Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Institution Type: Private state-related
Campus Setting: Urban
Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Medicine
Mission Statement: “To improve oral health by teaching a new generation of clinicians to deliver oral health care with skill and compassion, research that expands the boundaries of our knowledge and builds on discoveries to enhance human life and service to the diverse community of patients who entrust themselves to our care.”

Year Opened: 1896
Number of Months to Earn Degree: 45
Campus Housing Available: Limited
Class Size: 80
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

Admissions Statistics: (2022 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

1722

4.41%

In-State

227

21.59%

Out-State

1369

1.97%

International

126

Class Breakdown by Residency:

Number of Enrollees

Percentage of Incoming Class

In-State

64.47%

Out-State

35.53%

International

Academic Averages for Acceptance:

DAT Academic Average

DAT Perceptual Ability

Cumulative GPA

Science GPA

20.6

20.2

3.77

3.68

Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:

5th Percentile of Enrollees

95th Percentile of Enrollees

DAT Academic Average

Cumulative GPA

3.33

4.00

Science GPA

3.24

3.99

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

6/10

Biochemistry

3/4

English Composition

6/10

Recommended courses include: Anatomy, Cell Biology, Histology, Microbiology, and Physiology

Community College Coursework and Advanced Placement Credit:

Prerequisites

Electives

AP Credit Accepted

Yes

Community College Coursework Accepted

Yes

Maximum number of Community College Credit Hours:

Required Shadowing Hours:

A minimum of 50 hours of dental shadowing are required
Continuous shadowing is required at a variety of types of practices

Letters of Recommendation:

Four letters accepted in total
- Option 1 : Pre-health advisory committee letter (preferred)
- Option 2: Three separate letters, of which 2 are from a professor/advisor/mentor.

Dental Admissions Test Requirements:

Mandatory DAT

Canadian DAT Accepted?

Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?

Yes

Highest score

Supplemental Information:

Participation in ADEA AADSAS

Required Supplemental Application

Supplemental Application Fee

Yes

Yes: $75 fee for all students

Interview Format

The interview includes one-on-one interviews with faculty memes, presentations by department directors and chairs, student panel with current dental students of the school and a tour of the school’s facilities.

Finances and Application Logistics

Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2024:

Year

In-State Tuition

Out-State Tuition

Additional Fees

Estimated Living Expenses

$55,570

$66,634

$27,144

$28,000

$55,570

$66,634

$19,540

$28,000

$55,570

$66,634

$22,454

$28,000

$55,570

$66,634

$23,386

$28,000

University Offerings

1. Academic Offerings

Pre-Dental Opportunities
- Guaranteed Admission 8-year Program for freshmen undergraduates enrolled at the Pittsburgh campus
- Post-baccalaureate programs
Research
- Dean’s Summer Research Program allows D1s to pursue research during the summer before they begin dental school
- Student Research Group connects students to research projects in the areas of craniofacial genetics, tissue regeneration, informatics, public health, and other topics
- Pitt Dental Medicine faculty support student research opportunities in their labs by acting as mentors

2. Clinical Experiences

Clinical Curriculum Overview
- D1: Students focus on the theme of “Health Promotion and Disease Prevention” through biomedical lecture courses. Preclinical experiences include students performing oral exams on each other and assisting upperclassmen.
  - First patient assigned during summer of D1
- D2: Students focus on the theme of “Diagnosis and Treatment Planning'' through lecture courses and simulated cases. The year ends with students presenting a case to a faculty panel to demonstrate their application of knowledge to patient care.
- D3: Students focus on the theme of “Interdisciplinary Case Management” with their own assigned patient families. Students also complete the required didactic courses this year.
- D4: Students focus on general practice opportunities with a great emphasis on patient care. Interprofessional rotations and elective courses are available to students.
Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
- Advanced Dental Education and Residency Programs:
  - Dental Anesthesiology
  - Endodontics
  - General practice Residency
  - Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  - Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
  - Pediatric Dentistry
  - Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry
  - Prosthodontics

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