Academic Calendar: DDS Program
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2021
| Date | Description |
| July 1, 2021 | Academic Year 2021 - 2022 begins for all classes |
| July 1, 2021 | D4 (Class of 2022) and D3 (Class of 2023) Clinic Begins D2 (Class of 2024) Didactics Begins D3 Advanced Standing Clinic Begins |
| July 2, 2021 | Early closing for Independence Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| July 5, 2021 | Independence Day - Observed |
| July 6, 2021 | D1 (Class of 2025) classes begin D2/D3/D4 classes and clinics resume |
| July 6 - 9, 2021 | D1 Orientation (Class of 2025) |
| July 31 - August 1, 2021 | Dental and Dental Hygiene CDCA Exam (retake exam) |
| August 13, 2021 | D1 summer academic session ends |
| August 14 - September 6, 2021 | D1 summer break |
| August 20, 2021 | D2/D3/D4 summer academic session ends |
| August 21 - September 6, 2021 | D2/D3/D4 summer break |
| September 6, 2021 | Labor Day |
| September 7, 2021 | All DDS classes resume |
| October 3, 2021 | Oral Cancer Walk TENTATIVE |
| October 15, 2021 - January 30, 2022 | D4 class takes NBDE Part 2 or INBDE exam (Class of 2022) |
| October 16-17, 2021 | CDCA Exam (retake exam) |
| November 13-14, 2021 | CDCA Exam (Endo/Pros portion) |
| November 24, 2021 | Early closing for Thanksgiving holiday - all DDS clinic/didactic activity ends at 5:00pm |
| November 25-26, 2021 | Thanksgiving recess |
| November 29, 2021 | All DDS classes resume |
| December 17, 2021 | Last day of fall semester classes (DDS) |
| December 18, 2021 - January 2, 2022 | Winter recess (DDS) |
2022
| Date | Description |
| January 4, 2022 | All DDS classes resume; AS Class of 2024 classes begin |
| January 14, 2022 | Early closing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| January 17, 2022 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| February 5-6, 2022 | CDCA Exam (Endo/Pros retake) |
| February 18, 2022 | Early Closing for Presidents' Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| February 21, 2022 | Presidents' Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| March 5-6, 2022 | CDCA Exam (Operative/Periodontics portion) |
| March 11-13, 2022 | Academy of Distinguished Educators Showcase |
| March 12-13, 2022 | CDCA Exam (Operative/Periodontics portion) |
| March 19-27, 2022 | Spring Recess |
| March 19-22, 2022 | ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition (Montreal, QC) |
| March 23-26, 2022 | AADR Annual Meeting and Exhibition (Atlanta, GA) |
| March 28, 2022 | All DDS classes resume |
| April 23-24, 2022 | CDCA Exam (retake) |
| April 27-29, 2022 | NYU Dentistry Research Days |
| May 6, 2022 | DDS Student Recognition Ceremony TENTATIVE |
| May 18, 2022 | NYU Commencement |
| May 23, 2022 | NYU Dentistry Graduation |
| May 27, 2022 | Last day of the D1 Class (Class of 2025) Last day of D2 didactic and preclinical classes (Class of 2024) Last Day of D3 didactic teaching (Class of 2023) Last Day of D4 classes/clinics (Class of 2022) Early Closing for Memorial Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| May 30, 2022 | Memorial Day - observed (no DDS classes/clinics) |
| May 31, 2022 | D2 general clinics orientation begin (Class of 2024) |
| June 1 - 17, 2022 | D2 remedial period (Class of 2024) |
| June 8 - 24, 2022 | D1 and D3 remedial period (Classes 2025, 2023) |
| June 20, 2022 | Juneteenth observed (no classes/clinics) |
| June 30, 2022 | Last Day of D2, D3 clinics |
| July 1, 2022 | D4 (Class of 2023) and D3 (Class of 2024) Clinic Begins |
| D2 (Class of 2025) Didactics Begins | |
| D3 Advanced Standing Clinic Begins | |
| July 1, 2022 | Early Closing for Independence Day holiday -- all clinic and didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| July 4, 2022 | Independence Day -- University closed |
| July 5 - 8, 2022 | D1 Orientation week (Class of 2026) / D1 classes begin |
