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Contacts
Website: http://www.med.ualberta.ca/Home/Education/Admissions/index.cfm
Phone: (780) 492-1319
Admissions e-mail: admissions@dentistry.ualberta.ca
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- 4 years in length
- Overview
Course and Degree Requirements
- Minimum of 60 postsecondary credits with at least a C- grade in each course
- General Chemistry (6 credits)
- Organic Chemistry (6 credits)
- Biology (6 credits)
- Physics (6 credits)
- English (6 credits)
- Statistics (3 credits)
- Biochemistry (3 credits)
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GPA
- Minimum CGPA: 3.0 (4.0 scale)
- Mean GPA DDS 2008: 3.85
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DAT
- Dental Aptitude Test – Only Canadian version accepted
- Minimum score of 15 in each of: Reading Comprehension, Perceptual Ability and Manual Dexterity
- Must be written by the November exam date prior to admission year
- DAT must have been written within 5 years of application
- Best score used if written multiple times
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Canadian Dental Association DAT website
Supporting Documents
- Online University of Alberta online Undergraduate Application
- Results of Canadian Dental Aptitude Test
- Official transcripts of all post secondary academic work
- English Language Proficiency/Spoken English Requirement (if required)
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Selection Process
- 31 applicants selected
- 85% reserved for Alberta residents
- 10% for other Canadians
- 5% for international students
- CGPA, Pre-requisite course average, DAT and Interview results taken into account
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Tuition 2009-2010
- First year tuition (Canadian student) - $17,761.56
- Total first year fees (Canadian student) - $29,131.56
- First year tuition (Non-Canadian) - $42,445
- Total first year fees (Non-Canadian) - $53,815
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Dental Hygiene Diploma (DDH)
- 3 years in length
- B.Sc. Dental Hygiene Specialization program available in 4th year
- Pre-professional year must be completed before admission
- Overview
Course and Degree Requirements
- Minimum of 30 postsecondary credits with at least a C- grade in each course
- Required Courses
- English (6 credits)
- Organic Chemistry (3 credits)
- General Chemistry (3 credits)
- Biology (3 credits)
- Sociology (3 credits)
- Psychology (3 credits)
- Statistics (3 credits)
- Electives in any faculty (6 credits)
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GPA
- Minimum CGPA : 2.7 (4.0 scale)
- Mean GPA 2008: 3.36
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Supporting Documents
- Online University of Alberta online Undergraduate Application
- Official transcripts of all post secondary academic work
- English Language Proficiency/Spoken English Requirement (if required)
For more information: here
Selection Process
- 40 applicants selected
- 85% reserved for Alberta residents
- 10% for other Canadians
- 5% for international students
- CGPA, Pre-requisite course average and Interview results taken into account
For more information, click here
Tuition 2009-2010
- Second year tuition (Canadian student) - $8,965.20
- Total second year fees (Canadian student) - $14,965.20
- Second year tuition (Non-Canadian) - $17,478.10
- Total second year fees (Non-Canadian) - $23,478.10
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Interview
- Held in March
- Two official transcripts of completed work up to and including fall term must be submitted by February 1st
For more information: DDS, DDH
Important Dates
- Application deadline: November 1st
- Applications available: July 1st
- Deadline for receipt of all admission documents: June 15th
- DDS important dates
- DDH important dates
Applicant Statistics 2008
- DDS applied: 383
- DDS registered: 34
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- DDH applied: 227
- DDH registered: 44
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