<p>Stanford has always been my dream school since about the 7th grade. I have just recently looked into the fact that they do not have a dental school or a pre-dental program (as it is combined with the medical program). I am absolutely in love with stanford, it's atmosphere, attitude of students and staff, and so much more. There is so much to love and nothing to hate! But the fact that there is no relation to dentistry has me concerned that going to stanford might not be the best choice for me. I was wondering what are some schools that are like stanford but have a dentistry program. I was thinking northwestern or washU. Any help?</p>
<p>For the most part, there really are no pre-dental programs, so where you go to undergraduate really doesn’t matter as long as you take the required courses (which are usually something along the lines of: Biology with lab (2 semesters), Chemistry with lab (2 semesters), Organic Chemistry with lab (2 semesters, 1 of lab), Physics (2 semesters), Calculus (2 semesters) ).</p>
<p>I’m sorry, I meant schools with a dental school for after undergrad (my bad.) Maybe even a combined program.</p>
<p>Tufts and U Penn both have dental schools. I have no idea if they have combination programs, though.</p>
<p>Attending Stanford for your undergraduate studies will not hurt your chances of getting into a good Dental program, nor will it slow you down. If Stanford is your dream school (perfectly understandable), and should you be fortunate enough to get in, go for it.</p>
<p>Below are some universities with good graduate programs in dentistry. Attending one of those for undergrad will not greatly enhance your chances of admission into dental school:</p>
<p>Boston University
Case Western Reserve University
Columbia University
Harvard University
University of California-San Francisco (purely a graduate school)
University of Florida
University of Maryland-Baltimore
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Washington</p>
<p>Tufts has a special program that might interest you:
Joint BS/DMD Early Assurance Program</p>
<p>I think some other colleges that have dental grad programs might have the same thing:</p>
<p>[Programs</a> | Tufts University Pre-Dental Society](<a href=“http://sites.tufts.edu/predental/programs/]Programs”>http://sites.tufts.edu/predental/programs/)</p>
<p>Thanks guys! I have been looking into some of your schools, and thanks Alexandre! I was just a little perterbed by the fact that there wasn’t a dental school in Stanford since I was looking for a combined program. Oh well, you can’t always get what you want.</p>