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Admissions Statistics for ECU Dental School Requirements

Background Information

  • Location: Greenville, NC
  • Institution Type: Public
  • Campus Setting: Suburban
  • Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D)
  • Mission Statement: ● “Prepare leaders with outstanding clinical skills, an ethical bearing, sound judgment, and a passion to serve. ● Provide educational opportunities for academically qualified individuals from historically underrepresented groups, disadvantaged backgrounds, and underserved areas. ● Provide and enhance oral health services for underserved North Carolinians through implementation of community-oriented service learning and interprofessional collaborations. ● Foster a learning environment where collaboration, creativity, diversity and professionalism are embraced. ● Influence future clinical practice and dental education through research, innovation and discovery.”
  • Year Opened: 2011
  • Number of Months to Earn Degree: 44
  • Campus Housing Available: No
  • Class Size: 52
  • Term Type: Trimester

Combined degrees offered:

B.A./B.S.
M.B.A.
M.P.H.
M.S.
Ph.D.
Other Degrees

International Dental Graduate Programs:

Traditional Predoctoral Program for IDGs
Advanced Standing Program for IDGs
Yes
No

Admissions Statistics: (2023 Applicant and Entering Class Data)

  • Mean Age of First-Time, First-Year Enrollees: 24

Acceptance Rates by Location:

Number of Applicants
Number of Enrollees
Enrollment Rate
Overall
308
53
17.21%
In-State
273
53
19.41%
Out-State
31
0
0%
International
4
0
0%

Class Breakdown by Residency: (Only North Carolina Residents will be granted admission.)

Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
53
100%
Out-State
0
0%
International
0
0%

Academic Averages for Acceptance:

DAT Academic Average
DAT Perceptual Ability
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
20.6
20.9
3.5
3.4

Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:

5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
17
24
Cumulative GPA
2.85
3.96
Science GPA
2.81
3.95

Prerequisites

Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Required
Baccalaureate is:

Required Coursework:

Required Course
Credits (Semesters/Quarters)
Required Lab
Biology
8/12
Inorganic Chemistry
8/12
Organic Chemistry
8/12
Physics
8/12
English
6/10
Mathematics
6/10
  • Recommended courses include: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Histology, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology/Genetics, Physiology, and Zoology

Community College Coursework and Advanced Placement Credit:

Prerequisites
Electives
AP Credit Accepted
Yes
Yes
Community College Coursework Accepted
Yes
Yes

Maximum number of Community College Credit Hours:

  •  60

Required Shadowing Hours:

  • Dental shadowing is required, but no specific number of hours is listed.

Letters of Recommendation: 

  • Option 1: Pre-health committee letter and one letter from a non-relative dentist in North Carolina. 
  • Option 2: One letter from a biology professor, and one from a chemistry professor and one letter from a non-relative dentist in North Carolina. 

Dental Admissions Test Requirements:

Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted?
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?
DAT Score Considered
Yes
No
Yes
All scores, with emphasis on more recent scores

Supplemental Information:

Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
Yes
Yes, through ADEA AADSAS.
Yes, $80 for in-state applicants

Interview Format

  • In-person interview with members of the admissions committee

Finances and Application Logistics

Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2023:

Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$31,444
N/A
$17,977
$22,415
D2
$31,444
N/A
$13,926
$22,415
D3
$31,444
N/A
$15,481
$22,415
D4
$20,962
N/A
$11,114
$18,679

University Offerings

1. Academic Offerings 

  • Pre-Dental Opportunities
    • Preparing Tomorrow’s Dentists Summer Program
  • Research
    • Summer Scholars Research Program allows students to participate in research during the summer prior to entering the DMD program
    • Student Research Group promotes dental student interest and involvement in research

2. Clinical Experiences

  • Clinical Curriculum Overview
    • The curriculum is focused on real-world application of clinical concepts. Each science and preclinical course includes a seminar component which involves group collaboration. Year-by-year curricular breakdown is not reported. 
  • Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
    • Advanced Education in General Dentistry
    • General Practice Residency
    • Pediatric Dentistry
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