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Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine
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What are the best things about attending Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine?
The best things about Stony Brook are the clinical experience and community. Clinical experience: Our White Coat Ceremony is performed during the Spring semester of our D1 for a reason - there is an early exposure to clinical work. During D1, the clinical exposure is light. You become familiarized with Axium (the Electronic Health Record and patient management software), you begin assisting D3 and D4 students with their patients, you complete your radiology competency, and perform an independent patient screening. Throughout the fall of D2, you continue assisting in clinic, including speciality clinics like Endo, Ortho, Oral Surgery, etc. At this point, you are able to give local anesthesia and extract teeth during rotations. As soon as you come back from Winter Break (January of D2), you are assigned a roster of patients in both General Clinic and Pediatric Clinic and are officially a “student provider”!
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What are the worst things about attending Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine?
Parking: This has been an ongoing battle with Stony Brook University (not just Dental). As of now, dental students park in a (free) lot which is 0.7 miles from the building. There is a path, so many students walk when weather permits. Otherwise, students can take a shuttle bus that comes every 10 minutes, but the bus runs on the undergrad calendar, and there are several weeks throughout the year when we are in school and they aren’t, therefore there are no buses running. So yes, you do need a car to go to school here. Your life would be very challenging without a car given the geographic location (more on this later).
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What do students need to know/what do you wish you knew before attending Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine?
Specializing: I didn’t know this coming in, but 40-60% of Stony Brook students specialize. There is not really one particular specialty that everyone does - there is a pretty even spread across the more “popular” programs (OMFS, Ortho, Peds, Endo). We have a strong match record with residency programs all over the country (not just NY). This can feel like a lot of pressure if you are not interested in specializing. It is worth mentioning that if you want to practice dentistry in NY, you MUST complete a 1-year GPR or AEGD. For that reason most, if not all, students end up doing a residency regardless if it is in a specialty or general dentistry program.
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School Information
About school of dentistry
The Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine (Stony Brook SDM) is a major component of the Health Sciences Center of Stony Brook University, a leading New York public university located on Long Island. The school is internationally recognized for excellence in education, clinical rigor and innovative personalized curricula via its small size relative to peer institutions. Predoctoral dental students routinely participate in providing early and comprehensive clinical care, interprofessional training, global and community outreach programs and research experiences. Stony Brook SDM’s comprehensive educational programs and supportive learning environment graduate professionals who are competent to enter clinical general practice, committed to lifelong learning, and who become leaders in patient care, academia, research and service/engagement.
Mission
The mission of the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine is to deliver innovative, world-class oral health education, patient care, research, and service to our community and beyond.
Dean
Margaret McGovern, MD, PhD
Vision
The vision of the Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine is to define and shape the future of dentistry by preparing tomorrow’s healthcare professionals, innovators, researchers, and educators as leaders of change in a diverse and inclusive society.
Core values
SDM Core Values (WE LEAD) Welcoming: We foster a humanistic environment of mutual respect and trust with our teaching, learning, and delivery of patient care. Exceptional Care: We provide the most current evidence-based care to our patients with attentive listening and affirmation. Leaders of Innovation: We promote discovery to inform and advance the dental profession Ethics and Accountability: We abide by the highest standards in education, research, patient care and service. Advocacy: We connect and serve the local Long Island community, New York State, the nation and world. Diversity: We embrace diversity in people and thinking.
Location
New York, United States
Contact Information
School website:
Main address:
• Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine • South Campus Drive • Stony Brook, NY 11794 • Phone: 631-632-8871 • Fax: 631-632-7130
Academic affairs:
• Rockland Hall, Room 115 • Stony Brook, NY 11794-8709 • Phone: 631-632-5468 • https://dentistry.stonybrookmedicine.edu/dentalprograms
Admissions:
• Rockland Hall, Room 115 • Stony Brook, NY 11794-8709 • Phone: 631-632-3033 • Email: SDM_Admissions@stonybrookmedicine.edu • https://dentistry.stonybrookmedicine.edu/student/admissions
Diversity:
• Josephine Levan, Coordinator for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion • 160 Rockland Hall • Stony Brook, NY 11790-8709 • Phone: 631-632-6985 • Email: josephine.levan@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Financial aid/registrar
• Daniella Zajac, Director of Student Services • Rockland Hall, Room 115A • Stony Brook, NY 11794-8709 • Phone: 631-632-3027 • Email: daniella.zajac@stonybrookmedicine.edu • https://dentistry.stonybrookmedicine.edu/dentalfinancial
Housing:
• Stony Brook University • Stony Brook, NY 11794 • Phone: 631-632-6966 • Fax: 631-632-9211 • Email: reside@stonybrook.edu • http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/hsstudents/new_students/quick_guide/housing.html
Preparation — Prerequisites
BCP (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
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English
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Other sciences
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Notes:
6 credits of Math: either Calculus 1 and 2 or Calculus 1 and Statistics.
Preparation — Community College Coursework and AP Credits
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Preparation — Dental Shadowing
Dental shadowing and other admission factors
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Application and Selection — Timeline
Entering class
Fall
Earliest application filling date
Early June
Latest application filing date
Dec. 1
Earliest date for acceptance offers
Dec. 1
Application and Selection — Fees and Deposits
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Applicant & Entering Class — Application and Enrollment
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Application and enrollment details
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Applicant & Entering Class — Application and Enrollment by Gender
Gender ratio of applicants
I'd definitely recommend to refresh the page, data is random :)
Other: 993 (99.40%)
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Total Applicants
Male: 6 (0.60%)
Gender ratio of first-year enrollment
I'd definitely recommend to refresh the page, data is random :)
Other: 418 (45.09%)
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First-Year Enrollment
Female: 450 (48.54%)
Male: 59 (6.36%)
Applicant & Entering Class — Application and Enrollment by Race
Application received by dental schools in the U.S. by race and gender
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First-year U.S. dental school enrolment by race and gender
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Applicant & Entering Class — International Dental School Graduates
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Applicant & Entering Class — State of Residence
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Applicant & Entering Class — DAT Score
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Applicant & Entering Class — GPA
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Clinical Experience
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Tuition and Fees
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