Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Cirujano Dentista
University of Chile Faculty of Dentistry · Santiago, Chile
Cirujano/a Dentista
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Cirujano Dentista Source: odontologia.uchile.cl · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
- Awarding institution
- University of Chile
- Faculty / school
- University of Chile Faculty of Dentistry
- Campus
- Santiago
- Country
- Chile
- Award type
- Not verified
- Entry route
- School-leaver / direct entry Source: odontologia.uchile.cl · verified October 14, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- 12 semestres Source: odontologia.uchile.cl · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Entrance examination · Required2027 regular admission weights: secondary school grades 10%, grade ranking 20%, PAES reading 15%, PAES mathematics 1 20%, PAES science 35%; 98 places.Source: odontologia.uchile.cl · verified October 14, 2026
- Application route · Not verified · Other categorySpecial admission routes include 3 places for applicants with secondary education abroad.Source: odontologia.uchile.cl · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: International admissions not verified
Deadlines
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.
Comisión Nacional de Acreditación Active
Scope: Odontología career, Santiago, daytime, in-person
From March 1, 2022 until March 31, 2029
Accredited for 7 years
Source: odontologia.uchile.cl · verified October 14, 2026
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://odontologia.uchile.cl/carrera/odontologia/odontologia · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026