Budgeting the Application · The Study Boards
What Does It Actually Cost to Apply to US Dental Schools? Here Is the Full Breakdown.
You commented FINANCIAL, so here it is, no sugarcoating, with real numbers attached. It is not just tuition. Exam fees, TOEFL, the CAAPID application and per-school fees, transcript evaluation, travel for interviews, and living costs while you study all add up. Planning your budget early lets you apply smart instead of scrambling.
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Every Number Here Is Tagged
We checked these figures against the official sources instead of guessing. Each row carries a tag so you know how much weight to put on it. Where we could not confirm a number, we say so rather than inventing one.
Verified
Taken straight from the official fee schedule, with the source linked in the row.
Varies
A real published fee, but it changes by country, school, or state. Confirm yours.
Estimate
No single published fee exists. This is a planning number, not a quote.
Unconfirmed
We could not verify this against an official source. Treat it with caution.
All figures checked in September 2026
Fees move. Every exam board, application service, school, and state board can change its prices with little notice, and several of these changed during 2025 and 2026. Use this page to plan, then confirm your own numbers on the official sites listed at the bottom before you commit money.
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Stage 1 · Before You Apply
Exams, English, and Your Transcripts
This is the stage most people underbudget, because nothing here looks like a tuition bill. It is a long line of small and medium payments spread over a year or more, before a single school has even seen your name.
Cost ItemAmountTypeWhat It Covers
INBDE Examination Fee
$890
Verified
The exam itself. Includes your results going to you, to three licensing jurisdictions, and to your dental program. Non-refundable.JCNDE 2026 INBDE Candidate Guide
INBDE Processing Fee for International Candidates
$435
Verified
Charged on top of the exam fee if your dental school is not CODA accredited. If you trained outside the US or Canada, you pay this. Your real INBDE cost is $1,325.JCNDE 2026 INBDE Candidate Guide
INBDE Prep Course
$499
Verified
Our own published price for the INBDE Premium Boards course, six months of access. Master Files, Question Bank, and Simulation Exams in one purchase.
TOEFL iBT Registration
~$200–$270
Varies
ETS sets this fee separately for every country and changes it without notice, so there is no single correct number. Four score reports are included. Check the price for your own country before you book.ETS TOEFL iBT fees
TOEFL Extras, Only If You Need Them
$20–$160
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Booking within seven days adds $49. Rescheduling is $69. Extra score reports are $29 each. Reinstating cancelled scores is $20. A Speaking or Writing score review is $80, both sections $160.ETS TOEFL iBT fees
TOEFL Prep Course
$499
Verified
Our 45-day mentor-led TOEFL iBT 2.0 course, rebuilt for the new ETS format that went live on 21 January 2026. Typical score gain is 8 to 15 points. A weekly option at $39 exists if you only need a short run-up to a date you have already booked.
ECE Course-by-Course Evaluation
$199
Verified
The course-by-course report on your dental degree, which is the report most advanced standing programs ask for. A General report is $110, but it is usually not enough on its own.ECE Services and Fees
Sending Your ECE Report to Each Extra School
$45, then $30 each
Verified
This is the figure people most often get wrong. It is not $50 to $100 per school. The first extra copy is $45, and every further copy ordered at the same time is $30. Six schools costs $364 in total, the report itself included.ECE Services and Fees
ECE Translation Waiver, Optional
$85
Verified
One flat fee covering translation of all your documents, instead of paying a translator per document. Rush service, if you leave it late, is $90.ECE Services and Fees
CAAPID Preparation and Application Coaching
$1,800
Verified
Our Master the CAAPID Application program, a flat $1,800. Twelve months of access for one application cycle, capped at 40 students. Your personal statement, all three letters of recommendation, your CV, a profile call with Dr. T and three mock interviews are all inside it. Full breakdown further down this page.
Research Publication (The Research Gate Project)
Free to apply, then $499
Verified
Our guided research program with Dr. T, Dr. Kaur and a US clinical research team, ending in a peer-reviewed dental publication. Applying is free. If you are selected, the program is $499 in total, taken in payments of $250. Four to five months from start to publication.
