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Contacts
Website: http://www.dentistry.unc.edu/
Phone: (919) 537-3348
Admissions e-mail: http://www.dentistry.unc.edu/contactus/index.cfm?id=10
Program Information
- Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
- 4 years
- Class of 2013:
- 81 students accepted
- 67 NC residents, 14 students Out of State
- 54 B.Sc students
- Average age: 25
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Admission Requirements
Course and Degree Requirements
- Degree: minimum 3 years of undergraduate study or a baccalaureate degree (B.A or B.Sc encouraged)
- Required Courses (no more than 5 years old)
- General Biology (8 credits – 4 credits must be human anatomy or vertebrate zoology, with laboratory)
- General Chemistry with laboratory (8 credits)
- Organic Chemistry (lab not required) (6 credits)
- Biochemistry (lab not required) (3 credits)
- Physics (lab not required) (6 credits)
- English (6 credits)
- Recommended Courses
- Biochemistry, molecular biology, statistics, business, writing skills, computer science, sculpture and art, social science, history, literature, economics, philosophy, and psychology
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GPA
- Class of 2013 average accepted GPA: 3.51 (science), 3.63 (non-science)
- No minimum cut-off, but academic excellence is expected
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DAT
- Median scores for Class of 2013:
- Academic Average: 19
- Perceptual Ability: 19
- Quantitative Reasoning: 17
- Reading Comprehension: 20
- Total Science: 19
- Test should be no longer than 3 years old
- Maximum 4 attempts at DAT recommended
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Supporting Documents
- Three letters of recommendation (one from science professor, one from professor of your major, and one from dental practitioner)
- Application fee: $80
- 2x2 passport photo (not mandatory)
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Interview
- Interviews are by INVITATION
- Interview with two faculty members and dental student
- Professional or casual business attire is appropriate
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Timeline 2018-2019
- June 2018: AADSAS application and UNC-CH School of Dentistry supplemental application open for incoming DDS class
- June 2018: Applicants are encouraged to have completed applications submitted 60 days prior to interview date to be considered for interviews
- September 2018: School begins interviewing applicants; holds three interview sessions (September, October, November)
- September 15, 2018: Last DAT submission
- October 1, 2018: UNC-CH School of Dentistry deadline to have AADSAS application completed
- October 1, 2018: UNC-CH School of Dentistry deadline to have UNC-CH Supplemental Application completed
- December 1, 2018: Offers of admission; $500 non-refundable deposit and forms due by January 3, 2019
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Expenses 2018-2019
- North Carolina Resident
- First Year Tuition: USD $50,590.00
- Non-Resident
- First Year Tuition: USD $$83,790.00
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