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==Contacts==
 
==Contacts==
'''Website: ''' http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_main.html<br>
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'''Website: ''' http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/<br>
'''Phone: ''' (415) 476-2737<br>
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'''Phone: ''' 415.476.2737<br>
'''Admissions e-mail:''' admissions@dentistry.ucsf.edu
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'''Admissions e-mail:'''admissions@dentistry.ucsf.edu<br>
 
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'''Location:''' San Francisco, California, USA.
  
 
==Program Information==
 
==Program Information==
 
*Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
 
*Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
 
*4 year program
 
*4 year program
*Number of applications in 2012: 1803
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*Joint Programs are available. For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions here]
*Class size in 2009: 88
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For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/2012-ucsf-dental-admissions-statistics here]
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====Admission statistics====
*Other programs include:
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*Total number of applicants in 2016: 2114
**Dental Science Training (DDS/PhD)
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*Class size in 2016: 89
***Minimum of 8 years in length
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*International students are eligible to apply
***Minimum GPA 3.6
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For more information on the program, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/admissions-cycle-statistics here]
***Integrates DDS and PhD programs in 2 phases
 
For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dental-scientist-training-program-dds/phd here]
 
:*DDS/MBA
 
::*4 year program
 
::*First year completed exclusively at UCSF, the remaining 3 years simultaneously at USF MBA program
 
For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/node/40 here]
 
  
 
==Admission Requirements==
 
==Admission Requirements==
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**Genetics
 
**Genetics
 
**Statistics
 
**Statistics
For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_program1.html#ad3 here]
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For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/admissions-requirements here]
  
 
====GPA====
 
====GPA====
*Minimum CGPA:  
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*Average accepted CGPA of admitted applicants 2016: 3.57
**3.0  out of 4.0 for non-California residents
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*Science GPA: 3.50
**2.7 for California residents
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For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/admissions-cycle-statistics here]
***Minimum of C grade must be attained in required courses
 
*Good academic standing at last academic institution required (not on probation)
 
*Average accepted CGPA 2012: 3.52
 
For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/admissions-requirementshere]
 
  
 
====DAT====
 
====DAT====
 
*Minimum scores:
 
*Minimum scores:
**Perceptual Ability – 17
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**Total Science: 17
**Total Science 17
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**Academic Average: 17
**Academic Average 17
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*Average accepted scores 2016:
*Average accepted scores 2012:
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**Total Science: 21.8
**Perceptual Ability – 21
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**Academic Average: 21.7
**Academic Average 21
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*Only US DAT accepted  
*Only US DAT accepted (Canadian version no longer accepted)
 
*Official deadline to have scores received: October 15th
 
 
*DAT must have been written within 2 years of application and should be written no later than September 15th of application year
 
*DAT must have been written within 2 years of application and should be written no later than September 15th of application year
For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_program1.html#ad3 here] and [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_program1-stats.html here]<br>
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For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/dental-admissions-test-dat here]<br>
For more information about the American Dental Association, click [http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat/index.asp here]
 
  
 
====Supporting Documents====
 
====Supporting Documents====
* Application through the AADSAS
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*AADSAS Application  
*Official transcripts for all college work at an accredited US/Canadian institution
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*Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
*3 letters of recommendation: one from a science professor, one from a dentist with whom the applicant volunteered and one from an advisor, researcher or mentor.
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*DAT
**1 letter of recommendation may be sent instead from a member of a pre-professional health advisory committee.
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*3 letters of recommendation
*$ 60 Registration fee ($ 80 for Non-U.S. citizens)
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**one from a science professor, one from a dentist with whom the applicant volunteered and one from an advisor, researcher or mentor.
*Secondary Application form (for eligible applicants only).
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**one letter of recommendation may be sent instead from a member of a pre-professional health advisory committee.
For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_program1.html#ad4 here]
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*$75 Registration fee
 
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For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/application-procedures here]
  
 
==Interview==
 
==Interview==
 
*Students are invited for an interview once the school receives the applicants’ Secondary Application.
 
*Students are invited for an interview once the school receives the applicants’ Secondary Application.
 
*Interviews are conducted by a faculty member and a dental student.
 
