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

Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

Schulich School of Dentistry, Western University · London, Canada

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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 Surgery Source: schulich.uwo.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
Awarding institution
Western University
Faculty / school
Schulich School of Dentistry, Western University
Campus
London
Country
Canada
Award type
Not verified
Entry route
Advanced standing Source: schulich.uwo.ca · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
3 years full-time Source: schulich.uwo.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Participants complete the remaining curriculum alongside domestic learners for a Canadian Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. Source: schulich.uwo.ca · 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 · RequiredInternationally trained dentists; transcripts requiredSource: schulich.uwo.ca · verified October 14, 2026
  • Practical or bench assessment · RequiredBench test for selected applicantsSource: schulich.uwo.ca · verified October 14, 2026
  • Language requirement · RequiredEnglish language proficiencySource: schulich.uwo.ca · verified October 14, 2026
  • Application fee · RequiredNon-refundable processing fee $375 CanadianSource: schulich.uwo.ca · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

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.

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.

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.schulich.uwo.ca/dentistry/future-students/advanced-standing-program-for-international-dental-graduates.html · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026

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