Application Instructions

DDS Application Steps by SDM Student Assistant

Please refer here for details on all 6 steps that must be completed in the application process.

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Step 1: Prepare to Apply

Prospective students can begin by reviewing the admission statistics and requirements, learning more about the application process from ADEA, and talking to their pre-health advisor.

Please note that the DDS program requires four years of full-time study; there is no provision for part-time study. The DDS program does not accept transfer students from other dental schools.

Review the Admission Requirements
Review the Admission Statistics
Learn More About Preparing to Apply (ADEA)
University at Buffalo Pre-Health Advisement

Step 2: Apply Through AADSAS & Transcript Verification

AADSAS Application

  • Application to the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine is made through the American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS). 
Apply through AADSAS
Learn more about the AADSAS application process
IMPORTANT
  • The University at Buffalo DDS does not have a secondary or supplemental application.
  • However, there is a supplemental application fee.

AADSAS Verification

  •  After ADEA AADSAS verifies your academic transcripts, your application will automatically be forwarded to all participating dental schools that you specifically designated. 
  • AADSAS formats all application information and calculates grade point averages in a standardized fashion, but plays no part in the selection process. 
  • The University at Buffalo DDS Admissions Committee does not calculate applicant credit hours or grade point average. 

Step 3: Pay the UB Supplemental Application Fee or Request a Waiver

There is a $100 USD Supplemental application fee required to apply to the University at Buffalo DDS Program. This application fee:

  • must be received by the School of Dental Medicine by the January 15, 2025 application deadline.
  • is not credited toward any charges when an accepted applicant registers as a student.
  • is a separate fee from the ADEA AADSAS application fee. 
Application Fee Payment Instructions
  • Applicants will receive supplemental payment fee instructions via e-mail only after their DDS application has been verified. 
  • Payment fee instructions will usually be sent one business day after your AADSAS application has been verified. 
  • If you do not receive supplemental payment fee instructions within two business days, please contact our admissions office for assistance. 

Request a Supplemental Application Fee Waiver

  • Supplemental application fee waivers are available to students who demonstrate unusual financial need.
  • There are two ways to request the $100 application fee waiver:

1. Applicants who have been approved for the ADEA AADSAS Fee Assistance Program should submit a copy of approval via e-mail to sdmadmit@buffalo.edu

More Information on Fees and Fee Assistance Program

2. Provide sufficient documentation of your participation as an undergraduate student in an EOP, HEOP or SEEK program, or as an undergraduate participant in the CSTEP, MARC, PREP, RISE, LSAMP or McNair Scholar programs on any campus, or as an applicant through Project 1000.

Please submit a copy of partipation via e-mail to sdmadmit@buffalo.edu

Step 4: Make Sure Your Application Is Complete and you are verified in the AADSAS Portal

The Admissions Committee considers an application complete when all of the following have been met:

Formal AADSAS Application

  • Your formal application has been submitted via the AADSAS portal and you specifically designated the University at Buffalo to receive your formal application.

Transcript Verification

  • Transcript verification has been completed by AADSAS by January 15, 2025.
  • Our admissions committee uses AADSAS verified transcripts and grades when reviewing your application. 

Official DAT or CDAT scores

  • Official DAT or CDAT scores (taken within a valid timeline) have been made available to the UB School of Dental Medicine through AADSAS.
  •  Please do not send unofficial or official score reports to our admissions office.

Letters of Evaluation

  • Letters of evaluation from either a preprofessional committee or three individual letters of evaluation have been made available to the UB School of Dental Medicine through AADSAS.
  •  Please do not submit any letters directly to our admissions office.  

The $100 UB supplemental application fee is paid (or waiver approved).

Application Completion Notification
  • Our admissions committee will send you an e-mail notification once your application is complete. 
  • You are welcome to e-mail the admissions office with any questions.

Step 5: Attend an Interview (If Invited)

  • Following initial review of applications, selected applicants are invited to interview to meet with faculty and students, and to acquaint themselves with the facilities of the School of Dental Medicine and the university.
  • An integral part of the admissions process, the interview provides an opportunity for members of the Student Admissions Committee to become acquainted with applicants.
  • Interviews will take place between mid-September and February each academic year.

Step 6: Wait for a Decision

  • Following the visit to the school, the applicant’s application is presented to the Student Admissions Committee. 
  • After a complete review, an admission decision is reached by a vote of the entire committee, and applicants are informed by mail of the committee's decision beginning December 1.

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine adheres to the University at Buffalo’s Statement of Non-Discrimination.

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