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Admissions Statistics for Georgia Dental School Requirements
Background Information
- Location: Augusta, GA
- Institution Type: Public
- Campus Setting: Urban
- Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Medicine
- Mission Statement: “To educate dentists to improve overall health and reduce the burden of illness in society by discovering and applying knowledge, embracing craniofacial health and disease prevention.”
- Year Opened: 1969
- Number of Months to Earn Degree: 47
- Campus Housing Available: Yes
- Class Size: 96
- Term Type: Semester
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
No
No
Admissions Statistics: (2023 Applicant and Entering Class Data)
- Mean Age of First-Time, First-Year Enrollees: 23
Acceptance Rates by Location:
Number of Applicants
Number of Enrollees
Enrollment Rate
Overall
987
96
9.73%
In-State
312
85
27.24%
Out-State
658
9
1.37%
International
17
2
11.76%
Class Breakdown by Residency:
Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
85
88.54%
Out-State
9
9.38%
International
2
2.08%
Academic Averages for Acceptance:
DAT Academic Average
DAT Perceptual Ability
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
20.9
21.1
3.74
3.68
Range of Academics for Acceptance:
5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
17
25
Cumulative GPA
3.16
4.00
Science GPA
3.00
4.00
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
4/6
Physics
4/6
Biochemistry
3/5
English
3/5
- Recommended courses include: Anatomy, Cell Biology, Histology, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology/Genetics, Psychology, and Arts which promote good hand/eye coordination (sculpture, drawing, etc)
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:
- O Hours Required
Required Shadowing Hours:
- Accepted students have an average of 300 hours of dental shadowing.
- Other factors considered are leadership roles, community service, home country, experience related to dentistry, extracurricular activities, and motivation.
Letters of Recommendation:
- Option 1: Four letters, including a committee letter (counts as one letter), a letter from a dentist who you have shadowed, and two personal letters
- Option 2: Four letters, including an academic professional, a dentist who you have shadowed, and two personal letters
Dental Admissions Test Requirements:
Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted?
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?
DAT Score Considered
Yes
No
No
Superscore
Supplemental Information:
Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
Yes
Yes
Yes, $40 for all applicants
Interview Format
- Two in-person one-on-one interviews with members of the admissions committee
Finances and Application Logistics
Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2022:
Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$26,344
$64,788
$13,403
$30,453
D2
$26,344
$64,788
$11,184
$30,453
D3
$26,344
$64,788
$11,864
$30,453
D4
$26,344
$64,788
$14,564
$30,453
University Offerings
1. Academic Offerings
- Pre-Dental Opportunities
- Dental Scholars Program allows students to obtain their BS and DMD in seven years
- Research
- A DMD with a Distinction in Research degree is also offered
- Center for Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Innovation (CERSI) allows for basic, translational, and clinical research
- Pre-doctoral and postdoctoral students are encouraged to participate in research with faculty mentors, and present their findings at local, state, national, and international meetings
2. Clinical Experiences
- Clinical Curriculum Overview
- Curriculum focuses mostly on oral biology courses and clinical sciences, but behavioral sciences and management courses are also featured. Students begin to provide clinical treatment to patients during D2, starting with dental assisting.
- Year-by-year curricular breakdown is not reported.
- Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
- General Practice Residency
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