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  4. Dentistry DDS

Dentistry DDS

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Iowa

Program Overview

Dentistry is a field in which practitioners work to improve people's health and quality of life through preventative and corrective oral health.Dentists work as general dentists in clinical settings or with advanced degrees in orthodontia, pediatric dentistry, or hospital and operative dentistry. Additional career opportunities include researching dental diseases and treatment techniques.At the University of Iowa, dentistry is a professional degree program that requires applicants to complete at least three years of undergraduate college course work prior to admission. Iowa offers preparatory course work and specialized advising for undergraduate students in any major who plan to apply to dental school.

Program Key Stats

$43500 (Annual cost)



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Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Academic records, Typical SAT scores (combined critical reading and math)- 1060-1267, ACT Composite 23-28, Average GPA 3.64, TOEFL: IBT-80, PBT-530, IELTS-6.5, PTE-53

Career Options

  • Iowa's DDS program prepares students to begin professional dental practice immediately after graduation
  • Iowa also offers advanced degree programs for DDS graduates who want to specialize in areas such as oral and maxillofacial pathology
  • oral and maxillofacial radiology
  • oral and maxillofacial surgery
  • dental public health
  • endodontics
  • orthodontics
  • pediatric dentistry
  • periodontics
  • or prosthodontics

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