Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM)
Qatar University College of Dental Medicine · Doha, Qatar
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Doctor of Dental Medicine Source: qu.edu.qa · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
- Awarding institution
- Qatar University
- Faculty / school
- Qatar University College of Dental Medicine
- Campus
- Doha
- Country
- Qatar
- Award type
- Not verified
- Entry route
- Not verified
Program structure
- Duration
- 6 years Source: qu.edu.qa · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- The college states graduates are eligible for a dentistry license in Qatar without an additional internship. Source: qu.edu.qa · verified October 14, 2026
Common first year · Year 1
Common first year joined with all QU health students.
Source: qu.edu.qa · verified October 14, 2026Integrated learning phase · Years 2-3.5
Integrated pre-clinical and clinical learning across disciplines.
Source: qu.edu.qa · verified October 14, 2026Clinical phase · Years 3.5-6
Competency-based training to deliver independent care.
Source: qu.edu.qa · verified October 14, 2026
Teaching language
Admissions
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
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
- Simulation facilitiesStructured training in pre-clinical dental simulation laboratory settings precedes clinical training.Source: qu.edu.qa · verified October 14, 2026
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.qu.edu.qa/en-us/Colleges/dentistry/Pages/undergraduate.aspx · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026