MFA or DDS (6)
I believe the answer is:
degree
This clue is a double definition.
'mfa' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'dds' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
(Other definitions for degree that I've seen before include "Academic award - 60 minutes" , "'Grade, step or award (6)'" , "Fraction of a minute" , "Further education award - extent" , "Unit of measurement of angles" .)