"student making a list".

DDS Year 1 To Do Checklist

  • The "TO DO" section of the Orientation website will provide you with information regarding requirements that all incoming DDS students must complete in preparation for the start of the program.
  • The chart below will list out the items you must complete in preparation for the DDS program. As information becomes available on how to complete each requirement,  the item name will contain a link to detailed information. Please check this section frequently for updates, and complete each requirement by the due date specified.
  • E-mail alerts will be sent out to the incoming class whenever new "To Do" items are added to the website.

April - June 2025

    DUE DATES
  Health Background Form As soon as possible. You cannot be registered for courses by UB SDM if this is not completed
  Activate UBIT Account and Computing Before You Arrive As soon as possible
  Lab Coat, Scrub, & Polo Shirt Sizes May 19, 2025
  White Coat Ceremony & Registration Family Participation June 16, 2025

July 2025

  DUE DATES
UB Card July 1
Student Medical Insurance & Attestation July 21
Parking Permit   July 25 (if needed)
Notebook Computer 
July 31
Computing After You Arrive July 31
Technology Skills July 31
Basic Life Support Training Requirement
August 1
Scrub Color Information - MORE INFO TO COME On your own
Mandatory Online Training Programs 
July 31

August 2025


DUE DATES
 
1st Year Supply Order Forms  MORE INFORMATION TO COME August 1  
Final Transcripts August 2  

Make Payment, Download and Register Examplify Software

(can only begin this on August 1)

August 12
 
University at Buffalo Alcohol EDU & Sexual Assault Prevention
August 7  
UB Software Downloads August 2  
Required Textbooks (more information provided at orientation) August 2
 
Privacy Filter Purchase August 2  

Recommended prior to arriving on July 31

Review HUB Student Center Overview
   
Review HUB Student Center Training Guides Finances Training section is strongly recommended  
Learning Brightspace