University at Buffalo SUNY Dentistry

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
Manchester

Contacts

Website: http://dental.buffalo.edu/
Phone: (716) 829-2839
Admissions e-mail: ub-sdm-admissions@buffalo.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• 4 years in length
• Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2013: 2,010
• Class size in 2013: 90
• American or Canadian students are eligible to apply

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 2 years of undergraduate study at an accredited U.S. or Canadian university
• Required Courses
  • 2 semesters (6-8 credits) of English including composition (6 credits)
  • 2 semesters (8 credits) of general chemistry including laboratory
  • 2 semesters (8 credits) of organic chemistry including laboratory
  • 2 semesters (8 credits) of general biology with laboratory
  • 2 semesters (8 credits) of general physics with laboratory
• Experience in Dentistry
  • Applicants are encouraged to have a minimum of 100 hours of experience in clinical dentistry.

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GPA

• Average accepted CGPA: 3.65
• Biology, Chemistry, Physics GPA: 3.56

DAT

• Mean scores:
  • Academic: 19.53
  • PAT: 19.71
  • Reading Comprehension: 21.15
• DAT must be written after 2010 and no later than the Nov 1 prior to the application deadline for Fall 2014 admission.
• Canadian DAT accepted

Supporting Documents

• AADSAS application including official DAT scores
• $75 application fee
• Letters of Evaluation from
  • A preprofessional committee OR
  • 3 letters of evaluation from faculty members (instructor from prerequisite science course is preferred)
• Proof of proficiency in English for non-native speakers of English.

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Evaluation criteria

• After selected applicants are invited to visit the school, the Student Admission Committee performs a complete review of the applicant. An admission decision is reached by a vote of the entire committee.

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Timeline

• December 1, 2013: Deadline for AADSAS application and all supporting documents.
• December 1, 2013: Admission decisions start being released.
• Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Tuition 2012-2013

• First year tuition (resident) - $25450
• Total first year fees (resident) - $58613
• First year tuition (non-resident) - $57230
• Total first year fees (non-resident) - $90393

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