University faculty · Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry
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School facts
- Official name
- Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry Source: dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Parent institution
- Dalhousie University
- Institution type
- University faculty
- Ownership
- Not verified
- Location
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaAll schools in Canada Source: dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Address
- Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Carleton Campus, 5981 University Avenue, PO Box 15000, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2 Source: dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Operational status
- OperatingChecked October 14, 2026 Source: dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Official website
- www.dal.ca/faculty/dentistry.html
The Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University in Halifax offers a four-year DDS, a three-year DDS qualifying program for graduates of non-accredited dental programs, a periodontics MSc, an oral and maxillofacial surgery MD/MSc, a general practice residency and, with the ACFD, a bridge training program.
Dental programs
Initial Dental Qualifications
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Initial dental qualification (dentist pathway)
- Entry route:
- School-leaver / direct entry
- Duration:
- 4 years
- Teaching language:
- Not verified
- Record:
- Basic record
Advanced Standing
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Advanced standing (for applicants who already hold a dental qualification)
- Entry route:
- Advanced standing
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Teaching language:
- Not verified
- Record:
- Basic record
Postgraduate Specialties
General Practice Residency
Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
- Specialty:
- General Dentistry
- Award type:
- Residency / clinical training position
- Entry route:
- Not verified
- Duration:
- 1 year
- Teaching language:
- Not verified
- Record:
- Basic record
MD/MSc in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
- Specialty:
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Award type:
- Academic degree
- Entry route:
- Not verified
- Duration:
- 6 years
- Teaching language:
- Not verified
- Record:
- Basic record
Specialist recognition, as published: graduates of this program are eligible for examination by the royal college of dentists (canada).
Source: academiccalendar.dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026Program detailsMaster of Science in Periodontics (MSc)
Postgraduate dental program (specialty, clinical or academic)
- Specialty:
- Periodontics
- Award type:
- Academic degree
- Entry route:
- Not verified
- Duration:
- 3 years
- Teaching language:
- Not verified
- Record:
- Basic record
A postgraduate certificate or master's listed here is not an initial dental degree and does not by itself satisfy initial-degree licensing.
Teaching languages
Domestic and international admissions
- International applicants
- Restricted eligibility14 of 46 DDS seats are for international candidates Source: academiccalendar.dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Entry routes
- School-leaver / direct entry; Advanced standing
Accepting international applicants is not the same as teaching in English. Admission requirements by program are on each program page.
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.
Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada Full accreditation
Scope: Four-year Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) program, as described by the faculty ('fully-accredited')
Source: dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026
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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Contact
- Official contact page
- www.dal.ca/faculty/dentistry/about/contact-us.html
- admissions.dentistry@dal.ca Source: dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026
- Telephone
- 1.902.494.2824 Source: dal.ca · verified October 14, 2026
Sources and verification
- https://academiccalendar.dal.ca/Catalog/ViewCatalog.aspx?pageid=viewcatalog&catalogid=143&chapterid=10613&loaduseredits=False&topicgroupid=45258 · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://academiccalendar.dal.ca/Catalog/ViewCatalog.aspx?pageid=viewcatalog&catalogid=143&chapterid=10613&loaduseredits=False&topicgroupid=45260 · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://academiccalendar.dal.ca/Catalog/ViewCatalog.aspx?pageid=viewcatalog&catalogid=143&chapterid=10613&loaduseredits=False&topicgroupid=45261 · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://academiccalendar.dal.ca/Catalog/ViewCatalog.aspx?pageid=viewcatalog&catalogid=143&chapterid=10613&loaduseredits=False&topicgroupid=45264 · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://academiccalendar.dal.ca/Catalog/ViewCatalog.aspx?pageid=viewcatalog&catalogid=143&chapterid=10613&loaduseredits=False&topicgroupid=45265 · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
- https://www.dal.ca/academics/programs/professional/dentistry.html · School or university website · verified October 14, 2026
- https://www.dal.ca/faculty/dentistry/programs.html · School or university website · verified October 14, 2026
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