University of California Los Angeles School of Dentistry
Los Angeles, CA
🩺 School Overview
Tuition (In State): $39,797
Tuition (Out of State): $52,042
Accreditation Status: N/A
Acceptance Rate: N/A
Total Enrollment: 87
Degrees: DDS
Founding Year: 1964
Accreditation Year: N/A
Website: http://www.dentistry.ucla.edu/
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📄 Application Information
Applications Received: N/A
Interviews Granted: N/A
Admitted: N/A
Average MCAT: 118
Average GPA: 3.7
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Female: N/A
Underrepresented:N/A
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About the School
The goals of the program are to produce graduates who: 1) possess the preventive, diagnostic, and technical knowledge and skills necessary to provide patients with comprehensive dental health in a variety of health care delivery systems; 2) view their role in the profession from a humanitarian perspective, accepting patients' dental health as a right rather than a privilege, their patients' psychological and physical health being the prime focus of their practices; 3) are able to provide socially sensitive and responsible leadership in the community of their practice; and 4) continuously update their knowledge of dental health and oral diseases, their techniques, and their practices. The school participates in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE).
Curriculum
The basic science and preclinical laboratory courses are taught primarily in the first 2 years of the curriculum by the appropriate departments/divisions of the medical and dental school. The clinical experiences in comprehensive patient care begin early in the first year. There are numerous selective program covering a wide variety of experiences and topics, such as the clinical management of patients and hospital service rotations.
Facilities
The off-campus clinical rotations that are an official part of the curriculum are at: Wilson-Jennings-Bloomfield Venice Dental Center and Harbor/UCLA Medical Center.
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Our analysis of UCLA:
Student Loan Burden: $406,862
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Cost of Living: Highest 45% Nationally
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Environment: Urban
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School Address: Rm A0-111 CHS, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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