DDS Dentistry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Programme overview

The four-year DDS programme prepares practitioners for general dental practice, research, teaching, public service or postdoctoral study including dental specialty programmes.

Faculty: UNC Adams School of Dentistry | Department: Dentistry | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What you will study

Year 1 covers biomedical sciences, patient assessment and preclinical training; years 2 to 4 add clinical care, with a four-week extramural rotation in year 3. Semester hours: Y1 48, Y2 53.5, Y3 60, Y4 42.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Professional doctorate admitted through the school's own application (not the Graduate School general process). The D.D.S. admissions process at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry is dedicated to selecting and enrolling students to study dentistry and to provide qualified dental practitioners to the State of North Carolina and beyond. Students preparing for the study of dentistry are encouraged to complete a residential four-year curriculum leading to the B.A. or B.S. degree. Students not pursuing a degree must complete a predoctoral program of at least three years of accredited college courses (96 semester hours or 144 quarter hours). The UNC Adams School of Dentistry will accept a maximum of 64 semester hours of credit from an accredited community, technical, or online college or university. Any community, technical, or online college or university courses submitted for credit must be acceptable to the UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants apply for a start term; fall is the main start term. Very few programmes admit new students for spring or summer terms.

Graduate applications and payment must be received by the deadline of the academic programme applied to, which varies by programme; the application closes at 11:59pm Eastern Time on the deadline date. The Graduate School recommends complete applications by December 15, 2026 for full fellowship consideration.

Apply through the official page: https://www.dentistry.unc.edu/admissions/

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