Dental School Secondary Questions

AL - University of Alabama School of Dentistry (UAB)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to everybody IS, only selected OOS applicants.

Required for all applicants:

• What ties do you have to Alabama, if any? (no word/character limit)
• Why do you want to attend the UAB School of Dentistry? (no word/character limit)
• How would you describe your healthcare exposure? This may include shadowing, employment/volunteerism in healthcare setting, medical/dental mission, research, etc. Include your role/duties. (no word/character limit)
• To what activities or hobbies do you like to devote your time and efforts? (no word/character limit)
• What else do you want the admissions committee to know about you? (no word/character limit)

AZ - A.T. Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ASDOH, ATSU-AZ)

Supplemental questions location: mailed to all applicants that meet requirements.

Required for all applicants:

• Why are you applying to ASDOH? What makes our school different from other dental schools? (500 words)
• What changes do you think we will see in the profession in the future? (500 words)

Optional for all applicants:

• Please list any changes or updates to your AADSAS application. If your AADSAS application is complete and accurate, please move on to the next question. (no word/character limit)

AZ - Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine (CDMA, MWU-AZ)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to all applicants that meet requirements.

Required when applicable:

• If you were a non-science major, how has your major course of study prepared you for a career in the health professions?
• If you have any C- or lower grades and/or any course withdrawals on your transcript, please explain the circumstances of these grades and/or withdrawals.
• Is there any additional information that you would like Midwestern University to have that is not included in the AADSAS application?

CA - California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine (CNU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• What is important in selecting a dental school? What factors do you take into consideration when deciding which dental school to attend? (3000 characters)
• Why do you want to join the California Northstate University College of Dental Medicine Family? Please state briefly how you will contribute to CNU College of Dental Medicine. (3000 characters)

Optional for all applicants:

• Please use the following space to tell us anything additional that you believe is relevant to your application. (5000 characters)

CA - University of Southern California, Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry (USC)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Have you previously applied to the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC? If so, did you participate in an interview? (2000 characters)
• Have you taken any classes at a community college? If so, list each institution’s name and the number of units you have completed. (2000 characters)
• Please list your professional achievements and include when and how long. (2000 characters)

CA - Loma Linda University School of Dentistry (LLU)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to all applicants.

Required for all applicants:

• Tell us what characteristics of Linda Linda University are particularly attractive and meaningful to you and why you have chosen to apply for advanced education. (4000 characters)
• Discuss how your spiritual origins, development, and experience have influenced and been integrated into your daily life. (4000 characters)
• Tell us the desirable qualities that you see in yourself that you believe would aid us in considering your application. (4000 characters)
• LLU believes deeply in integrated values into the educational experience. As a result, religion courses and chapel attendance are part of the curriculum. Tell us why you believe that a faith based education would be a special benefit to you. (4000 characters)
• As a Seventh-day Adventist institution, LLU has lifestyle expectations which include abstinence from alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug/substances in all forms while enrolled. If you are accepted to Loma Linda university, are you willing to abide by the lifestyle policies of the university while enrolled? (4000 characters)

CA - University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry (UCLA)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• How do you deal with failure? (350 characters)
• How would you assess your ability to ask for help and give one example of when you had to do so? (350 characters)
• Please LIST 3 ways you deal with stress. (100 characters)
• Are you making, or have you already made, a career change prior to applying to dental school? Please explain. (350 characters)

Required for applicants not currently in school:

• If you are not currently enrolled in school, what have you been doing since graduation? (600 characters)

Required for applicants interested in the DDS-PhD program:

• Please explain your future plans for your DDS-PhD career. (600 characters)

CA - University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry (UCSF)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• What is important to you in selecting a dental school? How will you make your decision about which school to attend? (1500 characters)
• Why do you want to join the UCSF community? Please state briefly how you will contribute to the UCSF School of Dentistry. (1500 characters)

Optional for all applicants:

• Please use this space to tell us anything additional that you believe is relevant to your application. (5000 characters)

Required for applicants interested in the DDS-PhD program:

• If you intend to apply to the DDS/PhD program, you must submit an additional essay below which outlines your reasons for your interest in the DDS/PhD program. Your application will not be considered for the joint program if you do not supply this additional essay. If you selected "no", please enter "N/A" (1600 characters)

CA - University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry (UoP)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

CA - Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine

Supplemental questions location: admissions website.

