Years of College: All matriculating students must have successfully completed at least 90 semester hours/140 quarter hours. It is highly recommended that all matriculating students will have received a bachelor's degree from an accredited, four-year college or university prior to matriculation to the Meharry School of Dentistry. Online and introductory courses will not be accepted towards required prerequisites.
Pre-Medical Course Work: Course Work with an average of 'C' or better is required in each of the following:
General Biology or Zoology with Laboratory
Inorganic Chemistry with Quantitative Analysis with Laboratory
Organic Chemistry with Laboratory
General Physics with Laboratory
English Composition
Calculus or Statistics
Semester Hours:
Quarter Hours:
Additional courses strongly recommended: Anatomy/Physiology, Microbiology, and Histology/Cell Biology. Other recommended courses include: Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology.
See the Technical Standards for Dental School Admissions and Graduation.
Application deadline: December 15th
Dental Admissions Test: Every applicant must take the Dental Admission Test (DAT). For more information about the DAT, visit the American Dental Association's web site here.
Completion of an application through the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS).
Supplemental Application: The supplemental application for the 2022 admission cycle will be available August 1st. Once all required application materials have been received and the verification process has been completed by AADSAS, applicants will be emailed a link to the supplemental application. Upon completion, a processing fee of $65.00 will be assessed and must be paid electronically through the application website. Please do not send a separate payment to Meharry. This supplemental application allows the applicant to further describe his/her activities.
Letter of Recommendation: Three (3) letters of recommendation, are due directly to AADSAS by December 15th. The address to which the letters should be mailed will appear on the AADSAS Letter Request Form. Those applicants who attend, or who have recently graduated from, an undergraduate institution or a post-baccalaureate pre-dental program which offers a Health Professions Advisor or Advisory Committee should submit a letter from this person or committee; this letter should be sent to AADSAS as described above. If no such institutional letter is available, the applicant should substitute a minimum of three (3) individual letters, including two from Science professors. These letters should be sent to AADSAS as described above.
Photo: The Admissions Committee requires that you upload a photo when you are submitting your Supplemental Application.
Click here for more information about the American Dental Education Association.
Office of Admissions & Recruitment
Student Services & Faculty Affairs
1005 Dr. D. B. Todd, Jr. Blvd.
Nashville, Tennessee 37208-3599
Email: admissions@mmc.edu
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