Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)

Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)

Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine · Pomona, United States

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Advanced standing. This program admits applicants who already hold a dental qualification and leads to the receiving school's own dental degree. Credit given for prior study, remaining duration, licensing-examination requirements and any required travel differ by school and are shown only when published. Completing it does not by itself establish a right to practise anywhere.

Qualification and identity

Exact qualification: Doctor of Dental Medicine Source: westernu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose: Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
Awarding institution: Not verified
Faculty / school: Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
Campus: Pomona
Country: United States
Award type: Not verified
Entry route: Advanced standing Source: westernu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration: Not verified
Intake: Not verified
Graduation requirements: DMD degree Source: westernu.edu · 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

Existing dental-degree requirement · RequiredGraduated from a dental school outside the U.S. or CanadaSource: westernu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Application route · RequiredTwo applications: CAAPID primary and WesternU secondary; 2027 cycle opens March 8, 2027 and closes July 20, 2027Source: westernu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Interview · RequiredOn-campus interview for selected candidates, September-OctoberSource: westernu.edu · 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.

Primary and secondary application close · 2027 application cycleJuly 20, 2027Source: westernu.edu · verified October 14, 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.

Category	Amount	Basis	Year / stage
First-year figure (second year 161,282; third year 129,062)	$40,320false	per academic year	2026-2027Source: westernu.edu · verified October 14, 2026

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

Program support fee, first year — $3,125 per academic yearSource: westernu.edu · verified October 14, 2026
Deposit due within 14 days of acceptance — $2,000 basis not statedSource: westernu.edu · verified October 14, 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.

https://www.westernu.edu/dentistry/programs/doctor-of-dental-medicine-international/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://www.westernu.edu/dentistry/programs/doctor-of-dental-medicine-international/apply/ · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026
https://www.westernu.edu/financial/student-budgets/dmd-idp/ · Official fees page · verified October 14, 2026

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