*Interviews are conducted by a faculty member and a dental student.
For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_program1.html here] and [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_program1-faq.html here]
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*Typically 250-275 applicants interviewed per year
 
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For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/frequently-asked-questions-faqs#Interviews_ here]
  
 
==Timeline==
 
==Timeline==
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*October 15: Application deadline
 
*October 15: Application deadline
 
*December – March: Notifications of acceptance are sent out
 
*December – March: Notifications of acceptance are sent out
For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/admiss_program1-faq.html here]
 
  
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For more information, click [http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/admissions/dentistry-dds/application-procedures here]
  
==Tuition 2010-2011==
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==Tuition 2018-2019==
*First year tuition: $ 35,750
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*California Residents
*Total first year fees: $ 70,196
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**First Year Tuition: USD $49,071
*Note that tuition rates differ for international students during the 3rd and 4th year of the program
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**Total Estimated Cost (including estimated cost of living): USD $90,545
For more information on tuition, click [http://saawww.ucsf.edu/financial/general/budget.htm#totals here]<br>  
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*Non-California Residents
For Scholarship and Financial Aid information, click [http://saawww.ucsf.edu/financial/welcome.htm here]
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**First Year Tuition: USD $61,316.00
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**Total Estimated Cost (including estimated cost of living): USD $102,790.00
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For more information on tuition, click [https://finaid.ucsf.edu/application-process/student-budget here]<br>  
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For Scholarship and Financial Aid information, click [https://finaid.ucsf.edu/ here]
  
  
 
[[Category:University of California, San Francisco|Dentistry]]
 
[[Category:University of California, San Francisco|Dentistry]]
 
[[Category:Dentistry|California San Francisco]]
 
[[Category:Dentistry|California San Francisco]]

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Contacts

Website: http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/
Phone: 415.476.2737
Admissions e-mail:admissions@dentistry.ucsf.edu
Location: San Francisco, California, USA.

Program Information

  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
  • 4 year program
  • Joint Programs are available. For more information, click here

Admission statistics

  • Total number of applicants in 2016: 2114
  • Class size in 2016: 89
  • International students are eligible to apply

For more information on the program, click here

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

  • Degree: Minimum 93 credits completed at an accredited 4-year college/university in any major. A Bachelor’s degree is not required but recommended.
  • Required Courses
    • English (6 credits)
    • Inorganic Chemistry with Lab (8 credits)
    • Biochemistry (3 credits)
    • Organic Chemistry with Lab (4 credits)
    • Physics with Lab (8 credits)
    • Biological Sciences with Lab (8 credits)
    • Psychology (3 credits)
    • Social Sciences, Humanities or Foreign Language (11 credits)
  • Recommended Courses
    • Embryology
    • Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
    • Genetics
    • Statistics

For more information, click here

GPA

  • Average accepted CGPA of admitted applicants 2016: 3.57
  • Science GPA: 3.50

For more information, click here

DAT

  • Minimum scores:
    • Total Science: 17
    • Academic Average: 17
  • Average accepted scores 2016:
    • Total Science: 21.8
    • Academic Average: 21.7
  • Only US DAT accepted
  • DAT must have been written within 2 years of application and should be written no later than September 15th of application year

For more information, click here

Supporting Documents

  • AADSAS Application
  • Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
  • DAT
  • 3 letters of recommendation
    • one from a science professor, one from a dentist with whom the applicant volunteered and one from an advisor, researcher or mentor.
    • one letter of recommendation may be sent instead from a member of a pre-professional health advisory committee.
  • $75 Registration fee

For more information, click here

Interview

  • Students are invited for an interview once the school receives the applicants’ Secondary Application.
  • Interviews are conducted by a faculty member and a dental student.
  • Typically 250-275 applicants interviewed per year

For more information, click here

Timeline

  • September 15: Recommended last day to take the DAT in order for scores to be received on time
  • October 15: Application deadline
  • December – March: Notifications of acceptance are sent out

For more information, click here

Tuition 2018-2019

  • California Residents
    • First Year Tuition: USD $49,071
    • Total Estimated Cost (including estimated cost of living): USD $90,545
  • Non-California Residents
    • First Year Tuition: USD $61,316.00
    • Total Estimated Cost (including estimated cost of living): USD $102,790.00

For more information on tuition, click here
For Scholarship and Financial Aid information, click here