*University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Connecticut
Maximum Class Size52
In-State Enrollees32
Out-of-State Enrollees20
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.).
$360,879
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.).
$205,655
Average Accepted Overall GPA3.71
Average Accepted Science GPA3.62
DAT Academic Average21.8
Crowns Required6
Avg. # Crowns Completed9
RCTs Required1
Avg. # RCTs Completed3
Arches of Dentures Required3
Avg. # Arches Completed4
Required Shadowing Hours75
Anatomy CreditsNot required
Biochemistry Credits3
Biology Credits8
General Chemistry Credits8
English CreditsNot required
Math CreditsNot required
Microbiology CreditsNot required
Organic Chemistry Credits8
Physics Credits8
Physiology CreditsNot required
Psychology CreditsNot required
CASPer RequiredN/A
Canadian AcceptancesN/A
Other International AcceptancesN/A
Accepts Canadian DAT?N/A
Advanced Standing Entrance YearN/A
Advanced Standing StudentsN/A
"Honestly, if you wanted to go straight into private practice as a general dentist, this might not be the program for you."
"UConn is a Pass/Fail school. There are no class ranks, no letter grades, and it is such a beautiful thing."
"The first year and a half, your basic science classes and anatomy are all with the medical students. You take the exact same tests as the medical students and are pretty much a medical student for your first year and a half."

What are the best things about attending University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine?

The best things about UConn can be broken down into a few main topics. First, the curriculum. In the preclinical portion (first 1.5 years or so), you will be thoroughly trained in the basic life sciences through a combined curriculum with the medical students. Classes are spent in a Team-Based Learning format (different than what most are used to but a much better environment for learning) with your medical colleagues in which you will become more than prepared for NBDE and treating medically compromised patients. You essentially prepare for class outside on your own and when you come to class, you take a quiz and then work on different complex problems with 6-7 other students at your table with faculty discussion in-between. The curriculum is challenging and definitely can be more than needed in some cases, but it prepares you very well to communicate and participate in an interprofessional setting. UConn also has a strict Pass/Fail curriculum. This means there are no class rankings, no grades, and little competition. This in no way means that the curriculum is easy, but it facilitates a sense of comradery between classmates because there is no need to fight for a rank. It can actually be pretty difficult to pass as our exams are written by professors and faculty who write for Step 1 of the Medical School boards. Dental school can be a very competitive place for those students who want to go on to specialize, but I feel like that is completely nonexistent at UConn because of the Pass/Fail grading scheme.

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