Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
Doctor of Dental Surgery (advanced standing) (DDS)
Marquette University School of Dentistry · Milwaukee, United States
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (advanced standing) Source: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
- Awarding institution
- Not verified
- Faculty / school
- Marquette University School of Dentistry
- Campus
- Milwaukee
- Country
- United States
- Award type
- Not verified
- Entry route
- Advanced standing Source: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- three years of study at Marquette Source: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- August Source: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Graduation requirements
- Award received: D.D.S. degree Source: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Existing dental-degree requirement · RequiredDentist trained in a country outside the United StatesSource: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Application route · RequiredCentralized application for advanced placement for international dentists (CAAPID); $45 processing fee to the schoolSource: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Practical or bench assessment · RequiredSelected candidates are invited for an interview with the admissions committee and a bench testSource: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Language requirement · RequiredTOEFL: 95 or higher for tests on or before 20 January 2026; 5 or higher for tests on or after 21 January 2026Source: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Other requirement · RequiredECE course-by-course evaluation of dental school transcripts and three letters of recommendationSource: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- National Board Part I or INBDE — RequiredPart II is not required; applicants must pass Part I or INBDE before applyingSource: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- TOEFL — Required · minimum 95 (on or before 20 Jan 2026) / 5 (on or after 21 Jan 2026)Source: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
- Application deadline · August 2027 startJanuary 1Source: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Tuition and fees
Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.
- Application processing fee — $45 basis not stated · MandatorySource: marquette.edu · verified October 14, 2026
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://www.marquette.edu/dentistry/admissions/foreign-trained.php · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026