University of Alberta Dentistry

Dentistry
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Contacts

Department of Dentistry Admissions Office
3089 Dentistry/Pharmacy Centre
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB
T6G 2N8

Website: http://www.dent.ualberta.ca/
Admissions phone: (780) 492-3117
Fax: (780) 492-1624
Email: admissions@dentistry.ualberta.ca

Apply Online

https://gandalf.registrar.ualberta.ca/Admission/Application

Admission Requirements

General Notes

Different programs are offered within the School of Dentistry:

• 4-year credit program leading to DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) undergrad degree
• Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree (after completing 2 years in the DDS program)
• Diploma in Dental Hygeine (3-year program)
• MSc/PhD in Dentistry and Orthodontics

Criteria

DDS Program

• completion of 60 units of course weight (30 of which must be in one academic year)
• completion of Statistics and Biochemistry (1 semester each). Successful completion of 1 year each of Gen. Chem., Organic Chem, Biology, Physics, English
• Dental Aptitude Test (DAT) with a minimum score of 15 on each part. Must be the Canadian DAT test.
• cumulative GPA of 3.0 and minimum of 15 on DAT.

Dental Hygiene Diploma

• 30 units of course weight, 24 of which must be taken in one academic year
• full year of English, one semester each of Gen Chem, Org Chem, Biology, Sociology, Psychology and Statistics
• minimum GPA of 2.70

Residency Requirements

• a resident of Alberta is defined as a permanent resident of Alberta, Yukon, Northwest Territories or Nunavut for at least one year

Deadlines

• 2 official transcripts showing completed work to date by Nov. 15th.
• Two official transcripts including the fall semester by Feb. 1st.
• Two official final transcripts by June 15th.
• Results of the DAT must be submitted by Jan 15th.
• Online application and application fee (100$) must be submitted by Nov. 1st. See http://www.registrar.ualberta.ca/ro.cfm?id=211 for application.

Tuition

DDS Program

• For Canadian citizens, tuition is approx. $17,700 a year.
• Book costs range from $400 to $1200 a year.
• DSA/CDA annual fees of $170.
• Cost for Dental instruments range from 600$ to $10,000 a year.
• For non-Canadian citizens, annual tuition is $42,445

Dental Hygiene Program

Scholarships

• many scholarships are available, see this link for more information.

Statistics

• Admission to DDS program is limited to 30 each year. 85% of these are Alberta residents, 5% are international students and 10% to other Canadians.
• Admission scores for each student are weighted: 30% for academic average, 30% for average in pre-requisite classes, 30% for the DAT, and 10% for the interview.
• 2006 stats: average GPA for admitted students was 3.80. DAT scores averaged 22.6 for reading, 20.1 for PAT, and 24.1 for manual section.
• for the Dental Hygiene program, approx. 40 applicants are accepted with mean GPAs of 3.00