Building the... - College of Dentistry - University of Florida

Educating for
As the state’s only public dental
school, the college educates
Florida’s future dentists and
dental specialists through its 16
degree and certificate programs.
To date, dentistry at UF has
graduated 1,940 dentists. The
college admitted its first class
of 24 students in 1972 and its
most recent class of 82 students
in August 2005. Advanced and
graduate education at the college
has produced more than
794 dental specialists. Typically,
more than 90 percent of the
college’s graduates remain in
Florida to practice.
D.M.D. Program. Each year the college admits a new class of
about 80 D.M.D.
students consisting of individuals who are among the top pre-dental students in the nation. The
class entering in 2005 was selected from 1,060 applicants. The stability of the qualifications of
the entering class, even while applications continue to increase, reflects the holistic admission
process the college uses in selecting students to prepare for a profession in dentistry.
Academic credentials of D.M.D. applicants and enrollees
APPLICANT POOL 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
AVG TTL GPA 3.19 3.19 3.22 3.23 3.21 3.2 3.23
AVG Science GPA 3.07 3.67 3.08 3.10 3.07 3.07 3.10
DAT Academic AVG 17.25 17.90 14.50 16.70 15.50 16.00 17.00
DAT Psychomotor 16.55 17.20 13.80 16.20 14.60 14.00 16.00
No. of Applicants 788 663 585 634 656 932 1060
APPLICANTS ENROLLED
AVG TTL GPA 3.55 3.48 3.58 3.51 3.44 3.55 3.53
AVG Science GPA 3.49 3.41 3.52 3.42 3.32 3.47 3.45
DAT Academic AVG 18.75 19.00 19.40 19.70 19.20 20.00 19.00
DAT Psychomotor 17.64 18.40 18.10 18.50 17.80 18.00 18.00
D.M.D students’ performance on standardized examinations is a benchmark of the quality of
our academic programs. The performance of the Class of 2007 on the NBDE – Part I was ranked
11th out of the 56 participating dental school classes. Concurrently, the Class of 2005 achieved a
ranking of 11 out of 54 dental schools on its performance on the NBDE – Part II. During 2004-05,
a 100 percent pass rate on the Florida State Board Examination was achieved. Mock boards were
introduced to the curriculum in 2002 and have resulted in highly successful outcomes in increasing
student performance on the Florida State Dental Licensure Exam.