Degrees and Programs

For more than 150 years, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine has built a reputation for academic and clinical excellence in Boston, across the country and around the world. Our community includes more than seven thousand alumni from all 50 states and 39 countries.

At TUSDM, our comprehensive education brings together rigorous coursework, hands-on pre-clinical training, extensive clinical experience, and practice management. All combined, we prepare you to enter the workforce as confident, proficient and practice ready clinicians.

For more than 70 years, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine has been offering the Dental International Students (DIS) program to foreign-trained dentists who wish to practice dentistry in the United States. Today, the program has grown to include twenty-nine months of coursework and clinical experience, including innovative courses in implantology and geriatric dentistry. Upon completion of the program, you will receive a Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD) degree and are eligible for licensure to practice dentistry in the United States.

If you are ready to make a difference in patients’ lives through top-quality endodontic care, you have found the right place to start. Our curriculum combines excellent clinical training, a strong foundation in the health sciences and modern technology to give our students a head start on a distinguished career in endodontics. Our success is based on maintaining dedicated faculty and staff who are committed to teaching, on-going development, research, and student service.

The Advanced Education in Esthetics and Operative Dentistry (AEEOD) Certificate Program allows students to have direct interaction with most dental specialties, including Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Endodontics, and Orthodontics. This multidisciplinary approach to your education will prepare you to diagnose and manage patients’ esthetic, restorative, and functional dental needs.

An advanced education in general dentistry can give you the skills, experience, and confidence you need to make a lasting impact on your patients’ lives. At Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, you’ll prepare to provide exceptional care, strengthen the community as a global leader in oral health.

The Advanced Education program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) is a four-year program that provides residents with the academic and clinical experience they need to become top-notch OMFS surgeons. With a broad academic background covering biomedical sciences and surgical principles, diagnosis, and management of medically compromised patients, residents gain the fundamental knowledge, principles, and surgical skills they need to recognize and treat major and minor OMFS problems.

Learn from highly experienced faculty, train in one of the nation’s busiest orofacial pain clinics and collaborate in a stimulating multidisciplinary environment. It’s what makes Tufts University School of Dental Medicine’s Advanced Graduate Program in Orofacial Pain a destination for aspiring specialists from across the country.

Since its inception, the orthodontic program at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine has prepared graduates for a distinguished career in clinical and academic orthodontics. Now it is your turn. Explore this program, discover what it takes to join us, and take the next step toward becoming a global leader in oral health.

Working with children is more than a job. It’s a calling. At Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, our pediatric residents are challenged to achieve academically and excel clinically and become the kind of practitioners that families can trust. With the training and experience you receive here, you’ll develop the skills and confidence to provide young patients with the very best care possible. Join our program if you are ready to make a lasting difference in the lives of young patients and families.

The Advanced Education Program in Periodontology is designed to provide dentists with the knowledge and skills to excel in their specialty. We provide the education, experience, and supporting network that will amplify your professional growth and accelerate success in your career. Excellence in dentistry, compassion for patients, and a community built to last—that’s what you’ll find here.