Maximum Class Size | 88 |
In-State Enrollees | 79 |
Out-of-State Enrollees | 9 |
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.). | $309,799 |
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.). | $265,259 |
Average Accepted Overall GPA | 3.72 |
Average Accepted Science GPA | 3.67 |
DAT Academic Average | 22 |
Crowns Required | 5 |
Avg. # Crowns Completed | 5 |
RCTs Required | 3 |
Avg. # RCTs Completed | 4 |
Arches of Dentures Required | 6 |
Avg. # Arches Completed | 6 |
Required Shadowing Hours | Preferred, not required |
Anatomy Credits | Not required |
Biochemistry Credits | 3 |
Biology Credits | 8 |
General Chemistry Credits | 8 |
English Credits | 6 |
Math Credits | Not required |
Microbiology Credits | Not required |
Organic Chemistry Credits | 6 |
Physics Credits | 8 |
Physiology Credits | Not required |
Psychology Credits | Not required |
CASPer Required | N/A |
Canadian Acceptances | N/A |
Other International Acceptances | 11 |
Accepts Canadian DAT? | N/A |
Advanced Standing Entrance Year | 3 |
Advanced Standing Students | 20 |
The best thing about attending UCLA School of Dentistry is the Honors/Pass/Fail grading system. Being in dental school is very stressful. The classes and volume of material will be much harder than your undergraduate courses, so knowing that you only need to get a 70-75% in each class to pass is a huge relief. That being said, there is the option to earn “Honors” in a course. An “Honors” grade is awarded to the top 10- 15% of scores in the class (usually 8-12 students). This is nice because you can choose a few classes each quarter that you want to try to get “Honors” in and just focus on passing the others. For example, if you know you want to specialize in a certain field after dental school, you can work hard in classes that pertain to that specialty and set yourself apart by getting “Honors” in those classes.