Meharry Medical College Dentistry

From SUS Redbooks
Jump to: navigation, search
Dentistry
Canadian universities

Alberta
UBC
Dalhousie
Laval
McGill
Montréal
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Toronto
UWO

American universities

Boston
Case Western
Columbia
UCSF
UCLA
Harvard
Loma Linda
Kentucky
Marquette
Maryland
NYU
Michigan
UNC
Oklahoma
Ohio State
UPenn
SUNY Buffalo
Tufts

International universities

Flag of United Kingdom


Contacts

Website: http://www.mmc.edu/education/sod/
Phone: 615-327-6223
Admissions e-mail: admissions@mmc.edu

Program Information

  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
    • 4 years in length
    • Number of applicants for class of 2012: 1,961
    • Class size 2012: 60
  • PhD/DDS program also offered

For more information, click here and here (Q1 and Q14)

Academic Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: bachelor's degree is preferred but applicant must have completed a minimum of 3 years of university
  • Required Courses
    • General Biology or Zoology or Botany with Laboratory (8 credits)
    • Inorganic Chemistry with Quantitative Analysis with Laboratory (8 credits)
    • Organic Chemistry with Laboratory (8 credits)
    • General Physics with Laboratory (4 credits)
    • Biochemistry with Laboratory (4 credits)
    • English Composition (6 credits)
    • Calculus or Statistics (4 credits)
  • Required courses must be completed with an average of B- or higher
  • Courses must be completed within 5 years of year of matriculation
  • AP credits are accepted

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Minimum of 3.0/4.0 to be competitive
  • Average GPA class 2012: 3.20

For more information, click here (Q14)

DAT

  • Minimum DAT Academic Average score: 17
  • Minimum Total Science score: 17
  • Average DAT score 2012: 18
  • Applicants are allowed to take the DAT max 3 times

For more information, click here (Q14 and Q18)

Supporting Documents

  • AADSAS Application
  • Supplemental Application - to be completely after submitting the AADSAS application
  • $65 Supplemental Application Fee
  • Letters of Recommendation (3)
    • Two must be from science professors
    • Alternatively, the applicant can submit one letter from a Health Professions Advisor or Advisory Committee instead of three individual ones
    • All letters should be sent to the AADSAS and not to the school
  • Photo - to be uploaded when submitting the supplemental application

For more information, click here and here (Q3)

Interview

  • Interviews are by invitation only
  • All applicants invited will receive two interviews from:
    • Meharry Medical College basic science faculty
    • Meharry School of Dentistry faculty
    • Meharry School of Dentistry alumni or dentists from the Nashville community

For more information, click here (Q19)

Timeline

  • June: AADSAS applications begin
  • July 1: Review of applications begins and continues on a rolling basis
  • December 15: Deadline to submit the completed application and all supporting documents

For more information, click here

Tuition 2012-2013

  • First year tuition - $42,235 USD
  • Total first year fees - $54,312 USD

For more information, click here
For information on financial aid, click here