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Dental school · León, Nicaragua

UNAN-León Dentistry Area

Área de conocimiento de Odontología, UNAN-León

No official English name is published; the English name above is a translation.

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School facts

Official name
UNAN-León Dentistry Area Source: unanleon.edu.ni · verified October 14, 2026
Local-language name
Área de conocimiento de Odontología, UNAN-León
Parent institution
National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León (UNAN-León)Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, León
Institution type
Dental school
Ownership
Not verified
Location
León, NicaraguaAll schools in Nicaragua Source: unanleon.edu.ni · verified October 14, 2026
Address
Costado oeste del parque central, 175 metros al norte, Leon, Nicaragua Source: unanleon.edu.ni · verified October 14, 2026
Operational status
OperatingChecked October 14, 2026 Source: unanleon.edu.ni · verified October 14, 2026
Official website
www.unanleon.edu.ni/areas-del-conocimiento/odontologia

The dentistry area of UNAN-Leon trains dental surgeons (cirujanos dentistas) in a five-year full-time daytime program with clinical practice in university clinics; it also states that it offers three specialties and one master's program.

Dental programs

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Initial Dental Qualifications

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

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Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Domestic and international admissions

International applicants
International admissions not verified
Entry routes
Not verified

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Recognition and accreditation

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National authorization or recognition

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Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

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Dental-program accreditation

Accreditation of the dental degree program by a dental-education accreditor. Scope (program, campus, award) matters.

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Directory listing

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Campuses and clinical training

Patient-care requirements, simulation, supervision, travel and instrument or laboratory costs are shown only when the school publishes them. Missing information stays visible as not verified.
  • Other clinical informationClinical practice starts early in the program; students learn by treating the community in university clinics.Source: unanleon.edu.ni · verified October 14, 2026

  • University dental clinics (clinicas universitarias) — Dental teaching clinic

    Leon

    Arrangement not verified

    Students treat the community in university clinics, as the area describes it.

    Source: unanleon.edu.ni · verified October 14, 2026
  • A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.

Contact

Official contact page
www.unanleon.edu.ni/areas-del-conocimiento/odontologia/
Telephone
+505 2311 5013 Source: unanleon.edu.ni · verified October 14, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the sources below. Last verified October 14, 2026.
  1. https://www.unanleon.edu.ni/admision/oferta-academica/ · School or university website · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://www.unanleon.edu.ni/areas-del-conocimiento/odontologia/ · School or university website · verified October 14, 2026

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