Medical Specialized Post Bacc Programs

[Doctor Pretty]

I've noticed that there are limited pre dental post bacc/ SMP programs available, but there are a multitude of medical based post bacc programs. Is it acceptable to attend a medical based program when trying to apply and get accepted to dental schools?

 

[DQLEUCD]

Some university offers a formal post-bacc or pre-health post-bacc program for those who want to go into the health field. You can check on those.

 

[Doctor Pretty]

Thanks for the reply! I'm aware of some of the schools that do the Special Masters Program and the Post Bacc, but majority of them are premedical based and I was wondering if that would matter when applying to dental schools?

 

[Doctor Pretty]

Bump!!

 

[Pennywisdom]

I've noticed that there are limited pre dental post bacc/ SMP programs available, but there are a multitude of medical based post bacc programs. Is it acceptable to attend a medical based program when trying to apply and get accepted to dental schools?

Absolutely because you will be taking basic science courses at a medical school level. And if you do well in that program you have a good shot of getting accepted to dental schools.

Check out Georgetown's SMP, BU's GMS, and Loyola's M.A. in Medical Sciences. UMDNJ's biomedical sciences program is also well-known.

 

[notin]

I've noticed that there are limited pre dental post bacc/ SMP programs available, but there are a multitude of medical based post bacc programs. Is it acceptable to attend a medical based program when trying to apply and get accepted to dental schools?

of course. most of the core classes you take are the same in medical and dental school. i took a post-bac that was really for anything but was probably targeted at med school. it was mostly biochemistry and physiology, which applies to us just as well.