There are a number of first professional degree

First professional degree

A professional degree prepares the holder for a particular profession by emphasizing competency skills along with theory and analysis. These professions are typically licensed or otherwise regulated by a governmental or government-approved body...

s in dentistry

Dentistry

Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...

 offered by schools in various countries around the world. These include the following:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
• Bachelor of Dentistry (BDent)
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS or BChD or BDentS)
• Bachelor of Dental Science (BDSc or BDentSc)
• Bachelor of Dental Medicine (BDM)
• Licentiate of Dental Surgery (LDS)
• Graduate Diploma in Dentistry (Grad Dip Dent)
• Master of Dentistry (MDent)
• Master of Stomatology (MStomat)
• Master of Dental Surgery (MDS)
• Doctor of Dentistry (DD)
• Cirujano Dentista (CD)
• Candidate of Odontology (Cand.Odont.)
• Doctor of Medical Dentistry (Dr.Med.Dent.)

Each fully qualifies the holder to practice dentistry

Dentistry

Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...

 in at least the jurisdiction in which the degree was presented, assuming local and federal government licensure requirements are met.
Australia has nine dental schools:

• Sydney Faculty of Dentistry
  Sydney Faculty of Dentistry
  The Faculty of Dentistry is a constituent body of the University of Sydney, Australia. It is an Australian graduate-entry dental school based at two locations: Westmead Centre for Oral health which is a part of Westmead hospital, and Sydney Dental Hospital which is situated between Chalmers...
  
   (University of Sydney
  University of Sydney
  The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
  
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• Melbourne Faculty of Dentistry
  Melbourne Faculty of Dentistry
  The Melbourne Dental School is one of the graduate schools of the University of Melbourne. In addition to the 4 year graduate dental program, Melbourne offers speciality training programs combined with the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry degree, advanced training programs, and research degrees...
  
   (University of Melbourne
  University of Melbourne
  The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
  
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• University of Adelaide School of Dentistry
  University of Adelaide School of Dentistry
  University of Adelaide School of Dentistry is one of the Schools in the Faculty of Health Sciences at of the University of Adelaide.The School of Dentistry at the University of Adelaide has a long and distinguished history of innovation in its teaching and research...
  
   (University of Adelaide
  University of Adelaide
  The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...
  
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• La Trobe University
  La Trobe University
  La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...
  
  
• University of Western Australia
  University of Western Australia
  The University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
  
  

All except for Sydney and Melbourne usually accept a mixture of high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 leavers and university graduates.