Program and Interview Information
CONTACT INFORMATION:
https://www.dentistry.uiowa.edu/advanced-standing-program
Office of Admissions
Iowa Dental Advanced Standing Program
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
N349A DSB
Iowa City, IA 52240
Email: kelly-smith@uiowa.edu
PROGRAM DETAILS:
Length of Program: 30 months
Program Deadline: August 15, 2021
Start Date: January 2022 (online course) || April 2022 (onsite)
Class Size: Up to 4
Degree Awarded: D.D.S.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Residency Status Preference will be given to U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents (green card holders), or those holding legal asylum or refugee status.
- Only internet-based TOEFL (iBT) scores are accepted (No paper-based scores.)
- To be considered for admissions, the program requires passage of NBDE Parts I and II or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE).
- The program requires three Letters of Evaluation
INTERVIEW INFORMATION:
Information provided by previous interviewees:
One-on-one interview
30 minutes interview
- Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
- Why do you want to be a dentist?
- What is your experience with confidentiality?
- What are 3 words your friends would use to describe you
- What worries you about the transition to dental school other than the coursework?
- If you saw a kid hitting himself with a hammer what would you do?
- What would you do if an employee’s spouse called in sick for them?
- Rank how much of a perfectionist you are on a scale of 1-10
INTERNET RESEARCH LINKS
This section is a list of links that may help you better research IOWA in order to formulate questions for your interviewers as well as to respond to the question, “Why IOWA?”