Continuing Education Courses Taken Alongside
~$3,000
Estimate
Hands-on CE, observerships, and short clinical courses that strengthen a thin application. There is no published fee for this, because it depends entirely on which courses you pick. Plan for it, but treat the number as a placeholder until you have real quotes.
Stage 1 Subtotal, 6 Schools, Mid Range
~$7,700
Around $4,000 if you skip the CE courses and coach yourself. Closer to $8,300 if you take everything on this list, including a Research Gate place.
Do not pay for the INBDE twice
The $890 exam fee and the $435 international processing fee are both non-refundable and non-transferable. If you fail, you pay the whole thing again. Rescheduling costs $50 to $150 depending on how much notice you give, and if you simply do not show up, the full fee is gone. That is the strongest financial argument there is for being genuinely ready before you book a date.
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Stage 2 · The Application Cycle
CAAPID, Supplementals, and Interviews
Build your whole plan around five or six schools. That is the number that gives you a real chance without the per-school fees running away from you. Every figure below is priced for six.
Cost ItemAmountTypeWhat It Covers
ADEA CAAPID, First Program
$264
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The base fee to submit your CAAPID application with one school designated.ADEA CAAPID application fees
ADEA CAAPID, Each Additional Program
$115
Verified
Charged for every school beyond the first. Five schools is $724. Six schools is $839.ADEA CAAPID application fees
School Supplemental Application Fees
$75–$150 per school
Varies
Paid directly to each school, separate from CAAPID. Checked in September 2026: Boston University $75, Columbia $100, and Tufts, Harvard, USC and Loma Linda each $150. Six schools comes to roughly $450 to $900.
Supplemental Application Help
$260 per school
Verified
Our own published rate for writing strong school-specific supplemental answers. Optional, and separate from the school fee above.
Interview Travel
$300–$1,500 per trip
Estimate
Flights, a hotel night or two, and local transport for every school that invites you. Wildly variable. Two trips is a realistic plan, five is possible if your application is strong.
Stage 2 Subtotal, 6 Schools, 2 Interviews
~$3,200
Rises to roughly $9,300 if you add six supplemental write-ups and travel to five interviews.
We checked the “$200 to $300 per school” figure, and it is too high
That number gets repeated a lot in applicant groups. The supplemental fees we could actually verify in September 2026 sit between $75 and $150. Budgeting $200 to $300 per school is not dangerous, it just means you over-save, but knowing the real range means the same money can stretch to one or two more schools.
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Stage 3 · Dental School
The Advanced Standing Program Itself
This is the big one, and it is worth being precise about. You are not paying for a four-year DDS. Advanced standing programs for internationally trained dentists run two to roughly two and a half years. The figures below are the schools’ own published budgets for the 2026–27 year, not averages we made up.
Cost ItemAmountTypeWhat It Covers
Tuition, Public School, 2 Years
$62,160
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University of Pittsburgh’s International Advanced Standing Program, out-of-state, 2026–27. Tuition alone: $37,296 in the first year and $24,864 in the second.Pitt IASP published budget
Tuition, Private School, 28 Months
$278,100
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NYU College of Dentistry Advanced Standing, 2026–27. Tuition alone: $55,620 for the first six months, then $111,240 for each of the two full years.NYU cost of attendance
Instrument and Equipment Kits
$17,750–$21,924
Verified
Books and Supplies
$1,000–$1,790
Verified
Pitt budgets $500 a year, NYU $716 a year. Small compared with everything else here, but the schools do count it.
Living Costs While You Study
$56,000–$110,000
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Pittsburgh budgets $32,000 then $24,000. New York budgets housing, food, transport and personal costs that add up to roughly $110,000 across the 28 months. Where you study changes this more than anything else on the page.
Health Insurance and University Fees
$5,000–$13,400
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Pitt charges $3,660 then $2,746 for health insurance, plus $2,981 and $2,006 in university fees. NYU charges $2,550 then $5,100 per year. Rarely mentioned, always owed.
