The Texas A&M Health Science Center, located in Dallas, has been a dental education resource since 1905.
Students who attend the Doctor of Dental Surgery program receive a combination of dental education with a focus on community service and research. For instance, first year students work with state-of-the-art technology such as a dental simulation clinic that helps them prepare for clinical courses. Also, students are encouraged to pursue biomedical research.
The doctor of dental surgery (DDS) degree requires prospective students to have a minimum of 90 semester hours and Dental Admission Test (DAT) test results. The latter should be taken either the spring or summer before applying to the college. The DAT and the student's grade point average, among other factors, are used to evaluate each application.
Also, perspective students must meet secondary requirements. Thus, applicants will be interviewed by the college's admission committee.
Your application to the program may be considered more favorably if you apply early. The deadline to apply is October 1 of each year. Participate in volunteer work; include information like personal hardships you've overcome and achievements.
Baylor College of Dentistry Component of Texas A&M Health Science Center
3302 Gaston Avenue
Dallas, TX 75246
214-828-8201
tambcd.edu
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has a DDS program that provides students with a gradual introduction to clinical courses. In other words, students aren't thrown into working with patients in their first year of the program.
Instead, in the first year, students are in basic science courses with some clinical courses. These clinical courses increase with each year. So by the junior and senior years, students are predominately taking clinical courses. These clinical experiences include on- and off-campus rotations in oral surgery, pediatric dentistry and dental emergencies.
Admission to the DDS program is highly competitive, according to the dental school. So perspective students need to have high academic performance in their undergraduate careers, plenty of achievements and extracurricular interests.
Applicants usually apply during either the spring or summer of their junior year of college.
University of Texas Health Science Center-San Antonio Dental School
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, Texas
210-567-3160
dental.uthscsa.edu
The University of Texas has a dental school in the Texas Medical Center in Houston. The medical center is a six-story building with lecture room, clinical treatment areas, a library, and laboratories. Also, in the school has approximately 43 institutions that are non-profit, dedicated to education, patient care and research.
Each year, the dental school accepts about 80 undergraduate students into the program. The length of the DDS degree program is two semesters and one eight-week summer clinic session.
Prospective students are accepted based on a broad range of criteria such as academics, essential dental skills and knowledge of the profession.
Admission to the program requires prospective students have at least 90 semester hours minimum from an accredited college. At least 30 semester hours must be from a four-year university or college.
University of Texas Health Science Center--Houston Dental Branch
6516 M.D. Anderson Blvd., Room 147
Houston Texas 77225
713-500-4021
db.uth.tmc.edu