Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry · Vancouver, Canada
Qualification and identity
- Exact qualification
- Doctor of Dental Medicine Source: vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Qualification purpose
- Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
- Awarding institution
- The University of British Columbia
- Faculty / school
- University of British Columbia Faculty of Dentistry
- Campus
- Vancouver
- Country
- Canada
- Award type
- Not verified
- Entry route
- Advanced standing Source: vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Program structure
- Duration
- Not verified
- Intake
- Not verified
- Graduation requirements
- The program leads to the degree of Doctor of Dental Medicine. Source: vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Teaching language
Admissions
Domestic and general requirements
- Existing dental-degree requirement · RequiredOriginal dental degree from a program not accredited by CDAC; letter of good standing from licensing authoritySource: vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Nationality restriction · RequiredProof of permanent resident statusSource: vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Language requirement · RequiredIELTS overall 7.0 and at least 6.5 on each componentSource: vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Other requirement · Not verifiedNot accepting applications until further noticeSource: vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Examinations and language tests
- NDEB Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge — Required · minimum 75Source: vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca · verified October 14, 2026
International admissions: Restricted eligibility — A limited number of international applicants may be admitted to the D.M.D. Source: vancouver.calendar.ubc.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://vancouver.calendar.ubc.ca/faculties-colleges-and-schools/faculty-dentistry/doctor-dental-medicine/admission · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026