Midwestern University-Arizona Dentistry
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Contacts
Website: http://www.midwestern.edu/Programs_and_Admission/AZ_Dental_Medicine.html
Phone: 623-572-3215 or toll-free 1-888-247-9277
Admissions e-mail: admissaz@midwestern.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
- 4 years in length
- Admissions based on Rolling Admissions Process
- Average Applicant Age 2008: 26
- Class size in 2010: 110
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study in an accredited university.
- Required Courses (all must be passed with C- or above)
- Biology with Lab (8 credits)
- General Chemistry with Lab (8 credits)
- Organic Chemistry with Lab (8 credits)
- Anatomy with Lab (4 credits)
- Microbiology with Lab (4 credits)
- Physics (8 credits)
- Physiology (4 credits)
- Biochemistry (3 credits)
- English Composition / Technical Writing (6 credits)
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GPA
- Minimum Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics): 2.75 (4.00 scale)
- Minimum Overall: 2.75 (4.00 scale)
- Average accepted GPA 2008: 3.39
- A score of 3.20 is considered to be much more competitive.
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DAT
- Minimum scores:
- Natural Sciences – 18
- Perceptual Ability – 18
- Reading Comprehension – 18
- Quantitative Reasoning – 18
- MCAT must have been written within 3 years of application deadline
- Only the US DAT is accepted, not the Canadian one.
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Supporting Documents
- Application form
- Supplemental Application form if applicable
- DAT scores
- 3 letters of recommendation: one form a science professor or pre-dental science committee, the others from people who have a DO/MD or DDS/DMD degree, or someone who can adequately evaluate the candidate.
- Pass a criminal background check.
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Interview
- Occurs between the Summer before matriculation to the end of April/May.
- Interviews are conducted by 2 or 3 people consisting of scientists, administrators and/or dental clinicians.
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Timeline
- June 1, 2010: Recommended deadline to submit application (but not the official deadline)
- December 1, 2010: School begins to let students know their acceptance status
- January 1, 2011: AADSAS Application deadline
- March 1, 2011: Deadline to submit everything in your application (DAT scores, Supplemental application, etc.)
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Tuition 2010-2011
- First year tuition - $ 54,278
- Total first year fees (Canadian student) - $ 63,814
- One may expect to pay up to ~$ 90,000 for other fees such as transportation, housing, books, etc.
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