Required for all applicants:

• Please explain why you chose to apply to WesternU’s College of Dental Medicine (500 words)

Optional for all applicants:

• If you have any additional information you would like the Admissions and Selection Committee to consider or aspects of your application which you think may seem confusing or incomplete as they are stated elsewhere, you can upload a Word or PDF document (limit to one page).

You may also use this as an opportunity to explain factors such as: factors that may have had a negative effect on some aspect of your academic performance, experience in dentistry, including virtual experiences, extracurricular/volunteerism/community service, and why you are applying to the Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine specifically.

CO - University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine (CU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for applicants with outstanding prerequisites:

• The University of Colorado requires that all prerequisite course work be completed at the conclusion of the spring term of the year accepted with a letter grade of C or better. If you have not completed all of the prerequisite courses (including upper division course work), please provide us with your timeline for completion of all prerequisite courses. (Not answering this question could delay processing your application) (1000 characters)

CT - University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine (UConn)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Do you meet the 50 hour general dentist shadowing requirement? If yes, please list your shadowing experiences. If no, please explain how you will meet this requirement. (500 characters)

DC - Howard University College of Dentistry

Required for all applicants:

• Explain what motivated your decision to apply to HUCD. (5000 characters)
• How does our program fit with your career plans? (5000 characters)
• Describe any experiences and/or skills that have made you more appreciative or sensitive to other cultures or the human condition. (5000 characters)
• Provide a specific example of how you promoted diversity in your community or school. (5000 characters)
• If you could appear before the Admissions Committee what information would you want them to know that is not already included in your application? (5000 characters)
• Tell us about your childhood/adolescence. Briefly describe your family, community, and disadvantage(s), and any other information that is important about your background before college. (5000 characters)
• How did you prepare for you DAT? If you took the DAT more than once, describe your preparation for each. (5000 characters)

Required when applicable:

• Please describe and explain any academic problems that occurred in college and / or graduate/professional school. This may include withdrawals from courses or school, incomplete grades, and grades of D or F (or their equivalent). (5000 characters)

FL - Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine (LECOM)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to everybody that qualifies.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

FL - Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine (NSU)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to everybody that qualifies.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

FL - University of Florida College of Dentistry (UF)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to selected applicants.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response

GA - Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University (DCG)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Are there any factors that may have affected your academic record? (1500 characters)
• Please explain any other responsibilities you may have outside of being a student. (1500 characters)
• Do you feel that the area where you grew up has health disparities such as medically underserved, dentally underserved, or reduced and free lunches provided for high school students? If yes please explain. (1500 characters)
• Why are you interested in receiving your dental education from The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University? (1500 characters)
• Please describe your plans for practicing dentistry after graduating from dental school. (1500 characters)

IL - University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry (UIC)

Supplemental questions location: admissions website.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

IL - Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine (CDMI, MWU-IL)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to all applicants.

Required when applicable:

• If you were previously accepted into a health profession but did not enroll, or enrolled in a health profession program but withdrew, please explain.

IL - Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine (SIU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS and admissions website.

Required for all applicants:

• What is your particular reason for wanting to attend SIU School of Dental Medicine? (1500 characters)

IN - Indiana University School of Dentistry (IU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS and admissions website.

Applicant’s choice, choose one out of the three:

• Discuss an accomplishment, event, realization or change of career plans that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. How has that illustrated resilience, determination, perseverance as part of your authentic character? (250 words)
• The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? (250 words)
• Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, or an ethical dilemma—anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain the significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution (250 words)

IA - University of Iowa College of Dentistry (UI)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Why do you feel that you are well prepared for a career in the dental profession? (2000 characters)
• Tell us about a time your integrity was challenged. (2000 characters)
• Besides dentistry, what are you passionate about? (2000 characters)
• Share obstacles that you may have overcome to achieve your goals. (2000 characters)
• In which type of community or setting would you like to practice? (2000 characters)
• How do you plan to use your dental education after you graduate? (2000 characters
• Why the University of Iowa College of Dentistry? (2000 characters)

Required for applicants who answer they are part of a community that is underserved:

• Please elaborate. (2000 characters)

KY - University of Kentucky College of Dentistry (UK)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Describe an instance where you failed to achieve a goal (personal, professional, or academic) that you set for yourself. (2000 characters)

1. Explain how you handled this situation.
2. What did you take away from this situation?
3. What failure might you anticipate as a dental student?

