Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
Université Laval Faculty of Dental Medicine · Québec, Canada
Doctorat en médecine dentaire (D.M.D.)
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Doctor of Dental Medicine Source: ulaval.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
- Awarding institution
- Université Laval
- Faculty / school
- Université Laval Faculty of Dental Medicine
- Campus
- Québec
- Country
- Canada
- Award type
- Not verified
- Entry route
- Not verified
Program structure
- Duration
- 4 ans (durée estimée à temps complet), 219 crédits; cheminement en 11 sessions Source: ulaval.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- Not verified
Teaching language
- French — Program languageCasper exam in French is the only language accepted for this program, as the page statesSource: ulaval.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Required prior qualification · RequiredDEC en sciences de la nature (biologie, chimie) ou DEC en sciences, lettres et arts, baccalauréat international sciences de la santé, diplôme préuniversitaire équivalent, ou DEC en techniques d'hygiène dentaire, avec objectifs listésSource: ulaval.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Nationality restriction · RequiredPlaces réservées aux résidents du Québec en priorité; peu probable qu'un candidat non québécois obtienne une placeSource: ulaval.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Interview · RequiredEntrevues structurées; sélection: dossier scolaire 60 %, Casper 20 %, entrevue 20 %Source: ulaval.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- TAED (Test d'aptitude aux études dentaires) — Required · minimum 15/30 perceptual abilityRésultat à transmettre au plus tard le 1er marsSource: ulaval.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Casper (Canada Casper 2) — RequiredSource: ulaval.ca · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: Restricted eligibility — Programme places reserved for Quebec residents with priority order: Quebec/New Brunswick francophone, other Canadian provinces, then non-Canadians Source: ulaval.ca · verified October 14, 2026
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.
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.ulaval.ca/etudes/programmes/doctorat-en-medecine-dentaire · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026