| Maximum Class Size | 52 |
| In-State Enrollees | 29 |
| Out-of-State Enrollees | 23 |
| 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.). | $309,744 |
| 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.). | $154,520 |
| Average Accepted Overall GPA | 3.64 |
| Average Accepted Science GPA | 3.55 |
| DAT Academic Average | 21 |
| Crowns Required | 6 |
| Avg. # Crowns Completed | 9 |
| RCTs Required | 1 |
| Avg. # RCTs Completed | 3 |
| Arches of Dentures Required | 3 |
| Avg. # Arches Completed | 4 |
| Required Shadowing Hours | 75 |
| Anatomy Credits | 4 |
| Biochemistry Credits | 4 |
| Biology Credits | 8 |
| General Chemistry Credits | 8 |
| English Credits | Not required |
| Math Credits | Not required |
| Microbiology Credits | 4 |
| Organic Chemistry Credits | 8 |
| Physics Credits | 8 |
| Physiology Credits | 4 |
| Psychology Credits | Not required |
| CASPer Required | N/A |
| Canadian Acceptances | N/A |
| Other International Acceptances | N/A |
| Accepts Canadian DAT? | N/A |
| Advanced Standing Entrance Year | N/A |
| Advanced Standing Students | N/A |
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.