About Dentistry

You can ask questions about and discuss Dental School with UBSDM's Office of Student Affairs and student members of the ASDA Pre-Dental Committee!

Hosted on Instagram Live 12-1 pm Every 3rd Tuesday of the Month!

Upcoming Dates:

• November 19, 2024
• December 17, 2024

The University at Buffalo ASDA Pre-Dental Committee is happy to invite you to our campus for our 2024 FALL OPEN HOUSE! The Open House includes a tour of the dental school, presentations from Admissions and current students a part of ASDA, and faculty, a student panel, and hands-on activities in our very own pre-clinic. Attending this event will allow you to gain a better understanding of our dental school as well as the Admissions process, and will provide you with an opportunity to work on your hand skills in our pre-clinical simulation lab to strengthen your dental school application. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. 

This event is open to all current undergraduate students, current graduate students, and those who have graduated from college or university and are interested in potentially pursuing dentistry as a career. This event is not intended for high school students. 

Registration is required. There is no fee for this in-person event. To register, please follow this LINK and complete the registration form. Closer to the date of the event, you will be required to confirm your attendance and to complete a waiver; the waiver will be sent to the email that you registered with. Closer to the date as well, we will give more details on parking and provide an itinerary of the day. 

Date/Time: Saturday, November 16th, 2024 from 8:00am- 2:00pm

Location: University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (UB South Campus)

Please contact us at ubasdapd@buffalo.edu if you have any questions.

Destination Dental School (DDS) is an eight-week, summer pathway program for individuals interested in a career in dentistry. This program prepares students who have been historically underrepresented in the profession to successfully apply and be accepted to dental school. DDS fellows participate in seven weeks of virtual Saturday meetings, and then visit the UB School of Dental Medicine for a one-week, in-person, intensive training program.

Through the DDS program, Fellows learn about the dental profession and dental school application and financing strategies, study for the Dental Admissions Test (DAT), participate in hands-on activities, conduct research projects, and network with faculty mentors, dental students and community leaders. DDS fellows receive Dental Admissions Test (DAT) study resources, reimbursement for one DAT, a waived application fee to UB SDM, and a stipend to cover the costs of travel and lodging for the in-person component. Please follow the link below to visit the Destination Dental School Website to learn more.

The mentorship program here at UBSDM serves as a way for pre-dental students to have a direct connection with a current dental student! The goal of the UBSDM mentorship program is to guide future pre-dental students through their journey to dental school (hopefully to UBSDM) and act as an additional resource they can utilize for any questions they have along the way.  Each mentor is required to reach out to their mentee at least once every semester, to ensure that there is an open line of communication between the two.  

Check Out ASDA Pre-Dental webinar featuring Dr. Laurel Henderson, an oral medicine resident at Harvard! Learn about her advice for future dentists, the cases on orofacial pain, orofacial medicine, and orofacial pathologyently.

Want to learn all about the benefits of attending Dental School at UB? Check out ASDA Pre-Dental's Why UB webinar to hear all about why current students love UB and why it might be the perfect fit for you!