University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
Kentucky
Maximum Class Size65
In-State Enrollees38
Out-of-State Enrollees27
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.).
$343,495
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.).
$177,447
Average Accepted Overall GPA3.61
Average Accepted Science GPA3.51
DAT Academic Average20.4
Crowns RequiredN/A
Avg. # Crowns CompletedN/A
RCTs RequiredN/A
Avg. # RCTs CompletedN/A
Arches of Dentures RequiredN/A
Avg. # Arches CompletedN/A
Required Shadowing Hours20
Anatomy CreditsNot required
Biochemistry Credits3
Biology Credits8
General Chemistry Credits8
English Credits8
Math CreditsNot required
Microbiology Credits3
Organic Chemistry Credits8
Physics Credits4
Physiology CreditsNot required
Psychology CreditsNot required
CASPer RequiredN/A
Canadian AcceptancesN/A
Other International AcceptancesN/A
Accepts Canadian DAT?
Advanced Standing Entrance YearN/A
Advanced Standing StudentsN/A
"Students are taught the conventional and digital techniques side-by-side from day one."
"All academic classes are private to the dental students; in other words, they are never combined with medical students. This keeps the curriculum dental-focused."
"The business education of the program is extremely lackluster."

What are the best things about attending the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry?

First and foremost, the clinical experience here is really strong. We begin seeing patients the first semester of second year, increasing the amount of time we spend with patients during each subsequent semester. By the time fourth year rolls around, which is 80% clinical, each student already has a list of patients and experiences to make them confident with the increased clinic load. Fourth year students are allowed to work pretty independently with most of the faculty. By this point in school, many have had the opportunity to do some more advanced procedures such as full mouth extractions, implant placement, and complex prosthetic cases. In other words, if you want to good experience in all aspects of dentistry, even pediatric dentistry, you really can make the experience to be what you want it to be.

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