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Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California · Los Angeles, United States

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Doctor of Dental Surgery Source: dentistry.usc.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution
Not verified
Faculty / school
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of the University of Southern California
Campus
Los Angeles
Country
United States
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: dentistry.usc.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
Not verified
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Not verified

  1. Simulation lab · Nearly two years

    DDS students spend nearly two years in the simulation lab

    Source: dentistry.usc.edu · verified October 14, 2026

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 prior to matriculation from a U.S. accredited college or Canadian institutionSource: dentistry.usc.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Science prerequisites · RequiredOne year each of general biology, general physics, inorganic/general chemistry and organic chemistry (lecture and lab); English composition; philosophy, history or fine artsSource: dentistry.usc.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • University-credit requirement · RequiredAP and IB credits not accepted toward science prerequisites; all lab courses in personSource: dentistry.usc.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Interview · RequiredCampus interview by invitation only; typically October to AprilSource: dentistry.usc.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Application route · RequiredAADSAS application, available June 1; processing fee $85 ($150 for Canadian students)Source: dentistry.usc.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

  • DAT — RequiredDAT must have been taken within 3 years of the year in which admission is soughtSource: dentistry.usc.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.

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.
Tuition not verified.

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, 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://dentistry.usc.edu/admission/doctor-of-dental-surgery-dds/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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