University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dentistry
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Contacts
Website: http://dentalschool.unlv.edu/admissions.html
Phone: 702-774-2520
E-mail: christine.ancajas@unlv.edu
Program Information
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- 4 years in length
- Class size: 75
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: Minimum 90 credits at an accredited university or college in the U.S. or Canada.
- Required Courses
- 1 year of General Biology with lab
- 1 year of General Chemistry with lab
- 1 year of Organic Chemistry with lab
- 1 year of General Physics with lab
- 1 semester or 2 quarters of Human Anatomy, or 1 full year or three quarters of Anatomy and Physiology
- 1 semester or 2 quarters of Biochemistry
- 1 year of English
- A grade of 'C' or higher must be attained
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GPA
- No minimum requirement
- Competitive GPA: 3.4 out of 4.0 and 19s/20s on the DAT
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DAT
- The University does not have cut-off DAT scores available, although scores of 19 or more are considered competitive.
- Recommended to take the DAT after completing 1 year of general biology, general chemistry, and organic chemistry
- The Canadian DAT is NOT accepted.
- Scores older than 3 years will not be accepted
- The highest scores of each section are considered in case of re-takes
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Supporting Documents
- AADSAS application
- Official Transcripts
- Supplemental application
- Complete registration here
- $50 application fee
- DAT scores
- Letters of Evaluation
- One letter from a dentist for whom the applicant has worked or shadowed
- One letter from a pre-health profession committee OR three individual letters (2 must be from science professors)
- TOEFL (if required) - minimum score = 600
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Timeline
- June 1: AADSAS application is available
- July: Last chance to take the DAT
- September - March: Interviews
- December 1: Acceptances begin (rolling admission)
- January 1: Deadline to submit AADSAS application
- February: Deadline to submit all supporting documents
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Tuition 2012-2013
- Tuition:
- Resident: $33,345
- Non-resident: $68,655
- Total Fees:
- Resident: $54,741
- Non-Resident: $90,051
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