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I am an upcoming sophomore, but I would like to know how to apply to dental schools beforehand. I heard that in order to apply to dental schools, we have to take the DAT (Dental Admissions Test). I would like to know more about applying to dental schools. This can also help other people who are planning to go to dental schools in the near future. Thank you.

yes you’re right you have to take the DATs. as you probably already know it consists of math, biology, chemistry, physics, and the PAT (the perceptual ability test). depending on what dental school, you’ll want to shoot at least 17 or above. a good score would be above 20.

get good grades in college. more and more people are applying to dental school, so it’s getting more competitive. you’ll want at least 3.3 in college. 3.5-3.7 will get you into most schools.

outside stuff: it’s best to have volunteer work (in a dental setting), research, leadership positions etc etc, but w/o good grades and good DATs, it’s hard to even get an interview if you have all sorts of extras.

other than that talk to alot of practicing dentists. see if you can shadow one for a month and see if it’s something you’d want to do. it’s a long road, so make sure it’s what you want.

a real good website for dentists, physicians, DOs, optometrists, etc is the student doctors network:
www.studentdoctors.net

go to the forums for pre-dent and you’ll be able to talk to other people like you. i still go to this site once in awhile. plus it’s absolutely FREE!!! unlike the answer above.

good luck