| July 30-31, 2022 | CDCA Exam (retake) |
| August 19, 2022 | D2/D3/D4 Summer academic session ends |
| D1 classes continue | |
| August 20 - September 5, 2022 | D2/D3/D4 summer break |
| August 31, 2022 | Last Day of D1 summer session |
| September 1-5, 2022 | D1 summer break |
| September 5, 2022 | Labor Day |
| September 6, 2022 | All DDS classes resume |
| Fall 2022 - date to be determined | CDCA Exam, retake, TENTATIVE |
| Fall 2022 - date to be determined | Oral Cancer Walk TENTATIVE |
| November 12-13, 2022 | CDCA Exam (Endo/Pros portion) TENTATIVE |
| November 18, 2022 | MATCH Phase I Results Released (Orthodontics, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Canadian GPR, Dental Anesthesiology) |
| November 23, 2022 | Early closing for Thanksgiving holiday - all DDS clinic/didactic activity ends at 5:00pm |
| November 24-25, 2022 | Thanksgiving recess |
| November 28, 2022 | All DDS classes resume |
| December 3-4, 2022 | CDCA Exam (Endo/Pros portion) TENTATIVE |
| December 10-11, 2022 | CDCA Exam (Endo/Pros portion) TENTATIVE |
| December 16, 2022 | Last day of fall semester classes (DDS) |
| December 17, 2022 - January 2, 2023 | Winter recess (DDS) |
2023
| Date | Description |
| January 3, 2023 | All DDS classes resume; AS Class of 2025 Orientation |
| January 5, 2023 | AS Class of 2025 Classes Begin |
| January 3-30, 2023 | D4 class takes INBDE exam (Class of 2023) |
| January 13, 2023 | Early closing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| January 16, 2023 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| January 2023 -- dates to be determined | Academy of Distinguished Educators Showcase TENTATIVE |
| January 23, 2023 | MATCH Phase II Results Released (AEGD, US GPR, Oral Surgery, Pediatric Dentistry) |
| February 4-5, 2023 | CDCA Exam (Endo/Pros retake) TENTATIVE |
| February 11-12, 2023 | CDCA Exam (Endo/Pros retake) TENTATIVE |
| February 17, 2023 | Early Closing for Presidents' Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| February 20, 2023 | Presidents' Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| February 25-26, 2023 | CDCA Exam (Operative/Periodontics portion) TENTATIVE |
| March 4-5, 2023 | CDCA Exam (Operative/Periodontics portion) TENTATIVE |
| March 11-19, 2023 | Spring Recess |
| March 11-14, 2023 | ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition (Portland, OR) |
| March 15-18, 2023 | AADR/CADR Annual Meeting and Exhibition (Portland, OR) |
| March 20, 2023 | All DDS classes resume |
| April 15-16, 2023 | CDCA Exam (Operative/Periodontics portion) TENTATIVE |
| April 22-23, 2023 | CDCA Exam (retake exam) TENTATIVE |
| April 26-28, 2023 | NYU Dentistry Research Days TENTATIVE |
| May 4, 2023 | DDS Student Recognition Ceremony TENTATIVE |
| May 6-7, 2023 | CDCA Exam (retake exam) TENTATIVE |
| Date to be determined | NYU Dentistry Graduation |
| May 17, 2023 | NYU Commencement TENTATIVE |
| May 19, 2023 | Last day of D2 didactic and preclinical classes (Class of 2025) |
| May 26, 2023 | Last day of the D1 Class (Class of 2026) |
| Last Day of D3 didactic teaching (Class of 2024) | |
| Last Day of D4 classes/clinics (Class of 2023) | |
| Early Closing for Memorial Day holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm | |
| May 29, 2023 | Memorial Day - observed (no DDS classes/clinics) |
| May 30, 2023 | D2 general clinics orientation begin (Class of 2025) |
| June 1 - 23, 2023 | D1 - D3 remedial period |
| June 19, 2023 | Juneteenth (no classes/clinics) |
| June 30, 2023 (Friday) | Last Day of D2, D3 clinics |
| July 5, 2023 | D4 (Class of 2024) and D3 (Class of 2025) Clinic Begins |
| D2 (Class of 2026) Didactics Begins | |
| D3 Advanced Standing Clinic Begins | |
| July 5 - 10, 2023 | D1 Orientation week (Class of 2027) |
| July 29-30, 2023 | CDCA Exam (retake exam) TENTATIVE |
Presented and Approved by EMC: November 3, 2021