8. University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
Admitting just over 5% of its applicants, this Philadelphia-based school has a slightly larger-than-average class size, with roughly 120 new students entering the program each year. Applicant pools tend to be relatively competitive, with an average accepted student GPA of 3.62 and DAT score of 21.
Penn’s ‘Penn Smiles’ program offers unique opportunities for students to engage in community outreach work via buses that serve as mobile clinics for over 4,000 children in Philadelphia’s less-affluent communities. What’s more, Penn’s recently-launched prosthodontics residency program is the first of its kind in the nation, and enables students to receive top-of-the-line advanced specialty education in aesthetic restoration.
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