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Utah
Admissions Statistics for Utah Dental School Requirements
Background Information
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Institution Type: Public
- Campus Setting: Urban
- Dental Doctoral Degree: Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S)
- Mission Statement: “To provide exceptional care, lead discovery and innovation, meet community needs, have a meaningful impact on the health of our underserved, create a humanistic culture and integrate oral care into total health.”
- Year Opened: 2013
- Number of Months to Earn Degree: 46
- Campus Housing Available: Yes
- Class Size: 50
- 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: 24
Acceptance Rates by Location:
Number of Applicants
Number of Enrollees
Enrollment Rate
Overall
511
50
9.78%
In-State
100
24
24.00%
Out-State
404
26
6.44%
International
7
0
0%
Class Breakdown by Residency:
Number of Enrollees
Percentage of Incoming Class
In-State
24
48.00%
Out-State
26
52.00%
International
0
0%
Academic Averages for Acceptance:
DAT Academic Average
DAT Perceptual Ability
Cumulative GPA
Science GPA
20.9
21.1
3.78
3.73
Range of Academic Averages for Acceptance:
5th Percentile of Enrollees
95th Percentile of Enrollees
DAT Academic Average
18
25
Cumulative GPA
3.49
4.00
Science GPA
3.28
4.00
Prerequisites
Preferred
Strongly Preferred
Required
Baccalaureate is:
Required Coursework:
Required Course
Credits (Semesters/Quarters)
Required Lab
Biology
6 semester hours
Inorganic Chemistry
8 semester hours
Organic Chemistry
6 semester hours
Physics
6 semester hours
Biochemistry
3 semester hours
Microbiology
4 semester hours
Anatomy
3 semester hours
Physiology
3 semester hours
Composition
6 semester hours
- Recommended courses include: Cell Biology, Histology, Immunology, Molecular Biology/Genetics, and Technical Writing
Community College Coursework and Advanced Placement Credit:
Prerequisites
Electives
AP Credit Accepted
Yes
Yes
Community College Coursework Accepted
Yes (if transferable to a four-year institution)
Yes (if transferable to a four-year institution)
Maximum number of Community College Credit Hours:
- 60
Required Shadowing Hours:
- A minimum of 80 hours are required
Letters of Recommendation:
- Three letters, including two from science faculty members, and one from either a committee, non-science professor, dentist, clergy member, employer, or supervisor. A fourth optional letter from an individual of choice is accepted.
Dental Admissions Test Requirements:
Mandatory DAT
Canadian DAT Accepted?
Applicants Evaluated Before Official DAT Submission?
DAT Score Considered
Yes
No
No
Only the highest score is considered. University of Utah uses superscoring to create the highest possible DAT score.
Supplemental Information:
Participation in ADEA AADSAS
Required Supplemental Application
Supplemental Application Fee
Yes
No
Yes, $100 for all students
Interview Format
- In-person, open file one-on-one interview
Finances and Application Logistics
Financial Estimations for students starting Fall 2023:
Year
In-State Tuition
Out-State Tuition
Additional Fees
Estimated Living Expenses
D1
$42,402
$80,237
$8,742
$20,541
D2
$42,402
$80,237
$8,742
$20,541
D4
$42,402
$80,237
$8,742
$20,541
D3
$42,402
$80,237
$8,742
$15,406
University Offerings
1. Academic Offerings
- Pre-Dental Opportunities
- Pre-dental advising available
- Pre-dental simulation days through the Utah chapter of ASDA
- Research
- University of Utah is a Tier 1 research university with over $500 million in annual research funding
- Dental students can work with established, well funded researchers and present their research and national and international conferences
- Student research topics can include tissue regeneration, dental materials science, artificial intelligence and virtual reality studies
- Students may submit their own grant proposals to perform their own research projects
2. Clinical Experiences
- Clinical Curriculum Overview
- D1-D3: Students complete most of the requirements of a traditional dentistry program.
- D4: Students maximize clinical experience at advanced levels of training and patient care.
- Postdoctoral and Residency Programs
- General Practice Residency
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