm.harvard.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 years I-IV (cost of attendance, on campus)$76,828per academic year2026-2027Source: hsdm.harvard.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Instrument kit and laboratory fees

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

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.

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.
  1. https://hsdm.harvard.edu/dmd-admissions · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://hsdm.harvard.edu/dmd-admissions-prerequisites · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026
  3. https://hsdm.harvard.edu/dmd-cost-attendance · Official fees page · verified October 14, 2026

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