International Dentist Admissions: Advanced and Graduate Education 

The University of Florida College of Dentistry sponsors Advanced Education and Graduate programs in almost all American Dental Association recognized dental specialties. 

Practicing Dentistry in the United States

An important concern for many dentists with international degrees is licensure to practice dentistry in the United States. Our Advanced Education and Graduate Programs are designed to prepare dentists to become specialists and highly trained general dentists.

These programs DO NOT prepare dentists to become licensed to practice dentistry in Florida.

If you are interested in practicing dentistry in Florida, you will need a dental degree from an ADA accredited dental school or a certificate from our 2-year program for Foreign Trained Dentists in order to be eligible to take the Florida Dental License examination. For more information about our 2-year certificate program or our 4-year DMD program for internationally-educated dentists click on the links below:

For information on the 2-yr. certificate program for Internationally-Educated Dentists click here.

For information on the 4-yr. DMD program for Internationally-Educated Dentists click here.

Advanced and Graduate Education Programs Offered: 

We offer the following post graduate programs in dentistry:

Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Apopka, FL 
Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Hialeah, FL
Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Jacksonville, FL
Advanced Education in General Dentistry, St. Petersburg, FL
Dental Biomaterials
Dental Public Health
Endodontics
Craniofacial Pain & Temporomandibular Dysfunction
Oral Biology
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics
Pediatric Dentistry
Periodontology
Prosthodontics

Application Materials: Admissions requirements are different for each program. Here are some general materials needed for all programs. The program you choose may require additional information. Contact our office for application materials at the address at the bottom of this page.

To apply  you will need:

1. Official transcripts from every institution of higher learning which you have attended. Unofficial transcripts are not accepted. These must be  translated  and certified in a Course by Course evaluation report by ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc., PO BOX 92970, Milwaukee, WI 53202-0970,  (414)298-3400, www.ece.org)  Only documents certified by ECE will be considered.

2.  A DDS or DMD degree from an accredited dental school or an academic background equivalent to requirements established by the Council of Dental Education.

3. Complete the TOEFL (Testing of English as a Foreign Language, www.toefl.org)

4. Complete all sections of Part 1 and Part 2 of the National Dental Board Exam (www.ada.org).

5. 3 letters of recommendation, one from the dean of the dental school you attended and 2 from dental school faculty who are aquatinted with your work

6. Gradate Record Examination (GRE) scores are required for students applying to the orthodontics graduate degree programs. The GRE is optional for other programs. You can get information about the GRE at www.natmatch.com/dentres/ or write GRE-ETS, P.O. Box 6000, Princeton, NJ 08541-6000 

7. The Advanced and Graduate Education programs, oral and maxillofacial surgery program, and pediatric dentistry program participate in the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS).  Participation in PASS is mandatory. Write to: Postdoctoral Application Support Service, 1625 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036-2212 or www.adea.org/PASS2002/welcome.htm

8. The pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and orthodontics programs participate in the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program.  Participation in the Match Program is mandatory. Write to: National Matching Service, 595 Bay Street, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M56 C2C or email www.natmatch.com/dentres.

9. Complete all official application documents and required fees BEFORE the program deadline.

Application Deadlines:

Endodontics                                           September 1 
Periodontics                                           September 1
Prosthodontics                                       October 15 
Facial Pain                                              January 1
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology               April 1
Pediatric Dentistry                                   PASS deadline, September 15
Orthodontics                                             PASS deadline, September 15
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery                PASS deadline, September 15
Advanced Education in General Dentistry    PASS deadline, September 15 
All Other Programs                                   October 1

Request an application packet from:
Office of Admissions
PO Box 100402
Gainesville, Florida 32610-0402
(352) 273-5956 (352) 846-0311 fax