Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

King Saud University College of Dentistry · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification: Bachelor of Dental Surgery Source: dent.ksu.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose: Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution: King Saud University
Faculty / school: King Saud University College of Dentistry
Campus: Riyadh
Country: Saudi Arabia
Award type: Not verified
Entry route: Not verified

Program structure

Duration: Preparatory year 1 year, academic years 5 years, internship 1 year; total 7 years Source: dent.ksu.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
Intake: Not verified
Graduation requirements: Not verified

Preparatory year · 1 year
Preparatory year of 32 credit hours.
Source: dent.ksu.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
Academic years · 5 years
Five academic years combining theory, practical and clinical training.
Source: dent.ksu.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
Internship · 1 year
One-year internship.
Source: dent.ksu.edu.sa · 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

Application route · RequiredApplications go through the electronic admission portal for paid bachelor programs.Source: dent.ksu.edu.sa · 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.

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
College years (5 years), total 165 hoursPaid bachelor programs (electronic admission portal)	SAR 4,100	per credit	—Source: dent.ksu.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
Preparatory year, total 32 hoursPaid bachelor programs (electronic admission portal)	SAR 1,600	per credit	predentalSource: dent.ksu.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
Internship yearPaid bachelor programs (electronic admission portal)	SAR 100,000	per academic year	internshipSource: dent.ksu.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

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.

Simulation facilitiesTraining progresses from laboratories and simulation in early years to real patients at the university dental hospital clinics.Source: dent.ksu.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
SupervisionBasic clinical skills are trained under direct supervision of specialized faculty dentists.Source: dent.ksu.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

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

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No directory reference recorded

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 14, 2026.

https://dent.ksu.edu.sa/en/bachelor · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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