Total Cost of Attendance, Whole Program
$212,413–$433,234
Pitt in-state $212,413, Pitt out-of-state $225,663, NYU $433,234. These are the schools’ own all-in figures, tuition plus fees plus instruments plus living.
The gap between schools is bigger than every other cost combined
The difference between the cheapest and the most expensive program on this page is about $220,000. Every fee in Stages 1 and 2 put together is under $11,000. So the single most valuable financial decision in this whole journey is which schools you apply to, and that decision gets made before you spend anything. Pick your school list on cost as well as prestige.
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Stage 4 · After Graduation
Getting Licensed to Practise
Graduating does not let you work. You still need a clinical licensure exam and a licence from the state you want to practise in, and every state charges its own fees and runs its own law exam.
Important correction: CDCA, WREB and ADEX are no longer separate exams
A lot of guidance still tells applicants to compare CDCA, WREB and ADEX fees against each other. That advice is out of date. CDCA and WREB merged, and on 1 September 2025 the combined CDCA-WREB-CITA merged with ADEX to form a single body, the American Board of Dental Examiners. There is now one exam, the ADEX Dental Examination, and one fee. Separately, the ADA agreed to license the DLOSCE into the ADEX exam, so the DLOSCE is no longer sold as a standalone test to new candidates. You do not choose between three clinical exams any more. You take ADEX, and the DLOSCE is inside it.
Cost ItemAmountTypeWhat It Covers
ADEX Dental Examination
$2,995
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One fee covering the Periodontal, Endodontic, Prosthodontic, Anterior Restorative and Posterior Restorative clinical sections, plus the computer-based DLOSCE. The first retake of each clinical procedure is included.American Board of Dental Examiners
ADEX Facility Fee
Varies by site
Varies
Charged on top of the exam fee and set by the clinical location you test at, not by the board. Budget several hundred dollars and confirm with your chosen site.American Board of Dental Examiners
DLOSCE Through JCNDE, If You Bundle It Early
$1,080 bundled
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When you apply for the INBDE you can buy the INBDE and DLOSCE together for $1,080 instead of $1,550, a saving of $470. Worth checking whether this still applies to you, given the move of DLOSCE into ADEX.JCNDE DLOSCE
ADEX Retake Fees
$150–$1,495
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Second attempt: no clinical exam fee, but $150 per procedure for the typodont, plus the facility fee. Third attempt: $1,495 per section plus facility. A DLOSCE retake is $695.American Board of Dental Examiners
California Licence Application
$400
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Non-refundable application fee on the ADEX pathway, paid to the Dental Board of California before you apply.Dental Board of California
California Law and Ethics Examination
$125 + $27.23
Verified
This is the state law and ethics exam, sometimes called the jurisprudence exam. $125 to apply for eligibility, then $27.23 paid to PSI when you register to sit it.Dental Board of California
New York Licence and First Registration
$377
Verified
One combined fee. Note that New York has not accepted a clinical licensure exam since the end of 2006, so the pathway there is different, and a limited permit costs $105.NYS Office of the Professions
Texas Licence by Examination
$360
Varies
Total application fee including the board fee and the NPDB, prescription monitoring and peer assistance components. Texas also requires its own Jurisprudence Assessment, dated within one year of your application.Texas State Board of Dental Examiners
Florida Initial Licensure
$300
Varies
Initial licensure and biennial renewal fee. Applicants licensed in the second year of the two-year cycle pay half.Florida Board of Dentistry
Illinois Initial Licence
$250
Varies
Application fee for an initial dentist licence. Illinois also requires its own Jurisprudence Examination.
Illinois and Texas Jurisprudence Exam Fees
Not published
Unconfirmed
Both states clearly require a jurisprudence exam, but neither publishes a standalone fee for it that we could verify. In Texas it appears to sit inside the application process. Ask the board directly rather than budgeting a guessed figure.
Stage 4 Subtotal, One State, First Attempt
~$3,700–$4,700
ADEX plus facility fee plus one state licence. Licensing in two states adds roughly another $300 to $550.
