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Students are enrolled in the College of Dentistry each August. Candidates
apply for admission approximately one year before they wish to be
admitted to the College. 45 students are admitted yearly.
Procedure
The College of Dentistry participates in the American Association
of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS), and therefore, does
not provide its own application form.
AADSAS application is done online at the following: www.adea.org
Applicants will be requested
to submit transcripts from each college attended to AADSAS and to
the College of Dentistry. A separate application and processing
of $50.00 is charged by the College of Dentistry.
Application Deadline
The application deadline is December 15 . Early application
is strongly encouraged and early applicants are given preference.
Applicants should not wait for DAT scores, transcripts, or other
application materials before applying through AADSAS. Applicant
files will be updated as these material are received. Application
prior to November 1 is strongly encouraged.
Interviews
Applicants under serious consideration will be contacted to arrange
personal interviews with the Admissions Committee. Interviews will
not be granted at the request of applicants. Applicants who are
not interviewed may counsel with their predental advisers or the
Admissions Committee coordinator.
Letters of Recommendation
The College of Dentistry does not require letters of recommendation,
however, evaluations of a student's progress and potential by a
predental adviser or committee are appreciated.
Applications for Advanced
Standing
Students may be admitted with advanced
standing in the dental program.
Example of Timetable
| 1. Apply through AADSAS
application packet during the spring or summer. |
| 2. Interview during
the fall. |
| 3. Take the DAT
so that the results are available not later than mid November. (preferably take the DAT during the summer.) |
Dental Admissions
Test
The DAT can be taken almost any day of the year through the Sylvan
Learning Center. Requirements for the DAT as well as instructions
for registering may be obtained at www.ada.org and click on DAT.
Minority Applicants
Applicants are encouraged to contact the minority student affairs
office for pertinent minority students information and counseling
regarding admission.
Multicultural Affairs
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Student Life Center 269
600 South 42nd St.
Omaha, NE 69198-4275
Phone: (402) 559-7260
The College of Dentistry is an equal opportunity institution and
does not discriminate on the basis of sex, handicap, race, color,
religion, veterans status, national or ethnic origin.
Selection Factors
The College has no specific requirements regarding the absolute
minimal scholastic average or DAT scores. In some cases, applicants
who have a low scholastic average will be evaluated on their performances
over the last three or four semester of college. Applicants with
this type of situation should have included some science courses
in their schedule, with a suggested load of 14-16 hours per semester,
and shown significant improvement.
All students considered for admission must be academically prepared.
Students must possess the intellectual capability and stability,
social and perceptual skills, along with the physical capability
to observe, communicate, and perform the motor skills adequately
to satisfactorily complete the full curriculum.
During the early stages of the application cycle, those applicants
under serious consideration will be contacted to arrange a personal
interview with the Admissions Committee. After December 1, of any
cycle year applicants will be contacted by phone and certified letter
and informed of their acceptance to the entering class.
Important factors in a selection include the following:
- Academic Background
(grade point average and science grade point average
- DAT Scores
- State of Residence
- Campus, Community,
and Dental Career (shadowing) Involvement
- Interview
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