Application and Admission
Application Materials
Application materials should be completed and received by the College before September 15th for admission the following August. The following are required:
- A completed application form.
- Official transcripts from dental school and pre-dental educational experiences.
- Official copies of National Board of Examiners test scores.
- Test scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
- Four letters of reference, including one from the applicant's dental school dean, indicating cumulative grade point average (GPA) and class rank.
After the application materials are received and evaluated, some applicants will be invited for an interview. Interviews are scheduled in the month of October. No student is admitted without a personal interview.
Admission Decisions
The probability of success in graduate study is assessed using many criteria, but important characteristics are:
- Dental and undergraduate school achievement
- Performance on standardized tests
- Extracurricular activities
- The interview
- Experience
- Recommendations
Minimally, to be considered for full-standing as a graduate student, an applicant must have earned a D.D.S. or equivalent degree awarded by an accredited institution, compiled at least a "B" coursework average, and rank in the upper 1/3 of his or her graduating class.
Notification
The Department of Orthodontics participates in the national Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program.
Contact Us
Graduate Orthodontic Program
875 Union Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
Phone: 901-448-6214
Fax: 901-448-1625
Program Director:
James Vaden, D.D.S., M.S.
A division of the College of Dentistry