Choose your state before you book the exam
States accept different exams and run different law exams, and a few, like New York, do not use a clinical exam at all. Pitt even budgets $330 for licensure and $4,500 for residency interviews in the final year, which tells you the schools expect you to be spending this money before you graduate. Decide where you want to practise early, then work backwards to the exam and the fees that state actually needs.
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Stage 5 · Immigration
Visas, Work Permission, and the Green Card
This runs the whole length of the journey, from the student visa you need before you start to the permanent residence you may want years after you graduate. It also changed a great deal in 2025 and 2026, so old guidance here is especially unreliable.
Cost ItemAmountTypeWhat It Covers
SEVIS I-901 Fee
$350
Verified
Paid before your visa interview, once your school issues your I-20. Funds the student tracking system.ICE SEVP
F-1 Visa Application Fee
$185
Verified
The MRV fee you pay when you submit the DS-160 and book your consular interview.US Department of State
Visa Integrity Fee
$250
Varies
A new fee created by Public Law 119-21, applying to most nonimmigrant visas issued from 1 October 2025 onward, including F-1. It rises each year with inflation, and refunds for people who follow their visa terms are still being worked out. Confirm the current amount and whether your consulate is collecting it.
OPT Work Permit, Form I-765
$470–$520
Verified
$470 filed online, $520 on paper. This is what lets you work after graduation while you sort out longer-term status.USCIS Form G-1055, edition 09/09/2026
H-1B Registration
$215
Verified
Per beneficiary, paid to enter the H-1B lottery. Employers normally pay this, but ask, because practice owners do not always know.USCIS Form G-1055
H-1B Petition, Form I-129 and Add-Ons
$460–$2,880
Verified
The petition is $780 on paper or $730 online, or $460 for a small employer or nonprofit. Then the Asylum Program Fee of $600, or $300 for a small employer and nothing for a nonprofit, plus an ACWIA fee of $1,500 or $750 by employer size. A university or hospital job is meaningfully cheaper here.USCIS Form G-1055
Green Card Petition, Form I-140
$665–$1,315
Verified
$665 online or $715 on paper, plus the Asylum Program Fee of $600 for a regular employer or $300 for a small employer or a self-petitioner.USCIS Form G-1055
Adjustment of Status, Form I-485
$1,390–$1,440
Verified
$1,390 online or $1,440 on paper for an applicant aged 14 or over. Biometrics are included. This is the last major filing on the green card path.USCIS Form G-1055
Immigration Lawyer
$3,000–$10,000
Estimate
Not a government fee, and not published anywhere official, because every firm prices differently. Most people on this path use one for at least the H-1B and the green card. Get written quotes.
Stage 5 Subtotal, Student Visa Through Green Card
~$4,400–$13,200
The low end is government fees only with a nonprofit employer. The high end includes a private employer, every filing, and a lawyer.
About the $100,000 H-1B fee you have probably seen
A presidential proclamation in September 2025 added a $100,000 fee to certain new H-1B petitions, and it does appear in the current USCIS fee schedule. It is important to understand who it hits. It applies to new petitions for people who are outside the United States, and USCIS has since clarified that most F-1 students changing status from inside the country are not covered by it. A federal court struck the fee down in June 2026 and then paused its own ruling while the government appeals, so it is still being collected and the case is not finished. If you graduate here and change status here, this very probably does not apply to you, but check with an immigration lawyer before you assume anything.
The Whole Journey, Added Up
Grand Total, Application to Licence
Every stage on this page, added together. The low column assumes a lower-cost public program and a lean approach. The high column assumes a top private school and every optional item taken.
StageLowHighWhat Drives the Difference
1. Before You Apply
$4,000
$8,300
Whether you take CE courses and paid CAAPID coaching, or prepare on your own.
2. The Application Cycle
$1,400
$9,300
How many schools, how many supplemental write-ups, and how many interview trips.
3. Dental School
$212,413
$433,234
Public or private, and which city you live in for two to three years.
