Uab dental program

Home Academics Dental Assisting. Dental Assisting. Did You Know? Non-discrimination Policy. Apply Now. Why UAB. Birmingham, AL Please call to schedule your first appointment. After you complete your treatment planning appointment, you will be assigned to a student who will provide care within one of our general dentistry group practices in our Comprehensive Care Clinic.

The faculty within that group practice will oversee your treatment plan and care. If you miss or arrive late for an appointment, the student doctor cannot make up that time. If you must cancel your appointment, we ask that you do so at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled time so that another patient may be scheduled. To schedule or change an appointment, please visit the appropriate clinic page.

School of Dentistry. Search Go. Current Covid Health and Safety Guidelines. Home Patients First-Time Patients. First-Time Patients. We welcome first-time patients who are coming for either emergency or routine treatment.

Hours of Operation Appointments are scheduled to begin at am and pm Monday-Friday in our clinics excluding closure dates. Recently the number has been well over Technically yes. However, an applicant completing only three years of college would generally not be competitive against recent applicant groups. The overall academic record is more important. Some very important factors that are taken into consideration are where you went to school, the courses you took and how many courses you took each term, and how well you did.

This decision is probably best made in conjunction with your school's predental advisor. However, most people take it during or just after their junior year -after they have completed the prerequisite courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biology.

Although physics is an important prerequisite course, it is not on the DAT. We generally advise students to retake the DAT if they score a 18 or below. A score of 18 is marginal and in recent years has generally not been sufficient for an interview. Many things, including but not limited to, letters of evaluation, your essay, your interview, extracurricular activities, knowledge of dentistry as a career, and work history.

Although any dental experience is useful in helping to determine whether or not this is a good career choice for you. It is not common that applicants work in a dental office prior to entering dental school.

It has been our experience that such opportunities are limited and it is not realistic to emphasize "employment". It is important for you to observe in a number of dental offices to get a real feel for what the profession involves.

Acceptances are given throughout the interview year when final decisions are made about individual applicants.

This generally occurs from December through February. Not unless they are Alabama residents and have completed all undergraduate requirements at an accredited U. Doctor of Dental Medicine and D. Doctor of Dental Surgery degrees are equivalent degrees.

Extreme care should be exercised to make certain that the application form is filled out accurately and completely. Search Go. Current Covid Health and Safety Guidelines.

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