The criteria for determining the equivalence of foreign dentistry programs to domestic programs at the same educational level, in terms of admissions eligibility, graduation institutions, prescribed period of study, and curriculum, as set forth in Article 2, shall be as follows:1. Postbaccalaureate dentistry programs:(1) Admissions eligibility: Possession of a baccalaureate or bachelor’s degree(2) Graduation institutions: Institutions included on the Ministry of Education’s Reference List(3) Prescribed period of study: Not less than four years(4) Curriculum: Comparable to the core competencies and core curriculum offered by domestic postbaccalaureate dentistry programs 1. Courses: Preclinical medicine, Preclinical Dentistry, and Clinical Dentistry (See Appendix III). 2. Earning at least 204 credits or completing at least 5,300 hours of courses at the time of graduation, including no less than 650 hours of clinical simulation (including Dental Morphology Lab, Operative Dentistry Lab, Periodontics Lab, Endodontics Lab, Fixed and Removable Denture Lab, Pediatric Dentistry Lab, Orthodontics Lab, Oral Surgery, and Anesthesiology Lab) and 2,014 hours of clinical observation/internship2. Dentistry programs:(1) Admissions eligibility: Possession of a high school diploma or an equivalent qualification(2) Graduation institutions: Institutions included on the Ministry of Education’s Reference List(3) Prescribed period of study: Not less than six years, or eligibility to take the local dentist licensure examination. In jurisdictions without such examinations, eligibility to practice dentistry locally shall be required.(4) Curriculum: Comparable to the core competencies and core curriculum offered by domestic postbaccalaureate dentistry programs 1. Courses: Preclinical medicine, Preclinical Dentistry, and Clinical Dentistry (See Appendix III). 2. Earning at least 235 credits or completing at least 6,096 hours of courses at the time of graduation, including no less than 748 hours of clinical simulation (including Dental Morphology Lab, Operative Dentistry Lab, Periodontics Lab, Endodontics Lab, Fixed and Removable Denture Lab, Pediatric Dentistry Lab, Orthodontics Lab, Oral Surgery, and Anesthesiology Lab) and 2,014 hours of clinical observation/internshipAppendix III The department of dentistry and postbaccalaureate dentistry.pdf