Location: Chicago, Illinois
Institution Type: Public
Campus Setting: Urban
Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Medicine
Mission Statement: “Advancing oral health through transformative education, research, clinical care and advocacy within a diverse and inclusive environment”

Year Opened: 1891
Number of Months to Earn Degree: 44
Campus Housing Available: Yes
Class Size: 70
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

1522

4.60%

In-State

429

15.62%

Out-State

1037

0.29%

International

Class Breakdown by Residency:

Number of Enrollees

Percentage of Incoming Class

In-State

95.71%

Out-State

4.29%

International

Academic Averages for Acceptance:

DAT Academic Average

DAT Perceptual Ability

Cumulative GPA

Science GPA

20.4

20.2

3.67

3.7

Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:

5th Percentile of Enrollees

95th Percentile of Enrollees

DAT Academic Average

Cumulative GPA

3.40

3.99

Science GPA

3.28

3.98

Prerequisites

Preferred

Strongly Preferred

Required

Baccalaureate is:

Required Coursework:

Required Course

Credits (Semesters/Quarters)

Required Lab

Biology

6/9

Inorganic Chemistry

10/15

Organic Chemistry

4/6

Physics

6/9

Biochemistry

3/4

Composition

6/9

Recommended courses include: Anatomy, Cell Biology, Histology, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology/Genetics, Physiology, and Zoology

Community College Coursework and Advanced Placement Credit:

Prerequisites

Electives

AP Credit Accepted

Community College Coursework Accepted

Yes

Maximum number of Community College Credit Hours:

O Hours Required

Required Shadowing Hours:

A minimum of 50 hours of dental shadowing are strongly recommended (100 or more hours are advised to be a competitive applicant). Other factors that are considered are participation in the pre-dental club at the university, leadership, community service and volunteering. Research is also encouraged.

Letters of Recommendation:

Option 1: Committee letter
Option 2: Three letters. Preferably: two from science professors and a third from a non-relative dental professional

Dental Admissions Test Requirements:

Mandatory DAT

Canadian DAT Accepted?

Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?

DAT Score Considered

Yes

Highest score considered

Supplemental Information:

Participation in ADEA AADSAS

Required Supplemental Application

Supplemental Application Fee

Yes

Yes: $85 fee

Interview Format

In-person, closed file one-on-one interview with 1-2 faculty members for 20 minutes.
Interview includes a tour, student panel, and financial aid presentation.

Finances and Application Logistics

● Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2023:

Year

In-State Tuition

Out-State Tuition

Additional Fees

Estimated Living Expenses

$37,074

$66,716

$17,424

$20,000

$55,611

$100,074

$26,136

$20,000

$55,611

$100,074

$26,136

$20,000

$55,611

$100,074

$26,136

$20,000

University Offerings

1. Academic Offerings

Pre-Dental Opportunities
- DAT Summer Preparation Program
- Illinois Pre Dental Consortium
- Post-baccalaureate programs
- Summer Enrichment Programs
  - Multidisciplinary Oral Science Training (MOST) Summer program allows undergraduates to participate in a 12 week research program
Research
- Most research-oriented dental school in Illinois (level-1 public research university)
- The DMD/PhD program offers a customizable curriculum which combines clinical care with oral science research and biomedical technology.
- Clinical Research Center clinic allows for various research methods including observational and interventional.
- Faculty conduct Interdisciplinary Oral Science research including regenerative sciences, craniofacial pathobiology, clinical, translational, and community research
- Summer research program allows students to participate in research the summer before they enter D1
- Clinic and Research day allows students to share their research accomplishments

2. Clinical Experiences

Clinical Curriculum Overview
- The DMD program revolves around learning in small groups on a case-based curriculum. Students can work together to educate themselves and each other on case scenarios such as diagnosis of disease and the correlation between oral and overall health.
  - D1: Students focus on biomedical and clinical sciences.
  - D2: Students get assigned their first patients in the clinic at the end of D2 year.
  - D3-D4: Continued patient care and offsite clinical rotations.
    - D4s can participate in an advanced version of small group learning called Oral Systemic issues in Dentistry, where they observe/deliver case presentations covering a wide variety of dental disciplines.
Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
- Advanced Specialty Programs:
  - Clinical Specialty Program in Endodontics
  - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency Training Program
  - Orthodontics Advanced Specialty Training Program
  - Pediatric Dentistry Graduate Residency Program
  - Periodontics Postgraduate Program
  - Advanced Specialty in Prosthodontics

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