University of Alberta Dentistry

Dentistry
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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

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2009: 347
• Class size in 2009: 35
  • 31 were Alberta residents
  • 1 was an Aboriginal student
  • 3 were non-Alberta residents
• 85% of places available are reserved for Alberta students, 5% for International students and 10% for other Canadian residents

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 60 credits completed of post-secondary studies
• Required courses
  • 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: There is no minimum GPA specified, although all required courses must be passed with a grade of “C-“.
• Mean GPA DDS 2009: 3.85 (with a range from 3.63 to 4.00)

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DAT

• Minimum scores:
  • Reading Comprehension – 15
  • Perceptual Ability – 9
  • Manual Dexterity – 15
• Mean scores 2009:
  • Reading Comprehension – 21.18 (with a range from 17 to 27)
  • Perceptual Ability – 20.86 (with a range from 17 to 25)
  • Manual Dexterity – 24.43 (with a range from 15 to 30)
• Only the Canadian DAT version accepted
• Must be written by the November exam date prior to admission year
• DAT must have been written within 5 years of application
• Best score is used if written multiple times

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For more information about the DAT itself, visit the Canadian Dental Association website here

Supporting Documents

• Online University of Alberta online Undergraduate Application
• Registration fee ($ 75 for University of Alberta students, $ 115 for all other students)
• Results of Canadian Dental Aptitude Test
• Official transcripts of all post-secondary academic work
• English Language Proficiency/Spoken English Requirement if necessary

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Interview

• All required documents must be sent before February 1 in order to be selected for an interview.
• The interview consists of determining the student’s interest for the field, motivation as well as assessing their personal traits.
• Interview usually occurs during March.

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Timeline

• November 1: Deadline to submit the online application and send the registration fee.
• November 15: Deadline for receiving official transcripts showing registered courses for the Fall semester.
• January 15: Deadline to receive DAT results.
• January 31: Deadline to receive the Special Consideration request.
• February 1: Deadline to receive official transcripts showing Fall semester grades and registered courses for the Winter semester.
• June 15: Deadline to receive official transcripts of showing Fall and Winter course grades.

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Tuition 2010-2011

• 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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