An application to the College of Dental Medicine is available through the Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS) sponsored by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). Applications are accepted between the dates of July 1 and the end of the second week of January for each academic year. Applicants are strongly urged to submit all materials as early as possible, as applications are considered on a rolling basis. Forms can be obtained by contacting the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) directly:

ADEA
1619 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(800) 353-2237
http://www.adea.org/AADSAS/default.htm

NO SUPPLEMENTAL APPLICATION IS REQUIRED BY THE UNIVERSITY.

• A non-refundable application processing fee check or money order in the amount of $75 made payable to Columbia University. (Canadian postal money orders cannot be accepted). All Checks must be drawn in U.S. Dollars. Candidates may request a fee waiver, but must supply documentation from their current financial aid officer that confirms their eligibility. Application fees are not credited toward tuition.
  

• A certified copy of Dental Admissions Test (DAT) scores. All applicants must take the Dental Admission Test to be considered for admission. Unofficial copies will not be accepted as part of the application. For test and test registration information, prospective students should contact:
  
  The Department of Testing Services
  211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611
  (312) 440-2689
  http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat.asp
  

• Three CONFIDENTIAL letters of recommendation from science professors or one composite letter from a pre-health committee. Additional letters of recommendation from employers or non-science professors will be accepted, but will not satisfy the requirement. Official letters of recommendation are only sent directly to the AADSAS application service.

• Candidates should contact all former academic institution(s) to obtain official copies of academic records, which must be sent directly to AADSAS application service.
  
  

Requests to check the status of applications will be taken:

a) Each day via email to dl2430@columbia.edu and responded to
within 48 to 72 hours, and

b) Via telephone ONLY on Wednesdays between the hours of 10
a.m. and 4 p.m. E.T. The Admissions Office telephone number is
212-305-3478.

Admissions Office
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
630 West 168th Street, Room 3-452
New York, NY 10032