University of Maryland Dentistry

Dentistry
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Contacts

Website: http://www.dental.umaryland.edu/
Phone: 410-706-7472
Admissions e-mail: ddsadmissions@umaryland.edu

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• 4 years in length
• Number of applications in 2010: N/A
• Class size in 2010: N/A

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: A bachelor's degree is highly recommended
• Required Courses
  • English Composition (6 credits)
  • General Biology with labs (8 credits)
  • Inorganic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
  • Organic Chemistry with labs (8 credits)
  • Physics with labs (8 credits)
  • Biochemistry (3 credits)

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GPA

N/A

DAT

• DAT should be taken no later than December of the year prior to desired matriculation

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Supporting Documents

• Application to the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS)
• Official transcript
• DAT scores
• Essay
• Letters of recommendation
  • Preferably written by the applicant's pre-professional committee. However, letters of recommendation from one professor each in the departments of biology and chemistry may be substituted.

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Interview

• Usually from September up to the holiday break in December
• 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
• August 28th, 2010: Fall Open House
• September - February: Interviews
• December 1: First offers of admission

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Tuition 2010-2011

• First year tuition (Non-Resident) - $51,715 USD
• Total first year fees (Non-Resident) - $61,095 USD
• First year tuition (Resident) - $25,345 USD
• Total first year fees (Resident) - $34,725 USD

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