US Dental License for Foreign Trained Dentists

FLORIDA

Dental schools in Florida that offer International Dental Programs or accept international graduates with Advanced Standing.

Fort Lauderdale, FL
NOVA Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
International Program

Unlike many of the other international programs, this one is a 3-yr program that culminates in a DMD degree.

Requirements & Application Process:

- Application can be downloaded here.

- $50 application fee

- TOEFL: minimum of 80 on CBT

- Official transcripts from the foreign dental school

- Course-by-course evaluation of transcripts by: WES, Josef Silney, ECE

- NBDE part I: minimum score of 85

- 3 letters of recommendation

A personal interview, a psychomotor bench test, and a clinical case presentation will be required as part of the final admission process: the following may be included: Canadian wax carving exam, amalgam prep and restoration and a full metal crown prep on typodont. The fee for this bench test is rather hefty though compared to most other bench tests at other international programs, it's $2500

Tuition for 2009/2010 is $50,300, there are few more thousands of dollars in fees here and there (books, instruments, etc).

Contact Information:

Nova Southeastern University
College of Dental Medicine
Office of Admissions
3301 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33322

800-541-6682, ext. 21101
http://dental.nova.edu/contactus/index.html

Gainesville, FL
University of Florida College of Dentistry
Internationally-Educated Dentists Program

This school does not accept foreign trained dentists as advanced standing, but they have a special 4-year program for international dentists that culminates in a DMD degree. This program gives priority to Florida residents and up to 2 students are accepted each year.

Requirements & Application Process:

- Only open for US citizens or permanent residents.
- TOEFL minimum score of 80 (IBT)
- NBDE part I: minimum of 75 on all sections.
- Proof of dental license in your home foreign country.
- Evidence of a dental degree from your home foreign country.
- CAAPID application (ECE course-by-course evaluation and two letters of recommendations)
- UF application (two parts; one is an online application and the other part is a paper application, you can find both here.)

Qualified candidates are invited to a an interview, but there is no bench exam.

Tuition & fees are relatively modest for Florida residents ($27,000 per year, almost double that for non-residents). Total estimated cost of attendance per year is about $50,000 for Florida residents and $76,000 for non-residents.

Contact Information:

University of Florida
College of Dentistry
Office of Admissions
PO Box 100445
Gainesville, FL 32610-0445

DMDAdmissions@dental.ufl.edu
Tel: (352) 273-5955