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Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)

University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry · Dunedin, New Zealand

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Bachelor of Dental Surgery Source: otago.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
Awarding institution
University of Otago
Faculty / school
University of Otago Faculty of Dentistry
Campus
Dunedin
Country
New Zealand
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: otago.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
Not verified
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Not verified

  1. Second year · Year 2

    Largest theme is biomedical sciences with introductory clinical work.

    Source: otago.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

  2. Third and fourth year · Years 3-4

    Clinical skills developed in simulation sessions and then in patient sessions.

    Source: otago.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

  3. Fifth year · Year 5

    Class is divided between Dunedin and Auckland for the final year.

    Location: Dunedin or Auckland

    Source: otago.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

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

  • Required prior qualification · RequiredMost students enter after the Health Sciences First Year, which must be the first year of university study.Source: otago.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International applicants accepted — International applicants: see the international office for entry and English requirements Source: otago.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

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.
  • Simulation facilitiesClinical skills are developed first in simulation sessions in the simulation laboratory, then in patient sessions.Source: otago.ac.nz · verified October 14, 2026

  • School of Dentistry, Dunedin — Dental teaching clinic

    Dunedin

    Placements arranged by the school

    Final-year students are allocated to Dunedin or Auckland

    Source: otago.ac.nz · 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://www.otago.ac.nz/dentistry/undergraduate/dentistry/admission · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://www.otago.ac.nz/dentistry/undergraduate/dentistry/course-details · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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