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Admissions Statistics for Oklahoma Dental School Requirements
Background Information
- Location: Oklahoma City, OK
- Institution Type: Public
- Campus Setting: Urban
- Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S)
- Mission Statement: “To improve Oklahomans’ health and shape dentistry’s future by developing highly qualified dental practitioners and scientists through excellence in education and research, patient care, facilities and community service.”
- Year Opened: 1972
- Number of Months to Earn Degree: 48
- Campus Housing Available: Yes
- Class Size: 52
- 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
Yes
Yes
Admissions Statistics: (2024 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
687
52
7.57%
In-State
132
49
37.12%
Out-State
539
3
0.56%
International
16
0
0.00%
Class Breakdown by Residency:
Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
49
94.23%
Out-State
3
5.77%
International
0
0.00%
Academic Averages for Acceptance:
DAT Academic Average
DAT Natural Science
DAT Perceptual Ability
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
20.4
20
20.1
3.74
3.67
Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:
5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
18
25
Cumulative GPA
3.19
4.00
Science GPA
3.03
4.00
Prerequisites
Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Required
Baccalaureate is:
Required Coursework:
Required Course
Credits (Semesters/Quarters)
Required Lab
Biology
16 / 24
General Chemistry
8 / 12
Organic Chemistry
8 / 12
Physics
8 / 12
Biochemistry
3 / 5
English (composition or writing intensive)
6 / 10
General Psychology
3 / 5
- Recommended courses include: Anatomy, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology/Genetics, Physiology, and Zoology
Community College Coursework and Advanced Placement Credit:
Prerequisites
Electives
AP Credit Accepted
Yes (only English and Psychology)
Yes
Community College Coursework Accepted
Yes (for basics only)
Yes (for basics only)
Maximum number of Community College Credit Hours:
- N/A
Required Shadowing Hours:
- 100 hours of dental shadowing are required
Letters of Recommendation:
- Option 1: Pre-professional committee letter, and one letter from a dentist
- Option 2: Two letters from science professors and one letter from a dentist
Dental Admissions Test Requirements:
Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted?
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?
DAT Score Considered
Yes
Yes
Yes
Highest score
Supplemental Information:
Mandatory Casper
Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
No
Yes
Yes
Yes: $121 for all applicants
Interview Format
- In-person panel interview
- Interviews will be held on Fridays
Finances and Application Logistics
Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2025:
Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$45,423
$88,091
$7,155
$36,516
D2
$45,423
$88,092
$5,419
$35,016
D3
$44,931
$87,599
$3,713
$35,016
D4
$45,765
$88,433
$3,713
$35,016
University Offerings
1. Academic Offerings
- Pre-Dental Opportunities
- Pre-dental Day Course
- Pre-dental Clinical Simulation Course
- Research
- The College of Dentistry received a $9.8 million Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant in 2003
- The Student Research Group – Oklahoma Chapter promotes student involvement in dental research.
- Annual Scientific Day allows students to present their research projects. Students are required to attend.
2. Clinical Experiences
- Clinical Curriculum Overview
- D1-D2: Students focus on the biomedical sciences and participate in hands-on preclinical opportunities with simulated patient environments.
- D3: Students have opportunities to directly treat patients under faculty supervision.
- D4: Students focus on comprehensive patient management and treatment.
- Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
- Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency
- Graduate Orthodontics Program
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Graduate Periodontics
- Pediatric Dentistry Residency
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