4. Licensure
$3,700
$6,100
Passing the ADEX first time, and how many states you licence in.
5. Immigration
$4,400
$13,200
Nonprofit or private employer, and whether you use an immigration lawyer.
Grand Total, Start to Practising Licence
~$226,000
~$470,000
Dental school is roughly 92% of it. Everything else is the price of getting there and getting to work.
Three Realistic Paths
Pick the Version That Matches You
Nobody spends the low number on every single line, and nobody spends the high number on every single line either. These are three coherent plans, each costed end to end using the figures above.
Lean
~$221,000
Five schools, a lower-cost public program, self-directed prep, one interview trip, one state licence.
Before applying$2,393
Application cycle$1,399
Dental school$212,413
Licensure$3,795
Immigration$1,255
Skips CE courses and paid coaching. Government immigration fees only, no lawyer.
Typical
~$246,000
Six schools, an out-of-state public program, some coaching and CE, two interview trips, two state licences.
Before applying$7,722
Application cycle$3,189
Dental school$225,663
Licensure$4,674
Immigration$4,350
The most common shape we see. Includes an employer-sponsored H-1B at a private practice.
Top End
~$470,000
Six schools, a top private program in New York, full coaching, five interview trips, one retake, a lawyer.
Before applying$8,256
Application cycle$9,299
Dental school$433,234
Licensure$6,042
Immigration$13,155
Nothing here is wasteful. It is simply what the most expensive coherent path costs.
All three totals are built from the figures in the tables above, added up. They are planning models, not quotes. They exclude anything you spend before deciding to apply, any income you give up while studying, and interest on loans, which for a figure of this size is substantial in its own right. Confirm every number that matters to you against the official sources listed at the bottom of this page before you commit.
The Costs You Actually Control
Every Study Boards Program, and Where It Fits
You cannot negotiate the INBDE fee, the CAAPID fee, tuition, or a state licence. What you can control is how you prepare, and what you spend doing it. Here is the whole list with real prices, and the stage of the journey each one belongs to, so you can see exactly what is optional and what is not.
ProgramPriceWhenWhat You Get
Board Exams
INBDE Premium Boards
$499 / 6 months
Stage 1
Master Files, the Champion RQ Series, the Master Test Series, two full 2-Day Simulation Exams, a ready-to-follow study schedule, and direct mentorship from US-licensed dentists. Also available at $299 for three months and $899 for twelve.
INBDE Simulation Exam Package
$260
Stage 1
The two full simulation exams on their own, if your study material is already sorted. The 2-Day format mirrors the real INBDE and is the one thing here you will not find on another platform.
INBDE Test Series, Special Edition
$349
Stage 1
A standalone test series if you want exam-style practice without committing to the full course.
Champion RQ Based Test Series
$349
Stage 1
Concentrated practice on the reasoning-style questions where most students quietly lose their marks.
Single-Subject Test Series
$99 each
Stage 1
Periodontics, Oral Pathology, Oral Surgery, or Biostatistics and Epidemiology on their own, when you already know which subject is dragging you down.
ADAT
$499
Stage 1
The same structure as the INBDE course, with added depth in biomedical sciences and biostatistics. Our students average 620 and above on the ADAT.
AFK / NDEB
$499
Stage 1
The Canadian pathway, same structure with a heavier clinical-application focus. 99% first-attempt pass among students who complete the course.
ADC Exam
$710
Stage 1
The Australian pathway, for students keeping more than one country open.
Combo: INBDE + ADAT, or ADAT + AFK
$999
Stage 1
Two complete courses together, cheaper than buying them separately, if you are genuinely sitting both exams.
English Proficiency
TOEFL iBT 2.0 Course
$499
Stage 1
A 45-day mentor-led program, rebuilt for the new ETS format that went live on 21 January 2026: Build a Sentence, Listen and Respond, Email plus Academic Discussion, and the 14-question Speaking section. 80+ reading tests, 40+ listening sets, 50+ writing drills and 80+ speaking recordings, all mentor-reviewed, with live support. Typical score gain is 8 to 15 points. Beginners get the foundations, stronger candidates get refinement. This is separate from your ETS exam fee and is not included in the CAAPID program.
