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Requirements
Important information for Advanced Standing Program for Foreign Trained Dentists |
Completion of a minimum of 90 semester hours from an accredited college or university is required for admission. Students who have completed a baccalaureate degree are given preference in the admissions process. In addition, students who have been educated in universities outside the U.S. or Canada are required to complete at least one year of college and all the dental prerequisite courses in the U.S. or Canada.
A minimum of six semester hours is required in each of the following subjects: biology, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physics (all with laboratory experience), and English. Also, two letters of recommendation are required from Science Professors or Pre-Health Committee members along with complete official transcripts from undergraduate coursework. It is also recommended that applicants have exposure to advanced science courses, particularly biochemistry, physiology, anatomy, and histology.
Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English as determined through the interview, essays and Reading Comprehension score on the Dental Admission Test.
Deferred Admission(back to top)
The option to defer admission is not available.
Dental Admission Test (DAT)
Every applicant must take the Dental Admission Test (DAT). The test should be taken no later than the fall of the application year. DAT scores are an important component considered in the Admissions process. Applications will not be reviewed without reported DAT scores. DAT scores more than two years old at the time of application will not be accepted.
Application Procedure
The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry utilizes the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service(AADSAS) . Requests for applications should be sent directly to AADSAS at the following address:
AADSAS
1400 K Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005 www.adea.org
Completed applications must be received by the Dental School February 1st of the year for which the application is made. Applications should be made as soon as possible.
Applications made to the School of Dentistry are reviewed by an Admissions Committee. A wide range of factors is considered in the initial review process, including the applicant's undergraduate academic record and course load, the college or university attended, Dental Admission Test (DAT) scores, letters of recommendation, essays, work experience, and other credentials.
After review of the application, successful applicants are invited to visit the School for a formal interview. The visit involves meeting with current students in the program, touring the facility, and reviewing financial aid and housing procedures. The applicant is given an opportunity to learn more about Temple and to review parts of his/her application. The interview affords the Admissions Committee an opportunity to learn more about the applicant, and to gauge motivation, approach to problems, and communication skills.
No notification of status is sent prior to December 1 of the year preceding enrollment. While most acceptance notices are routinely mailed by June 1 of the year for which application is made, some applicants may be admitted during the summer months. Upon acceptance, a non-refundable deposit is required to hold a seat in the class.
Immunization Requirements(back to top)
First-year students are required to submit a completed physical examination form and immunization record prior to orientation. Students must submit proof of adequate immunization against diphtheria-tetanus, polio, measles, mumps and rubella; and viral titers for measles (rubeola), rubella and varicella (chickenpox). For under immunized students, Student Health Services can provide immunizations at low cost. All students must also receive the Hepatitis B vaccine series, and follow up with an antibody titer at least one month after the third shot, or otherwise demonstrate immunity to Hepatitis B, prior to clinical contact.
Tuberculosis Testing
Annual PPD testing/TB screening is required for all dental student year groups. All incoming dental students will be required to have an initial two step PPD performed, followed by annual PPD testing and screening. The PPD fee for first year students is $8.00, and $4.00 for subsequent years.
Class Characteristics
Students routinely come from thirty or more states and several foreign countries. Approximately 35% of the student body are women, 26% under-represented minorities, and 12% non-citizens.
Information for Minorities(back to top)
The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry has an outreach program that is designed to provide information to talented young men and women who are African American, Latino, or Native American about a career in dentistry. The School has also has ongoing recruitment efforts in historically African- American universities and colleges.
Affiliation Agreements
The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry has a 3+4 Affiliation Agreement with the following Pennsylvania Colleges or Universities. Successful candidates in this program will complete both college degree and dental school requirements in seven years instead of eight. To qualify for the Affiliation Program at any of these schools, applicants must obtain a minimum 3.2 basic sciences GPA. Also, students will have taken the Dental Admission Test (DAT) no later than October of their junior year and earned minimum scores as determined by the School of Dentistry. Interested students should contact the pre-health professions advisor at the school of their choice early in the freshmen year:
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Technical Standards(back to top)
(The term "Technical Standard" refers to all non-academic admission criteria that are essential to participation in the program in question.)
The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all in every aspect of its operation and has pledged not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. The full curriculum of The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, as established by the faculty, represents a core curriculum essential to all future dentists. Therefore, The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry expects that each student admitted will be capable of completing the essential components of the curriculum under established The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry policies. In the admissions process, all individuals are considered on the basis of total personal and academic qualifications. This includes assessment of prior academic achievements, scores on standardized national examinations, evidence of activities and interest in dentistry, resourcefulness, leadership, communication skills, personality and character.
Candidates for the D.M.D. degree must have observation, communication and diagnostic skills. Additionally, they must be able to perform the activities described in the sections that follow. They must be able to consistently, quickly and accurately integrate all information received by whatever sense(s) employed, and they must have the intellectual ability to learn, integrate, analyze, and synthesize data.
A candidate for the D.M.D. degree must have abilities and skills of six varieties, including: Observation, Communication, Motor, Conceptual, Integrative, Quantitative, and Behavioral/Social. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities can be made so long as such accommodations do not require a change in fundamental program requirements of the curriculum, create a direct threat to the health or safety of others or create an undue burden.
I. Observation: The applicant must be able to observe demonstrations and experiments in the basic sciences, pre-clinical and clinical techniques. While working alone and with others, an applicant must be able to observe a patient accurately, including settings where time available for observation is brief, such as emergencies.
II. Communication: The applicant must be able to speak, hear and observe patients in order to elicit both verbal and non-verbal information, and must be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with and about patients, and all members of the health care team. While working alone and with others, an applicant must be able to communicate orally and in writing, including settings where time available is brief, such as emergencies.
III. Motor: The applicant should possess sufficient motor function to perform basic laboratory techniques, anatomical dissection, and dental laboratory techniques. The applicant must posses the skills necessary to read radiographs, elicit information from patients by palpation and percussion, and other diagnostic maneuvers and execution of motor movements reasonably required to provide general care and emergency treatment to patients.
IV. Intellectual-Conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative: These abilities include measurement, calculation, reasoning, analysis and synthesis. The applicant must be able to comprehend three-dimensional relationships and understand the spatial relationship of structures.
V. Behavioral and Social: The applicant must be able to fully utilize intellectual abilities, exercise good judgment, promptly complete all responsibilities attendant to the diagnosis and care of patients, and develop mature, sensitive and effective relationships with patients. The applicant must be able to adapt to changing environments and to display flexibility. Compassion, integrity, interpersonal skills, interest and motivation are all personal qualities that are assessed during the admission and education process.
Process For Assessing the Applicant's Ability to Meet the Technical Standards
1. In reviewing an applicant who may not meet the technical standards, the Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs will meet with the Academic Dean and Clinical Dean to discuss the issue. The applicant may be requested to meet with the deans and/or provide supporting documentation from an appropriate specialist. Persons involved will be asked to identify how the candidate will meet the technical standards with or without accommodations. If accommodations are considered, the Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs will communicate with Disability Services to determine the reasonableness of the accommodation.
2. After assessing the applicant and relevant information, if the deans determine that the applicant cannot meet the technical standards with or without reasonable accommodations, the application will be rejected.
3. If the Deans determine that the applicant can meet the technical standards, the subsequent admissions review process will proceed.