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Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
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What are the best things about attending Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine?
Our curriculum is a block schedule so it is fairly easy to stay on top of coursework because we usually only take two or three courses at a time. There is usually enough time to prepare for exams and students never really feel behind or that it’s unmanageable. The tests are extremely fair for almost all courses and if the class doesn’t do well on a particular question, it will most likely get thrown out.
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What are the worst things about attending Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine?
The most challenging part of WesternU is the “hybrid curriculum.” Most of our dental education (preparations, materials, periodontics, orthodontics, endodontics, pediatrics and even pathology) is taught completely online. We do have some “content reinforcements” where faculty will go over the material with us in person and answer questions. However, this happens about 10% of the time. This has created a problem because there isn't time scheduled to do the online material during the week so we’re forced to do it at night or on weekends on top of all of our other courses we’re taking. The program that we use online also has a few glitches that make learning the material frustrating. They grade us off of how much time we spend on the online platform and because the highlighting tools don’t work, many students copy and paste the material into a word document and get points deducted because they don’t spend enough time on the platform.
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What do students need to know/what do you wish you knew before attending Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine?
I wish I would have known that I’d be taking a majority of my classes online because I have never been good at reading a lot of material and teaching it to myself, which I end up doing here all the time. This continues to be a huge problem for me as we continue to have a lot of online classes and no time scheduled for it.
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School Information
About school of dentistry
Western University of Health Sciences is a nonprofit graduate university for the health professions located on 22 acres in Pomona. A city of over 150,000 residents, Pomona is 35 miles east of Los Angeles, near the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. The university emphasizes the education and preparation of interprofessional primary health care service teams. The university’s philosophical perspective focuses on preparing highly skilled health care professionals who are compassionate, humanistic caregivers.
Mission
The College of Dental Medicine will educate and train highly competent, diverse clinical practitioners to provide complex, integrative, high-quality and evidence-based care for patients, families and communities.
Dean
Steven W. Friedrichsen, D.D.S.
Vision
WesternU CDM will be a premier center for integrative educational innovation; basic and translational research; and high quality, patient-centered, interprofessional health care, all conducted in a setting that utilizes advanced technology and promotes individual dignity and potential for personal and professional growth.
Location
California, United States
Contact Information
School website:
Main address:
• 309 East Second Street • Pomona, CA 91766
Admissions:
• Phone: 909-469-5335 • Email: admissions@westernu.edu
Financial aid/registrar
• Phone: 909-469-5353 • Email: finaid@westernu.edu • http://westernu.edu/financial
Housing:
• Jared Greene, Student Affairs Assistant • Phone: 909-469-5340 • Email: greenej@westernu.edu
International students and scholars:
• Ms. Marie Anderson • Phone: 909-469-5485 • Email: manderson@westernu.edu • http://www.westernu.edu/international/international-welcome/
Recruitment:
• Phone: 909-469-5330 • Email: recruitment@westernu.edu
Student affairs:
• Ms. Chrisy Ho, Director • Phone: 909-469-5616 • Email: hoc@westernu.edu
Preparation — Prerequisites
BCP (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
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English
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Other sciences
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Notes:
1. Conversational Spanish recommended. 2. Must be a writing or composition course taken from the English Department or a course that fulfills the GE writing requirement for your school. Literature courses may be accepted in they include a writing component. May not be an English as a Second Language (ESL course).
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
Application fee
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Deposit
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Applicant & Entering Class — Application and Enrollment
First-year enrollment
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Number of received applications
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Application and enrollment details
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Examined by review committee: undefined
Applicants offered a position: undefined
First-year enrollments: undefined
Applicant & Entering Class — Application and Enrollment by Gender
Gender ratio of applicants
I'd definitely recommend to refresh the page, data is random :)
Other: 755 (77.36%)
976
Total Applicants
Female: 183 (18.75%)
Male: 38 (3.89%)
Gender ratio of first-year enrollment
I'd definitely recommend to refresh the page, data is random :)
Other: 991 (99.20%)
999
First-Year Enrollment
Female: 7 (0.70%)
Male: 1 (0.10%)
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
Admitted international dental school graduates in 2021-22?
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Applicant & Entering Class — State of Residence
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Applicant & Entering Class — DAT Score
DAT score distribution
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Applicant & Entering Class — GPA
GPA distribution (Graduate and Undergraduate Combined)
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Clinical Experience
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Tuition and Fees
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