Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine · Fort Lauderdale, United States
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Doctor of Dental Medicine Source: dental.nova.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
- Awarding institution
- Not verified
- Faculty / school
- Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
- Campus
- Fort Lauderdale
- Country
- United States
- Award type
- Not verified
- Entry route
- School-leaver / direct entry Source: dental.nova.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- four years of study and a series of clinical rotations Source: dental.nova.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- University-credit requirement · RequiredMinimum 90 semester hours at a regionally accredited institution before matriculationSource: dental.nova.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Science prerequisites · RequiredBiology, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics (8 hours each with lab), biochemistry 3, microbiology 3, English 6 semester hoursSource: dental.nova.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Grade requirements · RequiredCumulative and science GPA of 3.25 or higher recommendedSource: dental.nova.edu · verified October 14, 2026
- Application route · RequiredAADSAS; materials due by November 15Source: dental.nova.edu · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: International applicants accepted — D.M.D.: applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents, or international students who have or will complete a bachelor's degree at a four-year accredited US or Canadian institution. Source: dental.nova.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Deadlines
- AADSAS receipt deadline · D.M.D. entryNovember 15Source: dental.nova.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Tuition and fees
Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.
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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.
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Sources and verification
- https://dental.nova.edu/admissions/dmd.html · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://dental.nova.edu/degrees/dmd/index.html · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026