Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
Doctor of Dental Surgery (International Dentist Program) (DDS)
Indiana University School of Dentistry · Indianapolis, United States
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (International Dentist Program) Source: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
- Awarding institution
- Not verified
- Faculty / school
- Indiana University School of Dentistry
- Campus
- Indianapolis
- Country
- United States
- Award type
- Not verified
- Entry route
- Advanced standing Source: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- minimum of 30 months, full-time Source: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- January, joining second-year D.D.S. students in their fourth-semester curriculum Source: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Graduation requirements
- Award received: Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) degree; the school states graduates are eligible to take the state and/or regional clinical board exams necessary for licensure Source: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Existing dental-degree requirement · RequiredGraduate of a qualified international dental programSource: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Application route · RequiredADEA CAAPID plus supplemental application through IU Grad CASSource: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Other requirement · Required100 hours of shadowing (U.S. or Canadian, in-person or virtual) and 20 hours of U.S. continued educationSource: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Other requirement · RequiredTwo letters of evaluation (one from a U.S./Canadian dental professional, one from a U.S./Canadian community-service organization) and ECE transcript evaluationSource: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Practical or bench assessment · RequiredKira video and written assessment after initial reviewSource: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Language requirement · RequiredTOEFL iBT required if native language is not EnglishSource: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- National Board Dental Examinations Parts I and II — RequiredSource: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- TOEFL iBT — RequiredRequired if native language is not EnglishSource: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
- CAAPID application deadline · January 2027 startMay 15, 2026PassedSource: dentistry.iu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
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.
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
- https://dentistry.iu.edu/academics/degrees-programs/international-dentist-program/index.html · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://dentistry.iu.edu/academics/how-to-apply/international-dentist-program.html · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026