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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

University of Ghana Dental School · Accra, Ghana

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Bachelor of Dental Surgery Source: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026
Qualification purpose
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution
University of Ghana
Faculty / school
University of Ghana Dental School
Campus
Accra
Country
Ghana
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
Graduate entry Source: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026

Program structure

Duration
4 years Source: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026
Intake
April 2025 (2025/2026 academic year) Source: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026
Graduation requirements
Not verified

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

  • Bachelor's degree requirement · RequiredGood BSc in a listed science-based course (minimum second class lower or equivalent CGPA).Source: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026
  • Science prerequisites · RequiredGood WASSCE/SSSCE grades in three core and three elective science subjects, one of which must be chemistry; equivalent qualifications acceptable.Source: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026
  • Entrance examination · RequiredEligible applicants are admitted subject to passing an entrance examination and oral interview; shortlisted applicants may apply for an access course.Source: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.
  • Application deadline · 2025/2026 academic yearJanuary 8, 2025PassedSource: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026

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.
Tuition not verified.

Instrument kit and laboratory fees: not verified. Do not assume tuition includes them.

  • Application e-voucher (Ghanaian applicants) — GHS 250 basis not stated · MandatorySource: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026
  • Application fee (foreign applicants) — $120 basis not stated · MandatorySource: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026
  • Access course, entrance examination and interview (shortlisted applicants) — GHS 3,000 basis not stated · MandatorySource: ug.edu.gh · verified October 15, 2026

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://www.ug.edu.gh/ugds.ug.edu.gh/graduate-admission · Official program page · verified October 15, 2026

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