The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics
Iowa
Maximum Class Size80
In-State Enrollees51
Out-of-State Enrollees29
4-Yr Total Tuition and Fees
These values come from the 2018-19 Commission on Dental Accreditation report. They include the total tuition and fees to complete the program, DO NOT include cost of living, and may slightly overestimate the program's cost, as some minor costs are optional (student health insurance, laptop, etc.).
$304,593
4-Yr Total Tuition and Fees (in-state)
These values come from the 2018-19 Commission on Dental Accreditation report. They include the total tuition and fees to complete the program, DO NOT include cost of living, and may slightly overestimate the program's cost, as some minor costs are optional (student health insurance, laptop, etc.).
$204,039
Average Accepted Overall GPA3.74
Average Accepted Science GPA3.66
DAT Academic Average21.3
Crowns Required6
Avg. # Crowns Completed13
RCTs Required5
Avg. # RCTs Completed7
Arches of Dentures Required4
Avg. # Arches Completed9
Required Shadowing HoursPreferred, not required
Anatomy CreditsNot required
Biochemistry CreditsNot required
Biology CreditsNot required
General Chemistry CreditsNot required
English CreditsNot required
Math CreditsNot required
Microbiology CreditsNot required
Organic Chemistry CreditsNot required
Physics CreditsNot required
Physiology CreditsNot required
Psychology CreditsNot required
CASPer RequiredN/A
Canadian Acceptances1
Other International AcceptancesN/A
Accepts Canadian DAT?N/A
Advanced Standing Entrance Year3
Advanced Standing Students4
"4th year is awesome because we basically choose which kind of experiences/procedures we want. You can do as little or as much as you want your for 4th year, kind of like owning your own practice."
"They also give us so many professional days and personal days off, not including our normal holiday breaks. The school’s goal is to get you to graduation as smoothly as possible."
"The school likes to waste to your time with unnecessary and long classes or meetings (I don’t even know what to call them because they are all just a waste of our time)."

What are the best things about attending the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics?

Iowa provides both strong and early clinical experience for their students. First year students begin performing cleanings on patients at the end of the school year. Second year students perform cleanings as well as minor restorative procedures during second year. Third and fourth year students are primarily full-time clinic like most other schools. Specifically in 3rd year, you get to go through all different specialty rotations for a certain amount of time, which was a great experience, though this is common at most programs. It's great to work with each specialty and learn in-depth what the day-to-day of each specialty entails. 4th year is awesome because we basically choose which kind of experiences/procedures we want. You can do as little or as much as you want for 4th year, kind of like owning your own practice. For example, I really enjoy endodontics and I was able to get a lot of endo experience (about 10 cases in 4th year alone, along with 8 cases my 3rd year). Some people did not want to do any endo (besides the amount required to graduate) so instead they chose cases like esthetic build-ups or veneers.

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