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Contacts

Website: http://dentistry.ucsf.edu/
Phone: (415) 476-2737
Admissions e-mail: admissions@dentistry.ucsf.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• 4 year program
• Number of applications in 2012: 1803
• Class size in 2009: 88

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• Other programs include:
  • Dental Science Training (DDS/PhD)
    • Minimum of 8 years in length
    • Minimum GPA 3.6
    • Integrates DDS and PhD programs in 2 phases

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• DDS/MBA

• 4 year program
• First year completed exclusively at UCSF, the remaining 3 years simultaneously at USF MBA program

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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

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GPA

• Minimum CGPA:
  • 3.0 out of 4.0 for non-California residents
  • 2.7 for California residents
    • 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

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DAT

• Minimum scores:
  • Perceptual Ability – 17
  • Total Science – 17
  • Academic Average – 17
• Average accepted scores 2012:
  • Perceptual Ability – 21
  • Academic Average – 21
• 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

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Supporting Documents

• Application through the AADSAS
• Official transcripts for all college work at an accredited US/Canadian institution
• 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.
  • 1 letter of recommendation may be sent instead from a member of a pre-professional health advisory committee.
• Electronic letters preferred, paper letters also accepted but must be originals on letterhead
• $ 60 Registration fee ($ 80 for Non-U.S. citizens)
• Secondary Application form (for eligible applicants only).

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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.

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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

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Tuition 2012-2013

• First year tuition: $ 42,789
• Total first year fees: $ 75,894
• Note that tuition rates differ for international students during the 3rd and 4th year of the program

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