DAT: American v. Canadian

[firstcitizen]

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I was skimming through a post on the pre-dent forum and a few people mentioned a carving section where you have to carve soap into a certain shape. Do we have this portion of the exam in the states or does it only apply to Canadians?

 

[airsimon]

Canadian DAT only... in America we have the PAT

 

[firstcitizen]

Canadian DAT only... in America we have the PAT

I wish we had the soap carving. I'd have a lot of confidence with sculpting soap.

 

[z3u2]

Canadian DAT only... in America we have the PAT

there's also PAT in canadian dat

 

[simplyome]

The American DAT has Bio, GChem, OChem, PAT, Reading and Quantatative.
This test is computer based.

The Canadian DAT has Carving, Bio, GChem, PAT and Reading.
This test is paper.

To apply to dentistry schools in Canada you need a Canadian DAT score. To apply to US you can use either one. However the Canadian DAT is only offered 2 times a year while the American is offered well almost everyday.