University of Michigan Dentistry
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Contacts
Website: http://www.dent.umich.edu/
Phone: 734-763-3316
Admissions e-mail: ddsadmissions@umich.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- 4 years in length
- Number of applications in 2011: 2075
- 300 invited for interview
- 105 students accepted/year
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study (90 credits)
- Courses of grades with C- and lower will not be accepted
- Required Courses:
- English Composition (Literature acceptable for 3 credits) - 6 credits
- Biology with lab - 8 credits
- Inorganic chemistry with lab - 8 credits
- Organic chemistry with lab - 8 credits
- Physics with lab - 8 credits
- Microbiology - 3 credits
- Biochemistry - 3 credits
- Psychology - 3 credits
- Sociology - 3 credits
For information on prerequisites.
GPA
- Average GPA of entering class: 3.5
- Entering science GPA: 3.3
DAT
- Either Canadian or American DAT
- 19 and above scores are considered competitive
- Required
- If your results are unsatisfactory, you must wait 90 days to retake
- Cannot retake DAT after submitting application
- Average DAT: 19.56 Academic average, 19.92 Perceptual average
Supporting Documents
- Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS) - main form to apply:
- To access the AADSAS form and instructions, click here
- AADSAS fee of $227 for 1 school
- University of Michigan fee of $65
- December 1 deadline
- Minimum 100 hours of shadowing experience and/or volunteering
- Michigan may request for additional information
- 3 letters of recommendation
Interview
- Early fall to ending winter semester interview period
- By personal invitation specifying date and time
- 8:30 AM to 4 PM
- Official transcripts must be sent at time of interview
- Earliest date of acceptance if December 1
- Entering class is filled as year goes on
Other Information
- Residents can verify status with University of Michigan's Residency Office
- 2075 applications with 106 enrolled
- For full 2010 entering class profile.
- Enrolled students must complete proof of immunization
Tuition 2010-2011
- Michigan residents: $30, 676
- Non-residents: $47, 892