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Admission Requirements - D.D.S. Qualifying Program Applicants

The Faculty of Dentistry will accept up to 9 applicants to the D.D.S. Qualifying Program each year. Applicants must be graduates of dental programs not accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada. Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

Applicants for admission in 2012 and beyond must submit results of the Assessment of Fundamental Knowledge examination, which is administered by the National Examining Board of Canada.  Information about the NDEB Equivalency Process and assessments is available on the NDEB website:  www.ndeb.ca or by contacting:

The National Dental Examining Board of Canada
100 Bronson Aven. Suite 203
Ottawa ON K1R 6G8
9613)-236-5912


For those applicants whose first language is not English, an English-language proficiency test must be completed with acceptable scores as follows:

TOEFL (computer based)
TOEFL (iBT)
237
90

Students must achieve 4.0 or better on the essay or TOEFL Writing Test
Dalhousie University TOEFL Code: 0915

MELAB
81
CAEL
70
CanTest
4.5
IELTS
(Overall Band Score )
6.5


Admissions Profile

Number of applicants April 2011 250
Number accepted 9