TOEFL Weekly Access
$39 / week
Stage 1
For students who only need a short, sharp run-up to a test date they have already booked.
Profile Building and Research
The Research Gate Project
Free to apply, then $499
Stage 1
A guided collaborative research program for international dental graduates, led by Dr. T, Dr. Kaur and a US-based clinical research team. You work in a small batch with other applicants and finish with a peer-reviewed dental publication you can cite on your CV, on your CAAPID application, and in any future cycle. Four to five months from start to publication. 15+ batches published so far and 100+ dental school invites among participants. Applying costs nothing. If you are selected, the program is $499 in total, taken in payments of $250, and the Admin Team confirms everything with you before you commit.
The Application Itself
Master the CAAPID Application
$1,800
Stage 2
Twelve months of access for one application cycle, capped at 40 students. Six components: your personal statement written from scratch or rebuilt, reviewed by a five-faculty bench; all three letters of recommendation reviewed (Dean, Professor, and a US practising dentist); your CV built with Dr. Kaur in the format 99% of advanced standing programs accept; a 45-minute profile call with Dr. T covering CE courses, bench test necessity and school strategy; and three mock interview sessions with Dr. Slesnick and Dr. T. WhatsApp access to the Admin Team for the whole cycle. Running seven years, 300+ dentists placed. Acceptance is never guaranteed, and TOEFL is not included.
Supplemental Application Help
$260 per school
Stage 2
The school-specific supplemental answers, charged per school and separate from the school’s own supplemental fee. Add it only for the schools you genuinely want.
Interview and Bench Test
Bench Test Course with Dr. Kaur
$1,100
Stage 2
Hands-on preparation for the programs that sit you in front of a typodont before they decide. Worth starting the moment your national boards are done, not when an invite lands.
KIRA Interview Preparation
$299
Stage 2
Practice for the recorded, timed KIRA format that several programs use to screen before a live interview.
Interview Prep with Dr. T
$600
Stage 2
A one-hour clinical discussion, one to one, for the clinical questions a panel will actually put to you.
Interview Prep with Dr. Slesnick
$1,100
Stage 2
Extended interview coaching with our interview faculty, for candidates who have invites in hand and want to convert them.
Research helps a lot. It is still not a requirement.
A peer-reviewed publication is one of the strongest things you can add to an international profile, because it shows academic engagement rather than just a score. But no US program requires one to send you an invite, and we would rather you heard that from us than found it out after spending money on it. Do research because it strengthens a profile you already believe in. Exams and your application documents come first, every time. Since applying to the Research Gate Project costs nothing, finding out whether it suits you costs you time and not money.
The One Place Most Students Overpay
Buying study notes, a question bank and simulation exams as three separate products is the most common avoidable overspend on this whole page. The INBDE course puts them in one purchase.
What Is Bundled Together
Master Files
Clinically filtered, exam-relevant notes instead of buying a separate study guide.
The Question Bank
Subject-tagged practice, included instead of a separate question-bank purchase.
Simulation Exams
Real, timed exam practice bundled in, with no separate simulation-exam fee on top.
Plan Smart, Not Scrambled
Get the Bundled INBDE Prep
Master Files, the Question Bank, and Simulation Exams together, in one course, instead of three separate purchases. Passing first time is also the cheapest thing you can possibly do, because the INBDE fee is non-refundable.
The INBDE Course · The Study Boards
$499 · 6 Months of Full Access
Master Files, subject-tagged Question Bank, and Simulation Exams, bundled into one course instead of three separate purchases.
99% First-Attempt Pass RateMaster Files + Qbank + Sim ExamsWhatsApp Mentor Access
Comment FINANCIAL on the reel or message us on WhatsApp, and our Admin Team with Dr. T and Dr. Kaur will contact you over WhatsApp to walk through your full budget.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Questions
Dental school, and it is not close. It is roughly 92% of the grand total. Everything else on this page, all the exams, the applications, the licensure and the immigration filings put together, comes to somewhere between $14,000 and $37,000. The program you get into decides your total, which is why the school list you build in Stage 2 matters so much financially.
