Pre-Dental Students

Welcome to the Dental Pipeline website. We are dedicated to helping students prepare for the challenges of the dental school admissions process and dental curriculum. This site contains pertinent information for pre-dental students:

Financial Aid Resources

Pre-dental Student Resources

Dental School Recruitment Programs and Admissions Contact Information

Summer Medical and Dental Education Program
The Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP), formerly the Minority Medical Education Program (MMEP), is a national academic enrichment program that helps promising, highly motivated students gain admission to medical school. Currently there are nine universities that offer Summer Medical and Dental Education Program’s with dentistry components:

• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• Columbia University Medical Center
• Howard University
• UCLA School of Dentistry
• University of Louisville
• University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
• University of Nebraska
• University of Texas Dental Branch
• University of Washington

Beyond our website there are many resources available. Here are a few.

• American Student Dental Associations
• Explore Health Careers.org
• Hispanic Dental Association
• National Dental Association
• PreDental.Com
• Society of American Indian Dentists
• Student National Dental Association