Careers and Specialties
Deals with misaligned teeth and jaw structures via braces, aligners, retainers, etc.
Orthodontists
True or False: ALL Canadian dental schools require an interview as a part of the admissions process.
True
The DAT stands for...
The Dental Aptitude Test
OzTREKK helps students apply to universities in these two countries.
Australia and New Zealand
Alongside general dentists, these professionals clean teeth, take dental X-rays, and provide preventive education.
Dental Hygienist
The university abbreviated as UWO.
University of Western Ontario (i.e. Western)
The Canadian DAT is scored on a standardized scale from 1 to ____.
30
The number of dental schools in Canada.
10
A dental specialty focused on oral health and care of infants, children, and teenagers.
Pediatric Dentistry
The TYPICAL minimum GPA required just to apply to Canadian dental schools.
3.0
The Canadian DAT has all of the following sections except...
Reading Comprehension, Survey of Natural Sciences, Perceptual Ability Test, and Quantitative Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
An online judgment test to evaluate an applicant's social intelligence, ethics, empathy, and professionalism.
The CASPer Test
The dental specialty concerned with the internal pulp of the tooth.
Endodontics
Of the following, this University does NOT feature a dental school:
UofM, UofA, Waterloo, or Dalhousie
University of Waterloo
This section of the DAT tests your spatial skills, or how well you can imagine and work with objects in three dimensions.
PAT (Perceptual Ability Test)
Out of all dental schools in Canada, this many require the CASPer test.
5
A dental and medical specialty that diagnoses and studies the causes of diseases in the mouth, jaws, and face.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Of these universities, this one does NOT require a 4-year bachelor's degree:
UofT, McGill, or Western University
UofT
This part of the survey of natural sciences section of the DAT is still tested in the US, but not in Canada.
Organic Chemistry
This DAT online preparation platform is designed for students studying for the Canadian DAT (cDAT).
DATCrusher