Summer Semester 2026
Date Description
May 4 Classes Begin
May 4 Clinic Orientation (DS2 and DS3 Classes)
TBD Root Camp (DS3 Classes)
May 13 Senior Awards
May 13 UNLV Dental Medicine Commencement 2 p.m.
May 25 Memorial Day
June 19 Juneteenth
July 3 Independence Day
August 7 Last Day of Classes
August 8 – August 30 Semester Break
Fall Semester 2026
Date Activity
08/25/26 to 08/27/26 DS1 Orientation
08/31/26 Classes Begin
09/07/26 Labor Day Holiday
09/18/26 White Coat Ceremony (DDS 2025/DMD 2026)
09/26/26 Interprofessional Activity - Poverty Simulation (Saturday) (DS1 Class)
TBD ADEX Exams
10/30/26 Nevada Day
11/11/26 Veteran's Day
11/26/26 Thanksgiving Day
11/27/26 Family Day
12/11/26 Last Day of Classes
12/12/26 to 01/03/26 Semester Break
Spring Semester 2027
Date Description
01/04/27 Classes begin
01/18/27 Martin Luther King holiday
TBD ADEX Exams
TBD Interprofessional Education & Practice Day
TBD Interprofessional Activity - Poverty Simulation
02/15/27 President's Day
TBD Student Research & Dean's Symposium
03/15/27 – 03/19/27 Spring Break (coincides w/ADEA Annual Session & IADR/AADOCR)
04/16/27 Classes end
04/17/27 to 05/02/27 Semester Break
TBD ADEX Exams