• Describe an instance where you received feedback from a mentor, supervisor or instructor that was critical of your performance. (2000 characters)

1. Explain how you handled this feedback.
2. What did you take away from this situation?

• Describe a time when you believe you were treated unfairly. (2000 characters)

1. How did you handle this situation?
2. What did you take away from this situation?

• Please identify one of your long-term service activities. (2000 characters)

1. How did this service activity directly impact another individual?
2. Explain how this service activity impacted you.

Optional for all applicants:

• Is there anything additional you would like to share that is not found in your application? (2000 characters)

Required when applicable:

• To assist us in reviewing your coursework, please explain your performance in any course in which you received a C+ or lower or chose to withdraw. (2000 characters)
• To assist us in reviewing your DAT scores, please explain any scores of 17 or below. (2000 characters)

KY - University of Louisville School of Dentistry (U of L)

Supplemental application location: AADSAS

Required for all applicants:

• Briefly describe your personal or professional reasons for choosing the University of Louisville's DMD program. (1000 characters)
• What contributions do you see yourself making to the field of dentistry? (250 characters)

Optional for all applicants:

• Is there anything else you want ULSD to know that is not included in this application? (2000 characters)

Required when applicable:

• If you have not taken classes in the past year, please explain what you have been doing. (500 characters)
• Please briefly explain why you earned any D's, F's and/or W's on your transcript. (1000 characters)

LA - Louisiana State University Health Science Center School of Dentistry (LSU)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to qualified applicants.

Required for OOS applicants:

• If you were fortunate to be accepted to more than one dental school, how would you decide where to attend? Note: we are not looking for you to say, “LSU is my number one choice”. What we really want you to discuss is the process you would use and, more importantly, the criteria you would use to make your decision. (no word/character limit)

ME - University of New England College of Dental Medicine (UNE)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Why do you want to attend a dental school with a mission grounded in public health? (3000 characters)
• Please describe a healthcare or social issue that you are passionate about, and explain why. What role can you play in addressing this issue? (3000 characters)
• How has your background and experience prepared you to contribute to an environment that holds diversity as a core value? How do you see yourself demonstrating a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a dental student and future dentist? (3000 characters)

Required for applicants that have not met shadowing hour requirements, optional otherwise:

• How have you engaged with the dental profession during the pandemic? (3000 characters)

MD - University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMB, UMD)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to selected applicants.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

MA - Boston University, Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BU, GSDM)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS

Required for all applicants:

• Consider your interests, experiences, characteristics and skills. What makes GSDM a good fit for your dental education? As a dental student, how will you contribute to the school community? (800 characters)

Optional for all applicants:

• Comment on any aspect of your application, if desired. (500 characters)
• If COVID-19 affected your dental school application preparations, please explain. For example, indicate affected courses, changes to instruction or grading policy, and outcomes. (500 characters)

MA - Harvard University School of Dental Medicine

Supplemental questions location: emailed to applicants invited to interview

MA - Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

Supplemental questions location: emailed to applicants invited to interview.

Required for applicants invited to interview, must be handwritten:

• Fear can sometimes have an immobilizing effect. Explain a situation in which you were fearful, and what if anything, you did to overcome fear.
• Imagine being colorblind, what does that mean to you?

MI - University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry (UDM)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

MI - University of Michigan School of Dentistry (UMich)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for applicants claiming disadvantaged status:

• Provide any information about your background that can help clarify your disadvantaged student status. (1000 characters)

MN - University of Minnesota School of Dentistry (UMN)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS and admissions website.

Required when applicable:

• Please provide context for any Incomplete "I", Withdraw "W", "C-", "D" and/or "F" grades. (3000 characters)

Required for reapplicants:

• If you have previously applied to ANY dental school (not just UMN) and were not accepted, please explain why you feel you are better prepared or better qualified as a candidate this year than when you last applied. Please specify changes/improvements made to your application. (3000 characters)

MS - University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry (UMMC)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to all applicants.

MO - A.T. Still University, Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ATSU-MO, MOSDOH)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to qualified applicants.

Required for all applicants:

• Why did you participate in the volunteer activities you listed in the Clinical, Volunteer and Community Service section of your AADSAS application? What did you gain from participating in these activities? (500 words)
• Why do you want to attend the Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health? (500 words)

Optional for all applicants:

• Please list any changes or updates to your AADSAS application. This section may be left blank if your AADSAS application is complete and accurate. (no word/character limit)

MO - University of Missouri Kansas City School of Dentistry (UMKC)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Why are you interested in attending the UMKC School of Dentistry? (500 characters)

NE - Creighton University School of Dentistry

Supplemental questions location: admissions website.

