Dental Admission Test (DAT)

The Dental Admission Test covers the natural sciences (biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry), perceptual ability, quantitative reasoning (mathematics), and reading comprehension. Each section is scored on a scale of 1-30.

Here is the Dental Admission Test Guide from the American Dental Association (ADA).

Items to include under the DAT: 

• Academic Average – the average of five scores rounded to the nearest whole number: quantitative reasoning, reading comprehension, biology, general chemistry, and organic chemistry.
• average score (~17)
• typical minimum score to get in (~19.2)
• time period for each section
• cost of DAT
• location to register – http://www.ada.org/dat.aspx

Admission Requirements

Suggested Courses

How to prepare: 

• Books
  • DAT Destroyer

Sites to possibly look to get more information: 

• http://testingcenter.utah.edu/programs/dat-dental.html