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PRESENTED BY
Sahar Panju and Tony Tran
SEMINAR OUTLINE
S L I D E S W I L L B E AVA I B A L E O N T H E S O S W E B S I T E
STEP 1
Obtain a Bachelors
Degree
OPTIONAL
STEP 2 Specialize Further &
Gain Admission to an Pass appropriate
accredited Dental School Licensing Exam
STEP 3
Write Licensing Exams
PRACTICE DENTISTRY
YOU ARE NOW A DENTIST!
DENTAL APTITUDE TEST
SECTIONS
Natural Sciences
(Biology & Chemistry)
Perceptual Ability
Reading
Comprehension
Manual Dexterity
DENTAL APTITUDE TEST
FORMAT
Perceptual Ability
-Keyholes
-Top-Front-End
-Angle Ranking
Perceptual Ability 60 Minutes
-Hole Punching
90 Ques.
-Cube Counting
-Pattern Folding
-Keyholes
-Top-Front-End
-Angle Ranking
Perceptual Ability 60 Minutes
-Hole Punching
90 Ques.
-Cube Counting
-Pattern Folding
-Keyholes
-Top-Front-End
-Angle Ranking
Perceptual Ability 60 Minutes
-Hole Punching
90 Ques.
-Cube Counting
-Pattern Folding
American DAT:
Has no Manual Dexterity Test (carving) Portion
Includes Quantitative Reasoning (math) Portion
Includes Organic Chemistry
University of Toronto
University of Alberta
University of Manitoba
Dalhousie University
McGill University
DEGREE GRANTED BY DENTAL SCHOOLS
D.D.S OR D.M.D
http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/becoming/dat/information/schools/
SCHOOLS I N E AST CANADA
PRE RE QUI SI TE S
http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/becoming/dat/information/schools/
UNIVERSIT Y OF TORONTO
ONTARI O
www.utoronto.ca/dentistry
UNIVERSIT Y OF TORONTO
ONTARI O
REQUIREMENTS:
Be in final year or completed undergraduate degree
GPA:
Summer courses
not counted as part of F/W session
may be taken for pre-req credits
marks not included in GPA calculation
DAT: I f w r i t te n m o r e t h a n o n c e , m o s t r e c e n t s c o r e u s e d
American DAT is accepted
DEADLINE TO APPLY: D e c e mb e r 1 2 01 4
www.schulich.uwo.ca/dentistry
UNIVERSIT Y OF WESTERN ONTARIO
ONTARI O
www.dentistry.ualberta.ca
UNIVERSIT Y OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
B RI TI SH C OLUMB I A
REQUIREMENTS:
Completed 3 years (90 credits)
GPA:
Summer courses include in GPA calculation
Worst academic year dropped from GPA calculation if:
Completed 4 or more years; &
Its not the most recent year
It includes at least 24 credits
REQUIREMENTS:
Completed 2 years (60 credits)
Minimum 24 credits required for a year to be considered
GPA:
Adjusted Grade Point Average (AGPA)
Core course average last year: 3.8
umanitoba.ca/dentistry
UNIVERSIT Y OF MANITOBA
MANI TOB A
DAT: I f w r i t te n m o r e t h a n o n c e , t h e n h i g h e s t s c o r e u s e d
Only Canadian DAT is accepted
Manual Dexterity (carving) score required
DEADLINE TO APPLY: J a n u a r y 21 2 01 5
umanitoba.ca/dentistry
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSIT Y
NOVA SCOTI A
REQUIREMENTS:
Completed 2 years (60 credits)
GPA:
Last Year average: 3.7
DAT: A m e r i c a n DAT i s a c c e p t e d , M D T s c o r e n o t r e q u i r e d
DEADLINE TO APPLY: D e c e mb e r 1 2 01 4
www.dentistry.dal.ca
MCGILL UNIVERSIT Y
QUE B E C
REQUIREMENTS:
Be in final year or completed undergraduate degree
GPA:
Last Year average: 3.71
DAT: NOT REQUIRED
UBC 2.8 3.70 3rd year Toronto 3.0 3.85 3rd year
Evaluates an applicants:
Maturity, Motivation, Initiative, Ability to communicate, Personal qualities
POSSIBLE FORMATS:
2) Panel Interview
Often includes 3 interviewer on a panel
Interactive and group oriented
Often group of candidates interviewed together
S AMP L E QU E S TION S :
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Tony: tt8042@yorku.ca