PRE-DENTAL GRADE POINT AVERAGE
ST DENTAL SCHOOL
SCIENCE NON-SCIENCE
OVERALL INTERVIEW
LETTERS OF
RECOMMEND-
ATION
MANUAL
DEXTERITY TEST
REQUIRED YEARS OF
PRE-DENTAL
EDUCATION
AL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
N/A
3 YEARS
AZ ARIZONA SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY AND ORAL
HEALTH
VI
SI
SI
VI
SI
SU
3 YEARS
CA UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
SI
3 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN
FRANCISCO
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS
ANGELES
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
N/A
3 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
NI
2 YEARS
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
VI
3 YEARS
CO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
CT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
VI
SU
SI
VI
VI
SU
3 YEARS
DC HOWARD UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
N/A
4 YEARS
FL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
SI
SU
VI
SU
VI
SU
BA/BS
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
GA MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA
VI
N/A
VI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
IL
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
N/A
2 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
SI
3 YEARS
IN INDIANA UNIVERSITY
VI
SU
SI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
IA
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
NI
3 YEARS
KY UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
SI
2 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
SI
OTHER
1
LA LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
VI
3 YEARS
MD UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
N/A
OTHER
2
MA HARVARD UNIVERSITY
VI
VI
N/A
VI
VI
VI
BA/BS
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
N/A
3 YEARS
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
N/A
2 YEARS
MI UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT - MERCY
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
SI
2 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
VI
2 YEARS
MN UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
SI
3 YEARS
MS UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
VI
SU
VI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
MO UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, KANSAS
CITY
VI
SU
VI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
NE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
VI
VI
VI
VI
VI
SI
2 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
VI
N/A
VI
VI
SU
SU
3 YEARS
NV UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
VI
NI
VI
VI
VI
VI
3 YEARS
NJ U. OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NEW
JERSEY
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
SI
3 YEARS
NY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
VI
NI
VI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
VI
VI
VI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, STONY
BROOK
VI
SI
VI
SI
SI
N/A
2 YEARS
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK,
BUFFALO
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
N/A
3 YEARS
NC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
VI
SI
SI
VI
VI
N/A
3 YEARS
OH OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
VI
SU
SI
VI
VI
SI
2 YEARS
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
N/A
2 YEARS
OK UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
VI
NI
VI
VI
SI
SU
2 YEARS
OR OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
N/A
3 YEARS
PA TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
SI
SI
VI
3 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
SI
3 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
VI
VI
VI
VI
SI
SI
3 YEARS
SC MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH
CAROLINA
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
N/A
BA/BS
TN MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
VI
SI
VI
SI
NI
SI
3 YEARS
TX TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - BAYLOR
COLLEGE
VI
SU
VI
VI
VI
SU
2 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, HOUSTON
SI
SU
SI
VI
SI
SU
3 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO
VI
SU
VI
VI
VI
SU
3 YEARS
VA VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH
UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
VI
3 YEARS
WA UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
VI
SI
SI
VI
SI
VI
3 YEARS
WV WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
SI
SI
3 YEARS
WI MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
SI
SI
SI
3 YEARS
PR UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
SI
SI
VI
VI
SI
SI
3 YEARS
UNITED STATES TOTAL "VI" ANSWERS
52
84750
26
8
-
-
SK UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
N/A
N/A
VI
SI
SI
VI
2 YEARS
AB UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
N/A
N/A
VI
VI
N/A
N/A
2 YEARS
BC UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
3 YEARS
MB UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
VI
SI
SI
VI
N/A
N/A
2 YEARS
NS DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
SI
VI
SI
SI
OTHER
ON UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
N/A
N/A
VI
VI
N/A
N/A
3 YEARS
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
PQ MCGILL UNIVERSITY
VI
SI
VI
VI
VI
SI
BA/BS
UNIVERSITÉ DE
MONTRÉAL
SU
SU
VI
N/A
N/A
SI
2 YEARS
UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL
N/A
N/A
VI
SI
N/A
N/A
2 YEARS
CANADA TOTAL "VI" ANSWERS
30
6
5
1
1
-
-
1 MINIMUM OF 90 HOURS
TO APPLY.
2 MINIMUM OF 90
SEMESTER HOURS; BACHELOR'S DEGREE PREFERRED.
VI = VERY IMPORTANT
SU = SOMEWHAT UNIMPORTANT
SI = SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT
NI = NOT IMPORTANT
N/A = NOT AVAILABLE
Source: American Dental Association, Survey
Center, 2003-04 Survey of Predoctoral Dental
Education.
Table 18.1. THE IMPORTANCE GIVEN TO VARIOUS
SOURCES OF INFORMATION CONCERNING
THE DENTAL SCHOOL APPLICANT
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