Required for all applicants:

• What is your reason for choosing Creighton? (no word/character limit)
• Please state if there is anything of particular importance that the Admissions Committee should know about you. (no word/character limit)

Required for applicants with breaks in education:

• If there was a break in your education (other than the normal school vacations) please explain fully your occupation or activities during that time. (no word/character limit)

NE - University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry (UNMC)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Please describe the most challenging situation or obstacle you have had to overcome. (500 characters)
• What was the life lesson you learned from this experience? (300 characters)

NV - University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine (UNLV)

Supplemental questions location: admissions website.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

NJ - Rutgers School of Dental Medicine

Supplemental questions location: none.

NY - Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

NY - New York University College of Dentistry (NYU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Why do you want to pursue your dental education at New York University College of Dentistry? (5000 characters)

Required for reapplicants who did not previously apply to NYU:

• Please explain why you are submitting an application to NYU Dentistry this cycle when you did not previously apply here? (500 characters)

NY - Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Optional for all applicants:

• Have there been changes in your preparation from the application to dental school? (500 characters)
• Is there anything you want us to know that we have not asked you? (500 characters)

NY - Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

NY - University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (UB)

Supplemental questions location: none

NC - East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine (ECU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• What specifically led you to apply to East Carolina University's School of Dental Medicine? (1000 characters)
• Describe a time that you collaborated with others in working toward a common goal. What did you learn from that experience? (1000 characters)
• Describe a crisis in your life and what you learned from it. (1000 characters)
• In times of academic or personal challenges, who is among your support network? In what specific ways has that person(s) been supportive? (1000 characters)
• Describe a situation where your attempts at leadership were not successful? Why do you think that was? (1000 characters)

NC - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Adams School of Dentistry (UNC)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS and emailed to all applicants.

Required for all applicants:

• Please describe your interest in choosing University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry for your dental education. (1500 characters)
• We all have unique values, aspiration, and a sense of purpose that define who we are and how we live. What is your personal mission? Describe how your personal mission and professional goals align. (250 words)
• Comment on your ability to work with a team, both as a leader and as a productive team member. (250 words)
• The dental patient population is becoming more diverse with time. Share your experiences working with diverse groups of people. (250 words)
• Communication is key in modern healthcare. Share your skill set, experiences, and strengths/weaknesses in communication. This may include experiences in expository writing, public speaking, drama/acting, debate, etc. (250 words)
• Comment on your college course performance. (250 words)
• Comment on your DAT performance. (250 words)
• What have you done to explore dentistry as a career? (no character/word limit)

Applicant’s choice, choose one out of the two:

• Accessing dental care, for a variety of reasons, is a challenge for many Americans. In your opinion, what role should dentists play in addressing this issue? (250 words)
• Describe an ethical dilemma you have faced. How was it resolved and how might this experience influence your future career or your time as a dental student? (250 words)

Applicant’s choice, choose one out of the two:

• Describe a meaningful experience you have had either in a clinical encounter or with a dental role model. What did you learn and how will this influence the type of clinician you will become? (250 words)
• Describe a time when you have faced conflict. How did you work to resolve it? (250 words)

Applicant’s choice, choose one out of the two:

• Describe a time when you experienced failure. How did this change you? (250 words)
• Describe a time when you worked on a team to solve a problem or develop a project. What did you learn about the challenges faced by teams? (250 words)

OH - Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine (CWRU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for applicants interested in the DMD/MPH program:

• Please write a statement about why you are interested in the MPH/DMD program and how this program fits into your long-term professional goals. (500 characters)

OH - The Ohio State University College of Dentistry (OSU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• How has your undergraduate experience influenced your outlook on life? (500 characters)
• Describe a community to which you belong and share a way in which you have made a difference in that community. (500 characters)
• Describe a challenging circumstance in your life and how you coped with the challenge. (500 characters)

OK - University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (OU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

OR - Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry (OHSU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

PA - University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (UPenn)

Supplemental questions location: admissions website.

