Case Western Reserve University Dentistry

Dentistry
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Contacts

Website: Dentistry
Phone: (216) 368-2460
Admissions e-mail: dentadmit@case.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
• 4 years in length
• Statistics for Fall 2010 Entering Class:
  • Positions Available: 73
  • Applicants: 2892
  • Number Interviewed: 287
  • Mean DAT Academic Average: 19.52
  • Mean DAT Perceptual Ability: 19.53

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Undergraduate degree from an accredited 4 year university or college.
• Required Courses:
  • 12 credits of Chemistry.
    • 6 of these credits must be Organic Chemistry.
  • 6 credits of Biology.
  • 6 credits of Physics.
  • 6 credits of English.
• The science courses must include laboratory instruction.
• Suggested pre-dental science electives include comparative anatomy, cell biology, genetics, biochemistry, microbiology, and physiology.
• For more information, click here

GPA

• GPAs are not considered the only measure of a student's level of performance in school.
  • Also taken into account are the type of college attended and the relationship between grades obtained and DAT scores.
• GPA Statistics for the entering class of Fall 2010:
  • Average GPA: 3.59
  • Average Science GPA: 3.54

DAT

• There are no minimum DAT scores explicitly stated, however students should display excellent scores in regards to each section on the exam.
• For more information regarding the DAT, click here

Supporting Documents

• The Case School of Dental Medicine does not require a secondary application.
• Apply online with AADSAS:
  • Applications are available after May 1 and should be submitted as soon as possible folling that date in order to ensure consideration by the Admissions Committee.
  • The Admissions Committee begins conducting formal interviews in August for entrance the following August.
  • The application deadline is January 1st.
• DAT (Dental Admissions Test):
  • Take the DAT no later than spring of your junior year in college.
  • If the scores are not submitted, his is the only manner in which an otherwise completed file can be held back from review by the Admissions Committee.
• Forward letters of recommendation:
  • Letters of recommendation should be forwarded to AADSAS from the pre-dental advisory committee at the applicant's undergraduate school or from two instructors in basic sciences.
    • If a pre-professional committee is in operation at your college/university, it is the School of Dental Medicine’s preference that your letters come through that committee.
    • Should such a service not be offered at your institution, then we ask that you submit a minimum of two letters of recommendation from science faculty (biology, chemistry, physic, zoology) that have taught you in class or lab.
  • The national application service (AADSAS) limits candidates to not more than four letters of recommendation.
    • Additional letters beyond those from science faculty could come from instructors in other academic disciplines or dentists with whom you have spend time observing/shadowing.
• Send the application fee: