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Admission into the School of Dental Medicine is highly competitive. Eighty incoming students were accepted out of 2,200 applications submitted. Total mean college GPA of incoming students in 2017 was 3.74 (science 3.67); academic average DAT score was 21.6. Dr. Marnie Oakley is the School of Dental Medicine's current interim dean as of 2022.
This list of dental schools in the U.S. includes major academic institutions in the U.S. that award advanced professional degrees of either D.D.S. or D.M.D. in the field of dentistry. [1] It does not include schools of medicine , and it includes 72 schools of dentistry in 36 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
The Dental Admission Test (abbreviated DAT) is a multiple-choice standardized exam taken by potential dental school students in the United States and Canada (although there is a separate Canadian version with differing sections, both American and Canadian versions are usually interchangeably accepted in both countries' dental schools.
In 1916, Columbia University, recognizing dentistry as an integral part of the health sciences, established its own school of dental education and absorbed both the New York Post-graduate School of Dentistry and the New York School of Dental Hygiene, with a $100,000 gift from New York merchant James N. Jarvie. [3]
Howard University College of Dentistry is a part of Howard University. The school was established in 1881 as the fifth oldest dental school in United States. [1] The first African-American dean and longest-serving dean (1931-1966) was Russel A. Dixon. [2] He was committed to racial integration and gender equality in dental education. [2]
Founded in 1923 as the American Association of Dental Schools, [1] ADEA is based in Washington, D.C. The ADEA membership includes: all 76 U.S. and Canadian dental schools, over 800 allied and advanced dental education programs; sixty-six corporations working in oral health education. over 20,000 faculty, staff, deans, program directors and students
In recent years, it has received more applications for admittance than any other dental school in the United States. [citation needed] There are approximately 3,500 applicants for the entering class size of 110. Entering first year students averaged in the 95th percentile nationally on the Dental Admission Test.
A dental hygienist or oral hygienist is a licensed dental professional, registered with a dental association or regulatory body within their country of practice. Prior to completing clinical and written board examinations, registered dental hygienists must have either an associate's or bachelor's degree in dental hygiene from an accredited college or university.