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Contacts

Website: http://www.bu.edu/dental/admissions/
Phone: 617-638-4787
Admissions email: sdmadmis@bu.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
• 4 years in length

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Admission statistics

• Approximate Total number of applicants: 4500+
• Class size in 2013: 115
• Canadian students are eligible to apply

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in the USA or Canada
• Required Courses:
  • Biology: 3 semesters with lab
  • General Chemistry: 2 semesters with lab
  • Organic Chemistry: 2 semesters with lab
  • Physics: 2 semesters with lab
  • English or Composition: 2 semesters
  • Mathematics including calculus: 2 semesters

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GPA

• No minimum GPA, but competitive applicants usually have a GPA 3.3 or above

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DAT

• The DAT is required of all applicants
• DAT must have been written within 2 years of application deadline
• US and Canadian DAT results are accepted
• No minimum DAT score, but competitive applicants usually have 18 or above in each section

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Supporting Documents

• AADSAS (Associated American Dental Schools Application Service) application
• DAT scores
• Letters of recommendation
  • two or three from science faculty; one from a dentist mentor, if student has shadowing experience
• Official transcripts
• Supplemental application and submission of an application fee (separate from the AADSAS fee)
  • Upon receipt of AADSAS application, applicants will receive a confirmation email with instructions regarding application completion, and a link to access the Boston
  • The supplemental application must be completed within two weeks after receipt of the email.
  • The application fee is $75 USD for U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents.
  • The application fee is $105 USD for non-U.S. citizens and non-permanent residents.

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Interview

• Selected applicants are invitated for personal interviews
  • A tour of the dental school is included in the interview day
• Interviews Dates: October - March

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Timeline

• October 2012: Interviews being held from this month onwards, on a rolling basis

• December 1, 2012: AADSAS application submission deadline for Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
• January 1, 2013: Deadline to submit supplemental material
• December 2012-July 2013: Admission decisions are sent all throughout this period
• Jun. 30, 2013: Deadline to submit the Health History and Physical Examination Report to the Student Health Services
• Jul. 9, 2013: Deadline for new students to pay tuition fees

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Tuition 2013-2014

• Total first year tuition - $64,500

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