West Virginia University Dentistry

Dentistry
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Contacts

Website: http://dentistry.hsc.wvu.edu/pages/
Phone: 1-304-293-2521
Admissions e-mail: dentaladmit@hsc.wvu.edu

Program Information

Curriculum

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

Admission statistics

• Total number of applicants in 2013: 1140
• Class size in 2013: 60 (36 domestic, 24 non-domestic)
• Only American and Canadian students are eligible to apply

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Admissions Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: 90 semester credit hours
• English Composition & Rhetoric (6 credits)
• Required Courses
  • Biology or Zoology with Lab (8 hours)
  • Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (8 hours)
  • Organic Chemistry with Lab (8 hours)
  • Physics with Lab (8 hours)
  • Anatomy (Comparative or Human) (3 hours)
  • Biochemistry (3 hours)
• Recommended Courses
  • Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Microbiology
  • Embryology/Developmental Biology
  • Genetics
  • Psychology

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GPA

• Minimum grade/GPA: none
• Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants 2012: 3.63

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DAT

• Cut-off DAT score: none
• Average DAT score of interviewed applicants 2013:
  • Academic Average: 18
  • PAT: 18
• The DAT must be submitted by November 1, 2013 and only scores within the last 5 years are valid.

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Supporting Documents

• AADSAS Application
• Recommendation letters
  • Pre-professional committee; OR
  • One from each of the required sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Physics

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Evaluation criteria

• Academic Achievement
• Dental Admission Test scores
• Recommendations
• Dental Shadowing and Life, career and volunteer experiences
• Personal Interview

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Interview

• Interview invitations will be sent out on a rolling basis.
• Interview Dates 2013-2014: September 2013 - Spring 2014
• Applicants who are invited to interview participate in a group introduction, take part in a guided tour of to School, meet with dental students, participate in an interactive question/answer session, and have a personal interview with two or more admissions committee members

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Timeline 2013-2014

• June 2013: AADSAS Application available
  • July/August 2013: Applications reviewed and secondary applications sent
  • September 2013: Interviews begin and continue into spring
  • November 1, 2013: AADSAS Application deadline
  • December 1, 2013: Admission statuses begin to be sent out

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Tuition 2013-2014

• In-province/domestic students:
  • First year tuition: $17,460
  • Total first year fees: $52,964.00
• Out-of-province/non-domestic students:
  • First year tuition: $43,218.00
  • Total first year fees: $78,722.00

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