University of Kentucky Dentistry
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Contacts
Website: http://www.mc.uky.edu/dentistry/
Phone: 859-323-5786
Admissions e-mail: mlock2@email.uky.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)
- 4 years in length
- Number of applications in 2012: 1600
- Class size in 2012: 57
Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: A bachelor's degree is highly recommended
- Required Courses
- English with emphasis on communications (6 credits)
- General Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
- Organic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
- General Biology with labs (8 credits)
- General Physics with lab (4 credits)
- Prerequisite requirements in the near future
- Biochemistry (3 credits)
- Microbiology and Immunology (3 credits)
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GPA
- No minimum but at least a 3.0 preferred
- Average accepted GPA 2010: 3.45 (4.0 scale)
DAT
- Median scores 2012:
- Academic - 18.38
- Perceptual - 18.93
- Science - 18.13
- DAT must be written by the spring of the applicant's 3rd year or by no later than early fall of their 4th year
- The highest set of scores will be considered
- Canadian DAT is also acceptable
Supporting Documents
- Application to the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS)
- Official transcript
- DAT scores
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Preferably written by faculty but can be from individuals who know the applicant well
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Interview
- Begin in September until class is full
- Arranged after application is complete
- Selected applicants will have two 30-minute one-to-one interviews
- The purpose of the interviews are to determine if the applicant possesses the academic qualifications and personal qualities that the College of Dentistry places great value in
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Timeline
- October 1: Application to AADSAS deadline
- September: Interviews Begin
- December 1: First offers of admission
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Tuition 2012-2013
- First year tuition (Non-Resident) - $ 59,822.00
- First year tuition (Resident) - $ 29,307.00
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For information on financial aid, click here