Dental Procedures
A procedure where a tooth is completely removed from its socket, often due to severe decay, damage, or the need to prevent the spread of infection.
What is an extraction?
The average score on the DAT.
What is a score of ~19/400?
This is the site where you will fill out your application for dental school.
What is the American Student Dental Association (ASDA)?
The dental specialist that does braces.
What is an orthodontist?
The teeth that that come through last and furthest back in your mouth.
What are wisdom teeth?
The two most common dental procedures.
What are fillings and crowns?
These are the 3 sciences you will be tested on the DAT.
What is general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biology?
A unique, eight-digit identifier used by the American Dental Association (ADA) for dental testing, applications, and education systems.
What is the DENTPIN?
These are the two most commonly visited dental specialists.
What is an orthodontist and oral surgeon?
This mouth structure can be used to identify a dead body.
What are teeth?
A procedure involving the replacement of a tooth's damaged or infected pulp with a filling.
What is a root canal?
5 hours and 15 minutes.
What is the approximate length of the DAT?
The minimum number of shadowing hours the U of M's School of Dentistry requires.
What is 40-50 hours?
This dental specialist typically has traits such as high patience, creativeness, and playfulness.
What is a pediatric dentist?
The hardest substance in the human body.
What is enamel?
This is an imaging technique that allows you to see tooth decay below the surface of the tooth.
What is an X-ray?
This section on the DAT is typically not taught in school and you are expected to learn it when studying for the DAT.
What is the perceptual ability test?
These are the required science prequisites (most of the time) for dental school.
What are Gen Bio 1 and 2, Gen Chem 1 and 2, Orgo 1 and 2, Physics 1 and 2, and Biochemsitry?
A dental specialist who focuses on performing root canal treatments and other procedures.
What is an endodontist?
Kids have __ teeth and adults have __ teeth.
What is 20 and 32?
Thin, custom-made shells of porcelain or composite resin bonded to the front surface of teeth to improve their appearance, addressing issues like discoloration, chips, gaps, or minor misalignments.
What are veneers?
200-250 hours.
What is the recommended amount of time to study for the DAT?
This is the first day you can submit your applications for dental school (2025).
What is June 3rd?
Which dental specialist(s) commonly perform bone grafting? (Bone grafting is a surgical procedure that involves transplanting healthy bone tissue to repair or replace damaged or missing bone)
What is a periodontist or oral surgeon?
The stage in development where your teeth begin to grow.
What is the prenatal stage?