Required for all applicants:

• What ethical dilemma(s) have you encountered during your education? Please describe. (1000 words)
• How will you judge if you are a successful dentist? Please describe. (1000 words)
• What qualities of Penn Dental Medicine do you feel will help you achieve your professional goals and how? Please describe. (1000 words)

Optional for all applicants:

• Please list any additional predental experience not included in your AADSAS application. This experience can include but not limited to observation in a private practice, dental clinic, or hospital setting; dental assisting; dental laboratory work; dental research, etc. Please include time allotted to each activity, dates of attendance, location, and description of your experience. If you do not have any predental experience, please indicate what you plan to do in order to explore dentistry as a career prior to matriculation. Do not include, expand, or repeat information submitted on your AADSAS application in the Dentistry/Shadowing experience section. You may leave this question unanswered if applicable. (1000 words)
• Please use this space to add additional information regarding your application if needed. You may use this space to provide information regarding courses (including AP or IB courses) used to meet your prerequisites, clarify areas of your application, provide additional information if you are reapplying this year, and other information relevant to your application. (500 words)

PA - University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine (Pitt)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for applicants interested in DMD/PhD:

• In order to apply for the program, please include an essay that addresses the following questions. This statement is a vital part of the application, and carries the most weight in our admissions decision for the simultaneous degree program. Please describe your intellectual and professional interest in graduate study in Oral Biology. What are your primary interests within your chosen field of study (i.e., Craniofacial Genetics or Tissue Regeneration) and list any relevant background experience that might make you a good candidate? Which faculty mentor and lab would you like to work with? Where do you see yourself after graduate school (what type of career are you training for)? (5000 characters)

PA - Temple University, Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry

Supplemental questions location: none.

PR - University of Puerto Rico School of Dental Medicine (UPR)

Supplemental questions location: admissions website.

SC - Medical University of South Carolina, James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine (MUSC)

Supplemental questions location: admissions website.

Required for applicants interested in DMD/PhD:

• For the Essay section, write a brief essay that includes discussion of the following: Previous research experience(s); Current research interests; Why you want to pursue the combined DMD/PhD degree; Why you are applying to MUSC; Your long range goals. (no word/character limit)
• For the Resume/Personal History below, provide the following information in resume or curriculum vitae format: Past employment; Undergraduate or summer research experience(s); Publications; Academic honors, awards; Extracurricular / community / professional activities; Membership in professional organizations. (upload file no larger than 10 MB)

TN - Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Supplemental questions location: emailed to all applicants.

Required for all applicants:

• Please indicate why you wish to attend Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry? (no word/character limit)

TN - University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry (UT, UTHSC)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

TX - Texas A&M University College of Dentistry

Supplemental questions location: admissions website.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

TX - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Woody L. Hunt School of Dentistry

Supplemental questions location: none.

TX - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry (UT-H, UTHSC-H)

Supplemental questions location: none.

TX - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry (UT-SA, UTHSC-SA)

Supplemental questions location: none.

UT - Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine

Supplemental questions location: admissions website.

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

UT - University of Utah School of Dentistry (U of U)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS and emailed to qualified applicants.

Required for all applicants:

• Please tell us why you are interested in the University of Utah School of Dentistry? (9999 characters)
• Please tell us any additional information about yourself not already in your application. (9999 characters)
• Please list three obstacles that you have encountered in your preparation for dental school and how you have or are managing each. (9999 characters)
• Please describe how your prior employment has helped prepare you for dental school. (9999 characters)

VA - Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry (VCU)

Supplemental questions location: emailed to applicants invited to interview.

Optional for all applicants:

• Is there any information not included elsewhere in your application that you would like us to know? (no word/character limit)

WA - University of Washington School of Dentistry (UW)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS.

Required for all applicants:

• Embracing equity, diversity and inclusion is a value the UWSOD seeks to uphold in its teaching, service and research. We don’t take these values for granted, they are things that everyone in our dental school community must actively practice. If you are selected to be a member of the incoming predoctoral class, how would you contribute to developing and maintaining a sense of belonging for all of your classmates? What challenges do you think you might encounter? What benefits would you expect? (1500 characters)
• Service to others is highly valued at UWSOD. Please describe a memorable experience within the last two years in which your service to someone or to a community in need was enriching to the recipient(s) of your action. What was your motivation to pursue this particular area or theme of service and what was the most meaningful part of the service for you personally? (1500 characters)
• Please describe a challenge or barrier you have faced in your life. How has that influenced who you are today? (1500 characters)
• Is there an area of your application that you think is not an adequate representation of your abilities? If so, please explain. (1500 characters)

WV - West Virginia University School of Dentistry (WVU)

Supplemental questions location: AADSAS

There are no supplemental questions that require an essay response.

WI - Marquette University School of Dentistry

Supplemental questions location: none.

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