University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dentistry

Dentistry
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Contacts

Website: http://dentalschool.unlv.edu/admissions.html
Phone: 702.774.24003
Admissions e-mail: unlvdentsch@unlv.edu <unlvdentsch@unlv.edu>

Program Information

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• 4 years in length

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Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum 3 years of undergraduate study (15 full year courses) deemed equivalent to 3 years of undergraduate education at the University of Toronto.
• 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 of Biochemistry
• 1 year of English

For more information, click [1]

GPA

• Minimum: 3.4 out of 4.0

DAT

• The University does not have cut-off DAT scores available, although scores of 19 or more are considered competitive.

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Supporting Documents

For information regarding the English requirement, click here

Timeline

• 2008 Download AADSAS application from American Dental Education Association (ADEA) website
• Spring 2008 Begin requesting letters of evaluation: one from a pre-health professions committee or three from individual professors (at least 2 from Science professors) and one from a dentist
• 2008 Prepare personal statement for AADSAS application
• Summer 2008 Shadow a dentist
• June 2008 AADSAS begins processing applications (allow 3-4 weeks)
• Supplemental applications may be downloaded
• Sept. 2008 Interviews begin
• Oct. 2008 Take Dental Admissions Test no later than this date
• Dec. 2008 First round of letters of acceptance mailed to qualified candidates

• For status of application, please check ADEA website
• Feb. 2009 UNLV Application deadline to submit AADSAS and supporting documentation Sept. 2009 Classes begin

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) priority date

Tuition 2010-2011

• Resident: $16,439 per semester, $45,917 annually
• Non-resident: $25,439 per semester, $72,917 annually
• All students:
  • Dental Grad School Association: $18
• Technology Fee: $175
• Moyer Student Union Fee: $173
• Student Health Fee: $75
• Recycling Fee: $1
• International Student Fee: $2

For more information on tuition, click [3]
For information on financial aid and admission scholarships, click here