Tufts University Dentistry
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Contacts
Website: http://dental.tufts.edu
Phone: (617) 636-6639
Admissions e-mail: DenAdmissions@tufts.edu
Program Information
Curriculum
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.)
- 4 years in length
- Joint programs are available. Descriptions can be found here
Admission statistics
- Total number of applicants in 2012: 4289
- Class size in 2012: 182
- International students are not eligible to apply
For more information on the program, click here
Admissions Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Bachelor's degree from accredited 4 year college/university
- Required Courses
- Biology + lab (8 credits)
- Upper level biology (3 credits)
- Inorganic chemistry + lab (8 credits)
- Physics + lab (8 credits)
- Organic chemistry + lab (8 credits)
- Biochemistry (3 credits)
- Writing intensive Humanities or Social Science course (1 semester)
- History
- English
- Comprehensive Literature
- Philosophy
- Government
- Women's Studies
- Recommended Courses
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Pharmacology
- Histology
For more information, click here
GPA
- Minimum grade/GPA: 3.0
- Average grade/GPA of admitted applicants 2012: 3.41
- Calculation method:
- AP credits are not recognized.
For more information, click here
DAT
- Cut-off DAT score:
- Academic Average: 16
- Perceptual Ability: 17
- Reading Comprehension: 17
- Total Science: 16
- Average DAT score of accepted applicants in 2012:
- Academic Average: 20
- Perceptual Ability: 21
- Reading Ability: 21
- Total Science: 16
- Canadian DAT is also accepted
- Tests must be taken after June 1, 2011. It is strongly suggested that the test is completed before January 1, 2014.
- The Admissions Committee will only consider scores from the first three DAT attempts.
For more information, click here
Supporting Documents
- AADAS application
- Official transcripts
- 2 letters of evaluation (One from a Biology professor and one from a Biochemistry, Chemistry, Math or Physics professor) OR a pre-professional composite committee letter
- A letter from a general dentist providing proof of at least 40 hours shadowing experience
- This letter must include approximate number of hours
- A total of 75 hours of shadowing must be completed
For more information, click here
Interview
- Interview invitations will be sent out on a rolling basis, beginning later October 2013.
- Interview Dates 2013-2014: November 2013 to April 2014
For more information, click here
Timeline 2013-2014
- June 3, 2013: AADSAS Application opens
- Later October, 2013: Interview invitations start being sent
- November 2013: Interview sessions begin and continue until April 2014
- January 1, 2014: Deadline to complete DAT
- February 3, 2013: AADSAS Application closes
For more information, click here
Tuition 2013-2014
- First year tuition: $63,932
- Total first year fees: $77,073
For more information, click here
For information on financial aid, click here