LSUHSC School of Dentistry Calendar 2025-2026

 Monday

2

Orientation for fourth-year (DIV) dental class; Classes begin for fourth-year (DIV) dental class

 Friday

4

Fourth of July holiday - no classes 

 Monday

7

Orientation for third-year (DIII) dental class; registration for second-year (DLTII) and first-year (DI) dental class; classes begin for second-year (DLTII) dental laboratory technology class

 Tuesday

8

Orientation for first-year (DI) dental class; classes begin for second-year (DII) dental class and third-year (DIII) dental class

 Wednesday

9

Orientation for first-year (DI) dental class (cont’d)

 Thursday

10

Classes begin for first-year (DI) dental class

 Monday 

14

Orientation for second-year (DII) dental class

 Monday

28

Registration and orientation for second-year (DHII) dental hygiene class 

 Tuesday

29

 Wednesday

30

Orientation for second-year (DHII) dental hygiene class (cont’d); classes begin for second-year (DHII) dental hygiene class

 Monday

11

Registration and orientation for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class and first-year (DLTI) dental laboratory technology class

 Tuesday

12

Orientation for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class (cont’d); classes begin for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class and first-year (DLTI) dental laboratory technology class

Orientation for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class - Alexandria

 Monday

1

Labor Day holiday - no classes

 Saturday

27

White Coat Ceremony - (DII, DHII, DLTII, IEDP)

 Tuesday 

25

Semester ends for second-year (DLTII) dental laboratory technology class

 Wednesday

26

Thanksgiving holiday begins - no classes

Classes resume for first-year (DI) dental class, second-year (DII) dental class, third-year (DIII) dental class, fourth year (DIV) dental class, second-year (DHII) dental hygiene class, first-year (DLTI) dental laboratory technology class

 Tuesday

2

Classes resume for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class 

 Wednesday

3

Semester ends for second-year (DHII) dental hygiene class 

 Friday 

Winter break begins

 Monday

5

Classes resume for first-year (DI) dental class, second-year (DII) dental class, third-year (DIII) dental class, fourth-year (DIV) dental class, second-year (DHII) dental hygiene class, first-year (DLTI) dental laboratory technology class, second year (DLTII) dental laboratory technology class; orientation for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class; classes begin for Internationally Educated Dentist Program (IEDP), registration for first-year (DLTI) dental laboratory technology class

 Tuesday

6

Classes resume for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class

Orientation for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class (cont’d)

Orientation for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class (cont’d)

 Monday

19

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday - no class

 Monday 

16

Mardi Gras holiday begins

Classes resume for all students

Spring Break begins 

 Tuesday

7

Classes resume for all students

 Friday

24

Classes end for fourth-year (DIV) dental class

Classes end for second-year (DHII) dental hygiene class 

Classes end for second-year (DLTII) dental laboratory technology class

 Friday

8

Classes end for first-year (DHI) dental hygiene class

 Wednesday

13

Pre-Commencement Recognition Ceremony

 Thursday

14

Commencement; classes end for first-year (DLTI) dental laboratory technology class

 Tuesday

19

Classes end for third-year (DIII) dental class

 Friday

29

Classes end for first-year (DI) dental class, second-year (DII) dental class, Internationally Educated Dentist Program (IEDP)