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Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine · Boston, United States

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Advanced standing. This program admits applicants who already hold a dental qualification and leads to the receiving school's own dental degree. Credit given for prior study, remaining duration, licensing-examination requirements and any required travel differ by school and are shown only when published. Completing it does not by itself establish a right to practise anywhere.

Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Doctor of Dental Medicine Source: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
Awarding institution
Not verified
Faculty / school
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Campus
Boston
Country
United States
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
Advanced standing Source: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
29 months (five semesters) Source: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
January 2027 Source: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Graduation requirements
Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) degree awarded by Tufts; graduates are stated to be eligible to take clinical board examinations for licensure Source: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026

  1. Preclinical sciences · Months 1-7

    Complete dentures, fixed prosthodontics, endodontics and other preclinical courses

    Source: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026

  2. Patient clinic rotations · Months 13-29

    Patient clinic rotations

    Source: dental.tufts.edu · 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

  • Existing dental-degree requirement · RequiredDental degree from outside the US; official dental school transcript and diploma required after acceptanceSource: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Application route · RequiredAll applicants apply through ADEA CAAPID; applications reviewed on a rolling basisSource: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Language requirement · RequiredOfficial TOEFL iBT, minimum 90 required of all applicantsSource: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Other requirement · RequiredCourse-by-course credential evaluation through ECE (WES not accepted)Source: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Application fee · Required$150 application feeSource: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Other requirement · RequiredProof of financial readiness of USD 220,000 for accepted non-US-citizen/permanent-resident applicantsSource: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026
  • Other requirement · RequiredThree letters of recommendation in EnglishSource: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

International admissions: International applicants accepted — DMD: international applicants need or must complete a bachelor's degree from an accredited US or Canadian institution; foreign-trained dentists apply to the DIS program. Source: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.

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.
CategoryAmountBasisYear / stage
First-year figure (years 2 and 3 listed at 121,908)$60,954falseper academic year2026-2027Source: dental.tufts.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Instrument kit and laboratory fees

Listed separately: tuition amounts above are not assumed to include instruments or laboratory charges.

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.

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

Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. https://dental.tufts.edu/academics-admissions/financial-aid/forms-and-costs-dmd-and-dis-programs · Official fees page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://dental.tufts.edu/academics-admissions/international-student-dmd · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  3. https://dental.tufts.edu/academics-admissions/international-student-dmd/dis-program-application · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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