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Master of Dental Surgery (MDS)

Department of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi · Nairobi, Kenya

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Master of Dental Surgery Source: dental.uonbi.ac.ke · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
Awarding institution
University of Nairobi
Faculty / school
Department of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi
Campus
Nairobi
Country
Kenya
Specialty
Periodontics
Award type
Academic degree
Entry route
Not verified

Program structure

Duration
Minimum 3, maximum 6 academic years, full-time Source: dental.uonbi.ac.ke · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
September every calendar year Source: dental.uonbi.ac.ke · verified October 14, 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

  • Existing dental-degree requirement · RequiredBachelor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Nairobi or an equivalent from an institution approved by the University of Nairobi Senate.Source: dental.uonbi.ac.ke · verified October 14, 2026
  • Other requirement · RequiredApplicants shall be registrable by the Kenya Medical Practitioners' and Dentists Board.Source: dental.uonbi.ac.ke · verified October 14, 2026
  • Other requirement · RequiredAt least two years of working experience in clinical dentistry, one of which should have been post internship.Source: dental.uonbi.ac.ke · verified October 14, 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.
Deadlines not verified.

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.

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.

  • University of Nairobi Dental Plaza — Dental teaching clinic

    Nairobi

    Arrangement not verified

    Described by the department as an oral healthcare provider established in 2010.

    Source: dental.uonbi.ac.ke · verified October 14, 2026
  • A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.

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.uonbi.ac.ke/facility-equipment · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://dental.uonbi.ac.ke/masters · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  3. https://dental.uonbi.ac.ke/programs-content-type/master-dental-surgery-periodontology · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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