DENTISTRY

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DENTISTRY

• Counselors Workshop 2008
• Dr. Randy Jones
• Director of Admissions and Student Affairs

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DEMAND FOR DENTISTRY

• Population is growing
• Projected to increase by 50 from 2000-50
• Service per capita is rising
• Retaining and maintaining more teeth, longer
• Demand for esthetic dentistry
• With people increasingly living longer and
  improving oral health, the number of teeth to be
  cared for is increasing at a faster rate than the
  population
• More dentists leaving than entering the
  profession by 2014
• Challenges
• Changing demographic - desperate need for URMs
• Changes in health care delivery and dentistrys
  place in it

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REASONS STUDENTS CHOOSE DENTISTRY
Source American Dental Education Association,
2006
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TIMING OF DECISION

• Two-thirds of dental school seniors reported they
  made the decision to pursue dentistry sometime
  after entering college.

Source American Dental Education Association,
2006
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PRIMARY INFLUENCERS
Source American Dental Education Association,
2006
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POST-DOCTORAL PLANS
Source American Dental Education Association,
2006
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DENTAL SPECIALISTS
80 of professionally active dentists are
generalists 20 are specialists
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ABOUT THE COLLEGE

• Opened in 1971
• Moved into current facility in 1976
• Accredited (Commission on Dental Accreditation)
• One of 58 dental schools in US
• 60,000 patient appointments annually

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DENTAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS

• Dental Hygiene
• Two-year Program
• Bachelors Degree (BS)
• Dentistry
• Four-Year Program
• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
• Post Doctoral Programs
• Advanced Education in General Dentistry
• Orthodontics
• Periodontics
• Oral Surgery

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH

• Presidents Honor Roll for Community Service in
  Higher Ed
• in 2006 was one of only two dental schools in the
  nation so recognized
• Kids Day
• Faculty, staff and students join together to
  provide free dental care to children in OKC.
• Over 1,000 children treated
• Over 400,000 in dental services
• Most successful event in 10-years
• Good Shepherd Mission Clinics
• Students faculty volunteer weekly at nearby
  city center in OKC 
• Free dental care provided to those in need
  (particularly children)

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WHAT IT TAKES

• Aptitude for science
• Good manual dexterity
• Artistic-creative ability
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Organizational skills/business savvy
• Desire!

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APPLICATION DEADLINE

• Non-residents September 1
• Oklahoma Residents December 1

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BASIC ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

• At least 90 semester hours
• Minimum 2.50 GPA
• Grade of C or higher in all prerequisites
• In good standing with the institution last
  attended or currently enrolled.

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PRE-DENTAL REQUIREMENTS
semester hours
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APPLICATION CHECKLIST

• Application
• Oklahoma residents online at ouhsc.edu
• Non-residents Associated American Dental Schools
  Application Service (AADSAS) at adea.org
• Official transcripts
• 100 hours of observation
• Dental Admission Test (DAT) scores
• Recommendation(s)
• Pre-dental Advisory Committee (two science
  instructors if no committee)
• Dentist

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CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION

• ACADEMIC
• GPA
• SciGPA
• DAT

ACADEMIC GPA SciGPA DAT
NON-COGNITIVE BASIS FOR CHOOSING
DENTISTRY MANUAL DEXTERITY SERVICE
ACTIVITY COMMUNICATION/INITIATIVE INTEGRITY/MATURI
TY
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PERSONAL INTERVIEWS

• By invitation of the Admissions Committee
• Most qualified applicants
• Academic non-cognitive factors evaluated
• Four separate 30-minute interviews
• Historically we interview
• 10 of the non-resident applicants
• 70 of the OK resident applicants

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KNOWLEDGE OF DENTISTRY

• 100 hours of observation
• Dental Office (assisting is better than
  shadowing)
• Dental Lab
• Pre-dental simulation course (OUCOD)
• November 8
• Perform dental procedures
• Goal Understand the nature of the work and
  determine whether it matches students interests
  and aptitudes

