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Agenda Following Your Path Why Dentistry is Right for You What You Need to Know About the DAT Why Prep for the DAT How Kaplan Can Help You Succeed
Following Your Path
Dental School by the Numbers 49% 3 17 5,000 19 3.56 250 21
Prerequisite Courses Required Requirements Vary 1 Year + Labs: Biology General Chemistry Organic Chemistry Physics 66% of dental schools require English (or writing-intensive course) Calculus Biochemistry Molecular and Cell Biology Microbiology Genetics Anatomy & Physiology Psychology Statistics Economics or Business Other Social Sciences Humanities
Admissions Timeline Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Prepare for DAT Prepare for DAT Take DAT Take DAT Primary Primary Applications Secondary Secondary Applications Ideal Possible Interviews Interviews Rolling Admissions DAT testing dates are available year-round
Dental School Timeline 1Y 2Y NBDE 1 State Licensing Exam NBDE 2 4Y 3Y Practicing Dentist or 1 year Residency or Specialty Training
Creating Your Path When will you start dental school? When will you apply? When will you take the DAT? Photo: flickr
What You Need to Know About the DAT
DAT Basics Cost Offered Retesting Validity Application Deadlines Average Prep Time Where to register $415 Appointments offered year round Lifetime limit of three times; 90-day waiting period between tests 3 5 years depending on the school Vary by school, starting Nov. 1 200+ hours www.ada.org Source: ADA
DAT Content Section Survey of Natural Sciences Perceptual Ability Test Break Reading Comprehension Test Quantitative Reasoning Test Breakdown 90 minutes for 100 questions 40 Biology (scored 1 30) 30 General Chemistry (scored 1 30) 30 Organic Chemistry (scored 1 30) 60 minutes for 90 questions Keyholes, Top-Front-End, Angle Ranking, Hole Punching, Cube Counting, Pattern Folding Scored 1 30 15 minutes 60 minutes for 50 questions 3 passages 16 17 questions per passage Scored 1 30 45 minutes for 40 questions Scored 1 30 Source: ADA
DAT Scoring Test Scoring Each section receives a scaled score from 1 30. Biology, Gen. Chem., Organic, PAT, Reading Comp., and Quantitative Reasoning Survey of Natural Sciences receives its own Total Science score from 1 30. Calculated based on overall performance on Biology, Gen. Chem., and Organic. The Academic Average is the mean of all scores except PAT. Schools are provided scaled scores and percentiles for all of the above. Source: ADA
DAT Scoring Average Test Taker: 17 Average Matriculant: 19+ Source: ADA
Why Prep for the DAT
#1: DAT is an Important Admissions Factor DAT Score Undergraduate GPA Interviews Application Strength Presumably Admit Dental Experience Volunteer Work Personal Statement Letters of Recommendation Research Presumably Deny Absolutely Deny Source: ADA
#2: Dental Schools Are Competitive Total Applicants: 12,210 Total Matriculants: 5,000 Average DAT AA: 18.2 Science: 17.8 PAT: 18.7 Average GPA Science: 3.23 Total: 3.35 Average DAT AA: 19.0 Science: 19.2 PAT: 19.3 Average GPA Science: 3.47 Total: 3.56 Less than 50% of people applying to dental school are accepted. Less than 5% are accepted to the most competitive schools. Source: ADA
#2: Dental Schools Are Competitive School Average DAT Average GPA Columbia University 21.0 3.4 University of Pennsylvania 20.0 3.5 University of Southern California 20.0 3.4 University of Florida 19.7 3.5 Baylor College of Dentistry 19.7 3.4 Source: ADA
#3: DAT Predicts Success DAT scores, combined with undergraduate GPAs, are strong individual predictors of student performance in dental school. Success on the NBDE licensing exams and DAT scores are correlated. Source: ADA
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