Academic Calendar: DDS Program
All dates are inclusive.
2018
| August 3-5, 2018 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) |
| August 17, 2018 | D2/D3/D4 Summer academic session ends |
| August 18-September 3, 2018 | DDS Summer break |
| August 20-31, 2018 | D1 Classes begin (Class of 2022); Rising D3 take NBDE part 1 (class of 2020) |
| September 3, 2018 | Labor Day |
| September 4, 2018 | All DDS classes resume |
| September 14-16, 2018 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| November 21, 2018 | Early closing for Thanksgiving holiday - all DDS clinic/didactic activity ends at 5:00pm |
| November 22-23, 2018 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| November 30-December 2, 2018 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| December 14, 2018 | Last day of fall semester classes (DDS) |
| December 15, 2018 - January 1, 2019 | Winter Recess (DDS) |
2019
| January 2, 2019 | All DDS classes resume |
| January 2-18, 2019 | D4 class takes NBDE part 2 exam (class of 2019) |
| January 21, 2019 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| January 22, 2019 | DDS White Coat Ceremony - Class of 2021 TENTATIVE |
| January 23, 2019 | DDS White Coat Guest Symposium - Class of 2021 TENTATIVE |
| January 25, 2019 | "Ring In the New Year" party TENTATIVE |
| January 31 - February 2, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| February 18, 2019 | Presidents' Day - observed (no classes/clinics) |
| February 22-24, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| March 16-19, 2019 | ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition (Chicago, IL) |
| March 16-24, 2019 | Spring Recess |
| March 21-24, 2019 | Western Regional Board (WREB) Exam |
| March 25, 2019 | All DDS classes resume |
| April 10-12, 2019 | NYUCD Research Scholarship Expo |
| April 21, 2019 | Oral Cancer Walk TENTATIVE |
| May 3, 2019 | DDS Student Recognition Ceremony - Tentative |
| May 3-5, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| May__/2019 TBD | NYU Grad Alley Washington Square Campus 5:00 - 8:00pm TENTATIVE |
| May___2019 TBD | NYU Commencement Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY, (No classes/clinics for Senior students only) TENTATIVE |
| May 17, 2019 | Last day of D2 didactic and preclinical classes (class 2021) |
| May 20, 2019 | D2 general clinics begin (class of 2021) |
| May___2019 (last week) | NYUCD Graduation day - (No classes/clinics for Senior students only) TENTATIVE |
| May 24, 2019 | D4 classes/clinics end (class of 2019) - Contingent on graduation |
| May 24, 2019 | Last day of D1 and D3 classes (class of 2022, and 2020) |
| May 25 - July 1, 2019 | D1 vacation (except for remedial program) (Class 2022) |
| May 27 - June 24, 2019 | D2 didactic remediation (class of 2021) |
| May 27, 2019 | Memorial day - observed (no DDS classes/clinics) |
| May 28, 2019 | D3/D4 Classes Begin |
| June 3-28 2019 | D1 and D3 remediations (Class of 2022 and 2020) |
| June 28, 2019 | Last day of D2 classes and clinics (classes of 2021) |
| July 1, 2019 | D2 classes/clinics begin (class of 2021) |
| July 3, 2019 | Early closing for Independence holiday - all clinic/didactic activity ends at 4:00pm |
| July 4, 2019 | Independence Day |
| July 5, 2019 | No classes, no clinics |
| July 8, 2019 | All DDS classes resume |
| July 19, 2019 | Summer Research Day |
| August 16, 2019 | D2/D3/D4 Summer academic session ends |
| August 16 - August 18, 2019 | CDCA Exam (formerly known as NERB) -TENTATIVE |
| August 17 - September 2, 2019 | DDS Summer break |
| August 19-23, 2019 | D1 Orientation week (Class of 2023) |
| August 26-30, 2019 | D1 Classes begin (Class of 2023) |
| August 20-31, 2019 | Rising D3 take NBDE part 1 (class of 2021) |
| September 2, 2019 | Labor Day |
| September 3, 2019 | All DDS classes resume |
Calendar approved by the EMC up to October 4, 2017. Tentative dates are subject to change.