Importance of dentist LOR

[TotallyUncertain]

Hello,

I have shadowed and assisted at a clinic for roughly 70-100 hours.

Beyond that I have shadowed more, but didn't track my hours.

Anyway I likely won't have a dentist LOR. I have a comittee letter and a few summers worth of research LOR.

My GPA is stellar and DAT is high.

Will this have a large impact on my acceptance likelihood? Was anyone accepted without a dentist's LOR?

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[SuxDrugs&Rocuronium]

Hello,

I have shadowed and assisted at a clinic for roughly 70-100 hours.

Beyond that I have shadowed more, but didn't track my hours.

Anyway I likely won't have a dentist LOR. I have a comittee letter and a few summers worth of research LOR.

My GPA is stellar and DAT is high.

Will this have a large impact on my acceptance likelihood? Was anyone accepted without a dentist's LOR?

I would research each school. I believe some schools require that you have one from a dentist. Either way it would look good and help your application. You could always ask a dentist that you have shadowed, the worst that’ll happen is that they’ll say no. I asked my dentist after having shadowed only 25 hours or so. But your best bet would be to look at each schools website to see if they require/recommend it.


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[BasicG]

Don't sweat it, the majority of schools don't require a dentist LOR. Of the 15 schools I'm applying to, only Missouri-Kansas and Virginia require a dentist letter.

 

[KineticFlow603]

My 3 LORs consisted of two from my science professors and one from my community leader.