What is the Dental Admissions Test (DAT)?
The DAT is used by Dental Schools to evaluate candidates in the natural sciences, perceptual ability, reading comprehension, and quantitative reasoning. Test takers receives sub-scores in all the above areas and then an ‘academic average’ score that is primarily used by the dental schools. UMKC School of Dentistry requires students to complete all four sections of the DAT and will review all sub-scores. Scores range from 1 to 30 and a score of a 17 is considered to be the national applicant average. The national dental student enrollee average is a 19. The DAT is a multiple-choice test taking 4 hours and 15 minutes to complete. The test is administered through Pro-metric Testing Centers and offered throughout the week. It is important for applicants to remember that they must wait 90 calendar days between test dates and the most recent test score is the one considered by UMKC School of Dentistry. A score is only good for three years.
