Dental degree
academic degree
A number of professional degrees in dentistry are offered by dental schools in various countries around the world.
Degrees
Dental degrees may include:
Bachelor's degree
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
Bachelor of Dentistry (BDent)
Bachelor of Dental Science (BDSc)
Bachelor of Science in Dentistry (BScD)
Bachelor of Medicine in Dental Medicine (BM)
Baccalaureus Dentalis Chirurgiae (BChD)
Master's degree
Master of Science (MS or MSc)
Master of Science in Dentistry (MSD or MScD)
Master of Medical Science (MMSc)
Master of Dentistry (MDent)
Master of Dental Surgery (MDS)
Master of Dental Science (MDentSci)
Master of Stomatology (MS)
Master of Clinical Stomatology (MCS)
Master of Stomatological Medicine (MSM)
Doctorate
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
Doctor of Dental Medicine/Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD)
Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (DClinDent)
Doctor of Dental Science (DDSc)
Doctor of Science in Dentistry (DScD)
Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc)
Doctor of Dentistry (DDent)
Doctor of Philosophy in Dentistry (PhD)
Certificates and fellowships
Certificates
In some universities, especially in the United States, some postgraduate programs award certificates only.
Diploma in Dentistry (SMF)
Certificate, GPR/AEGD/Orofacial Pain
Certificate, Anesthesiology/Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology/Endodontics/Prosthodontics/Periodontics/Orthodontics/Dental Public Health/Pediatric Dentistry/OMS (American Dental Association – recognized specialty programs)
Certificate, DMTD
Commonwealth post-nominals
In commonwealth countries, the Royal Colleges of Dentistry (or Faculty of Dentistry of the college) awards post-nominals upon completion of a series of examinations.
Fellow of the Medical College in Dental Surgery (FMCDS), the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN)
Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons (FWACS), the West African College of Surgeons
Fellow of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons (FDSRCS)
Membership in the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow [MFDS RCPS (Glasg)]
Membership in the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College Surgeons (MFDS RCS)
Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (FRACDS)
Membership in the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons (MRACDS)
Membership in Orthodontics, Royal College of Surgeons (MOrth RCS)
Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (FRCD(C))
Member of Royal College of Dentists of Canada (MRCD(C))
Fellow of the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong (FCDSHK)
Member of the College of Dental Surgeons of Hong Kong (MCDSHK)
Fellow College of Physician and Surgeons, Bangladesh (FCPS)
Fellow College of Physician and Surgeons, Pakistan (FCPS)
License of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons (L.D.S. (Eng.))
Fellowship in Sports Dentistry/Fellow Sports Dentistry (FSD)
In the U.S., most dental specialists attain Board Certification (Diplomate Status) by completing a series of written and oral examinations with the appropriate Boards. e.g. Diplomate, American Board of Periodontics.
Each fully qualifies the holder to practice dentistry in at least the jurisdiction in which the degree was presented, assuming local and federal government licensure requirements are met.
Countries and regions
Oceania
Australia
Australia has nine dental schools:
University of Sydney, NSW
Charles Sturt University, NSW*
Griffith University, QLD*
University of Queensland, QLD
James Cook University, QLD*
University of Adelaide, SA
La Trobe University, VIC*
University of Melbourne, VIC
University of Western Australia, WA
(*) indicates new university dental programs that have opened up to aim at increasing the number of rural dental students entering and to return to rural practice. Traditional "sandstone" universities have been Sydney, Melbourne, Queensland, Adelaide and Western Australia.
Sydney (as of 2001), Melbourne (as of 2010) and Western Australia (as of 2013) have switched to 4-year graduate program that require a previous bachelor's degree for admission.
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