Pre-Professional Health & Law Support Services
Pre-Dentistry
What do dentists do?
- Dentists (D.D.S./D.M.D.) evaluate, diagnose, prevent, and/or treat diseases, disorders, and/or conditions affecting the teeth, gingival tissue, tongue, lips, and jaws.
- They advise patients on oral health and disease prevention, along with performing clinical procedures such as: fillings, crowns, implants, extractions, and corrective surgeries.
- Dentists are often the first health care professionals to detect and identify a wide variety of diseases and can perform trauma surgery, implants, tissue grafts and laser surgery.
Preparation Resources
Research and Select Professional Schools
Once you know your health care path, how do you determine which programs might be a good fit for you?
Program Exploration
Unofficial Prerequisites
How do you develop into a holistically prepared candidate?
Prerequisite Coursework Involvement
Understand the Dental Admissions Process
From exam preparation to professional school matriculation
Prepare for the DAT Apply Personal Statements Resume Letters of Recommendation PAC (Committee Letter) Process Interview Resources
Dental Field Resources
How to get involved and learn more about what is going on in your professional field of interest
Professional Associations