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Contacts

Website: http://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/
Phone: 514-398-7203
Admissions e-mail: undergrad.dentistry@mcgill.ca

Apply Online

Applications for admission are made on-line.

Admission Requirements

General Notes

• A Bachelor's degree is required for admission in the 4-year program. (Applicants must have received an undergraduate degree or be in the final year of study at a recognized college or university.)
• Students who have graduated from a CEGEP must have completed 90 credits at a recognized university.
• International students are admitted into the four-year program

Criteria

Required classes

• Six credits of Biology, General Chemistry, and Physics
• Three credits of Organic Chemistry

Prerequisite courses completed more that eight years ago must be repeated. University-level courses in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology are strongly recommended.

Check out this link for more information:
http://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/admissions/undergrad/dmd/

GPA

A cGPA 3.5 out of 4 is considered competitive.

The Dental Aptitude Test (DAT)

• Students must complete the DAT no later than the fall of the year in which they are applying.
• Canadian students must write the Canadian DAT.
• Candidates applying from the United States should take the American Dental Association Admission Test.
• The Test should be retaken if it was written more than three years before the date of application.

Supporting Documents

• Transcripts
  • Official transcripts of all their prior studies must be sent to the Documentation Center at McGill University.

• Two (2) Reference Reports
  • Either the Confidential Reference Reports (which can be found on the website below) or 2 letters of recommendation.

• Autobiographical Letter:
  • 3 double spaced pages
  • The first must explain your decision to apply to dentistry
  • The last two pages should outline your strengths, skills, interests and achievements.

Check out this link for more information:
http://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/admissions/undergrad/applying/support/

Deadlines

• November 15 - Application Deadline for non-Quebec residents including the non-refundable $80 fee
• January 15th - Application Deadline for Quebec residents applying for the 4 year DMD Program including the non-refundable $80 fee
• March 1 - Application Deadline for Quebec residents applying for the 5 year Dent-P Program including the non-refundable $60 fee

Tuition

Equipment and Materials Fee

In addition to Dentistry tuition, students must purchase certain items of equipment and supplies through the Faculty of Dentistry.

• The fee also includes general supplies in the laboratories and clinics. The estimated cost of these purchases is as follows:
  • Second Year $17,000
  • Third Year $ 7,000
  • Fourth year $ 2,000