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UT Health San Antonio
Admissions Statistics for UT Health Dental School Requirements
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Background Information
- Location: San Antonio, TX
- Institution Type: Public
- Campus Setting: Suburban
- Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S)
- Mission Statement: “The mission of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to make lives better through excellence in education, research, health care and community engagement. Strategies for achieving this mission are: Educating a diverse student body to become excellent health care providers and scientists. Engaging in research to understand health and disease. Commercializing discoveries, as appropriate, to benefit the public. Providing compassionate and culturally proficient health care. Engaging our community to improve health. Influencing thoughtful advances in health policy.”
- Year Opened: 1970
- Number of Months to Earn Degree: 48
- Campus Housing Available: No
- Class Size: 100
- 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
Yes
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
1005
100
9.95%
In-State
838
92
10.98%
Out-State
155
8
5.16%
International
12
0
0%
Class Breakdown by Residency:
Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
92
92.00%
Out-State
8
8.00%
International
0
0%
Academic Averages for Acceptance:
DAT Academic Average
DAT Perceptual Ability
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
21.6
20.8
3.74
3.68
Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:
5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
18
26
Cumulative GPA
3.39
3.99
Science GPA
3.32
4.00
Prerequisites
Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Required
Baccalaureate is:
Required Coursework:
Required Course
Credits (Semesters/Quarters)
Required Lab
Biology
14/21
Inorganic Chemistry
8/12
Organic Chemistry
8/12
Physics
8/12
Biochemistry
3/5
English
6/10
Statistics
3/5
- 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
No
No
Community College Coursework Accepted
Yes
Yes
Maximum number of Community College Credit Hours:
- O Hours Required
Required Shadowing Hours:
- Shadowing is required, but a number of hours is not reported.
Letters of Recommendation:
- Three letters of recommendation or HPE packet
Dental Admissions Test Requirements:
Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted?
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?
DAT Score Considered
Yes
Yes
No
Not reported
Supplemental Information:
Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
No (TMDSAS)
No
No
Interview Format
- In-person interview
Finances and Application Logistics
Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2024:
Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$34,527
$54,534
$9,018.95
Not Reported
D2
$34,527
$54,534
$9,443.95
Not Reported
D3
$34,527
$54,534
$9,908.95
Not Reported
D4
$34,527
$54,534
$10,008.95
Not Reported
University Offerings
1. Academic Offerings
- Pre-Dental Opportunities
- Learning Enhancement for Achievement in Dentistry (LEAD) program
- Dual Degree/Early Acceptance programs with colleges and universities in Texas
- School of Dentistry Summer Research Program for Undergraduates
- Research
- Various research centers including the Center for Pain Therapy and Addiction Research, Center for Global and Community Oral Health, and the Center for Regenerative Sciences
- Students may take elective courses to work with a faculty mentor and develop their own research protocol, complete their own research project, and/or manuscript of their research
2. Clinical Experiences
- Clinical Curriculum Overview
- DS1-DS2: Students take courses in foundational science under the context of clinical patient care. Preclinical work in the Simulation Clinic.
- DS3: Students perform patient exams and diagnoses, sealant and fluoride varnish applications, radiographs, local anesthesia, and pediatric dentistry.
- DS4: Comprehensive patient care
- Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
- Advanced Education in General Dentistry
- Dental Informatics Certificate program
- Endodontics
- General Practice Residency
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthodontics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics
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