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APPLICANT POOL

• Applications for 2008 Entering Class
• 152 RESIDENTS
• 496 NON-RESIDENTS
• 648 TOTAL

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OUCOD APPLICATIONS 1998-2008
648
650
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DENTAL SCHOOLENTERING CLASSES

• Dentistry 58 students
• Dental hygiene 44-46 students

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ADMISSION BY THE NUMBERS

• Total Applications 648
• Non-Residents 496
• OK Residents 152
• Total Interviews 154
• Non-Residents 51
• OK Residents 103
• Total Admitted 58
• Non-Residents 11
• OK Residents 47

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ADMISSION BY THE NUMBERS
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CLASS OF 2012 PROFILE

• Total Applicants - 648
• Total Admitted - 58
• GPA - 3.65
• Sci GPA - 3.58
• DAT (academic ave) - 18.77
• (PAT - 20.09, all-time highest!)
• 47 Residents
• 11 Non-residents
• AL 1
• AR 1
• AZ 1
• CA 1
• TX 1
• UT 6
• India 1

• Female 15 Male 43
• Ethnicity
• Asian/Pacific Islander - 6
• American Indian - 5
• Black or African American- 0
• Hispanic or Latino- 1
• White - 43
• Unreported - 3
• Students w/ relatives who are dentists - 22
• Successful re-applicants - 21
• Average age - 24 (three 30 and older)

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ENTERING CLASS

• Pre-dental Education
• 3 years (60-89 hours) 0
• 4 years no degree (120 hours) 17
• Bachelors Degree 40
• Masters or Equivalent 1
• PhD or Equivalent 0

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ENTERING CLASS
Sending Institutions (22)
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VIABLE APPLICANT

• Competitive GPA (3.50 or higher)
• Minimum 17 on DAT
• 100 hours of observation or work experience in
  dental settings
• Demonstrated capacity for manual dexterity
• Strong recommendation(s)
• Bachelors degree or equivalent coursework

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DENTAL SCHOOLCURRICULUM

• First Year
• Lectures/Coursework (Biomedical Sciences)
• Second Year
• Lectures/Coursework Technical Pre-clinical
  Training (lab)
• Part I National Boards
• Third Year
• Technical Pre-Clinical Training Clinical
  Training (patients)
• Fourth Year
• Clinical Training
• Part II National Boards

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PRECLINICAL TRAINING
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PRE-CLINICAL TRAINING
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CLINICAL TRAINING
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Graduation Day!
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LICENSURE

• National Boards
• Part I (written exam Soph year)
• Part II (written exam Senior year)
• Regional Board
• Practical-clinical Exam
• State Jurisprudence Test
• License to practice in OK is issued by the
  Oklahoma Board of Dentistry

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TUITION, FEES, AND INSTRUMENTS
Resident tuition is 16,336 per year
Non-resident tuition is 38,798 per year
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COST OF ATTENDANCE(Financial Aid Budget)

• Approximately 20,000 per year is for living
  expenses
• Annual Stafford Loan limits are
  42,500additional costs are primarily covered by
  Grad PLUS
• Loan (8.50) or the Health Professions Loan

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FINANCIAL RESOURCES

• Stafford Loans (variable interest up to 8.5)
• Subsidized 8,500 per year
• Unsubsidized 32,000 per year
• Health Professions Loan (5 fixed interest)
• 9,000 per year
• Graduate PLUS Loan (variable interest up to 8.5)
  
• Perkins Loans (5 fixed interest)
• Lew Wentz (5 fixed interest)
• OU Funded Loan
• Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students (income of
  parents)
• Depends on funding and of qualified apps
• Typically 3,000 - 5,000 per year
• Dental School Scholarships (1,000 - 5,000 per
  year)
• Endowed

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AVERAGE NET INCOME

• New dentists 152, 880
• All solo dentists 180,650
• Specialists 287,190
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  As of 2006

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GETTING STARTED

• Meet with Pre-dental advisor
• Connect with pre-dental club
• Observe in a dental office
• Plan schedule for prerequisites
• Visit the College of Dentistry

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THE ENDTHANK YOU!