Overview

The University of Texas at San Antonio's Dental Surgery program at the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry combines multidisciplinary training with a strong clinical focus, which prepares our students for a range of dental careers.

The School of Dentistry is the region’s leader in clinical education and patient care.

This is accomplished by very specific strengths:

Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) students provide comprehensive care at the Center for Oral Health Care & Research, a $96.5 million facility with 198,000 square feet and the most advanced technology available to dental clinicians
Patient care is coordinated at three levels based on difficulty: dental students, advanced education residents and faculty
Dedicated and diverse faculty that are experts in their field teaching primarily at the level of a general dentist
Students have access to the most advanced technology available, including: electronic patient record, digital radiography, CAD/CAM, digital impressions and virtual submission to lab
An extensive outreach program offers students experience with various models of oral health care systems
The integrated dental hygiene program allows dental and dental hygiene students to collaborate effectively
A selective program permits students to have some customization to their experiences based on interests

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Integrated basic and clinical sciences; foundation science in context; “just-in-time” learning
Learning about the craniofacial region, before the systemic health and disease
Reinforcement of didactic material through preclinical activities
Earlier hand skills development/earlier clinical experiences
Earlier transition to clinic with DS 2 didactic and preclinical curriculum ending in mid-March

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-07-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

175 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Antonio, United States

Disciplines

Dentistry View 41 other PhDs in Dentistry in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must have completed a minimum of 90 semester hours (or 134 quarter hours) at a regionally accredited U.S. or Canadian college or university.
All pre-dental requirements listed in the table below must have been completed at a regionally accredited U.S. or Canadian university/college. Foreign coursework will not count towards meeting any of the prerequisites.
Advanced placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) credits are accepted only if the school granting the credit lists the specific course(s) and number of units granted per course on an official transcript.
Graduate courses do not satisfy the 90 hour requirement OR the required coursework.
All required course work must be completed before OR by the time of enrollment into the dental school.
It is strongly recommended that at least 30 semester hours be accomplished at a four-year college or university.
Take all science prerequisite coursework in person.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

16200 USD / year

≈ 16200 USD / year
Out-of-State

16200 USD / year

≈ 16200 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

5400 USD / year

≈ 5400 USD / year

Living costs

San Antonio

United States

972 - 1507 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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