Advanced and Graduate Programs

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 international dentists, click the menu options on the right.

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:

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

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