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Contacts

Website: http://www.dentistry.dal.ca/prospective/index.html
Phone: (902) 494-2824
Admissions e-mail: denadmis@dal.ca

Program Information

• Doctor in Dental Surgery (DDS)
  • 4 year program
• Number of applications in 2009: approximately 500
• Class size in 2009: 36

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum of 10 full-year academic classes at undergraduate level. A Bachelor’s degree is not required but recommended (especially if graduate studies are intended).
• Required Courses
  • Biology with Lab (6 credits)
  • General chemistry with Lab (6 credits)
  • Physics with Lab (6 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry with Lab (6 credits)
  • Humanities and Social Sciences (12 credits)
  • Writing Course (6 credits)
  • Biochemistry (6 credits)
  • Microbiology (6 credits)
  • Vertebrate Physiology (6 credits)

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GPA

• Minimum: No minimum GPA specified, but applicants with best academic record have greater chance of admission
• Average accepted grade of final 60 university credit hours 2009: A
• Average accepted grade of required science courses 2009: A-

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DAT

• Minimum scores:
  • Reading Comprehension – 15
  • Science Average – 15
  • Manual Dexterity – 15
  • Perceptual Ability – 15
• Average scores 2009:
  • Average of all DAT components: 19.2

• Canadian or US DAT accepted (Canadian Citizens must complete Canadian DAT)
• DAT must have been written within 2 years of application

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Supporting Documents

• Online Application form
• $ 70 Registration fee
• Official transcripts of all university studies
• 3 confidential reference evaluation forms

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Interview

• On a Saturday in March or April
• Interviews are structured and conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry by 2 dentists and last 40 minutes.
• A Personality Inventory Questionnaire will be done on the same day of the interview.

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Timeline

• December 1, 2010: Application deadline
• February 1, 2011: Reference Evaluation Forms must be received.
• March – April, 2011: Interviews are held.
• May 1, 2011: All pre-requisite courses must be completed by this date.

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Tuition 2009-2010

• First year tuition (Canadian): $ 14,074
• First year total (Canadian): $ 25,647
• First year tuition (International): $ 40,000
• First year total (International): $ 51,573

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