Because most published figures quote only the $890 exam fee. If your dental school is not CODA accredited, which is the case for everyone applying through CAAPID, you also pay a $435 processing fee for international candidates. Your real cost is $1,325. Both parts are non-refundable and non-transferable.
This is no longer a choice you have to make. CDCA and WREB merged, and the combined body merged with ADEX on 1 September 2025 to form the American Board of Dental Examiners. There is one exam now, the ADEX Dental Examination, at $2,995 plus a facility fee that depends on your test site. The DLOSCE has also been folded into it rather than sold separately to new candidates. If a guide is still telling you to compare three exam fees, that guide is out of date.
Five or six. At six schools your CAAPID fees are $839, your school supplemental fees are roughly $450 to $900, and sending your ECE report to all of them costs $364. That is a manageable total for a real shot. Going much wider mostly buys you applications to schools you were never a strong fit for, and the per-school fees add up quickly.
Probably not, if you graduate in the United States and change status from inside the country. The fee targets new petitions for people who are outside the US, and USCIS has clarified that most F-1 students changing status here are not covered. A federal court struck the fee down in June 2026 and then paused its own ruling pending appeal, so it is still being collected while the case runs. Given the amount at stake, confirm your own position with an immigration lawyer rather than relying on any web page, including this one.
The ones we tagged. The TOEFL registration fee is set per country by ETS and changes without notice, so we gave a range instead of a false precision. Interview travel, CE courses and lawyer fees have no published price at all, so they are marked as estimates. And we could not find a published standalone fee for the Illinois or Texas jurisprudence exams, so those are marked unconfirmed rather than guessed at. Ask those boards directly.
Three places. First, your school list, where the gap between programs is around $220,000. Second, passing exams first time, since the INBDE fee is non-refundable and an ADEX third attempt is $1,495 per section. Third, your prep, where the INBDE course bundles Master Files, the Question Bank and Simulation Exams together instead of three separate purchases.
Yes. Comment FINANCIAL on the reel or message us on WhatsApp, and our Admin Team with Dr. T and Dr. Kaur will contact you over WhatsApp. We will go through the real numbers for your situation so you can plan early instead of scrambling later.
Check Everything Yourself
Where These Numbers Came From
Every figure tagged Verified on this page traces back to one of these. Fees change, so treat this list as your checking tool, not just our footnotes.
- JCNDE INBDE Candidate Guide — the exam fee, the international processing fee, the INBDE and DLOSCE bundle, results reports, eligibility extensions and rescheduling fees.
- JCNDE DLOSCE — the DLOSCE and its move into the ADEX examination.
- American Board of Dental Examiners — the ADEX Dental Examination fee, what it includes, facility fees and retake fees.
- ETS TOEFL iBT fees — registration by country, plus late booking, rescheduling, extra score reports and score reviews.
- ECE Services and Fees — the course-by-course report, extra report copies for each school, the translation waiver and rush service.
- ADEA CAAPID and the CAAPID fee page — the first-program and additional-program fees.
- University of Pittsburgh IASP budgets and NYU cost of attendance — the 2026–27 tuition, fees, instrument kits and living cost figures.
- Dental Board of California, NYS Office of the Professions, Texas State Board of Dental Examiners and the Florida Board of Dentistry — state licence application fees and law or jurisprudence exam requirements.
- USCIS filing fees, Form G-1055, ICE SEVP I-901 and the US Department of State visa fees — the SEVIS fee, the visa application fee, OPT, H-1B, I-140 and I-485.
Figures on this page were checked in September 2026 and are for planning only. Exact amounts change over time and vary by country, dental school, state and employer. Always confirm current fees on the official sites above before budgeting. Living costs and dental school tuition depend entirely on where you study and for how long. This page is not financial, legal or immigration advice.