You are encouraged to talk to your family dentist or a dentist from your home town during the summer and school breaks. Spend time with them during working hours, if possible, to observe how the office operates. Three academic letters from faculty members whose subjects you have completed at the university you attended. Personal letters of recommendation are not required, but you may submit these if you wish. It is not required that an applicant sign a waiver, but IUSD and the writer of the recommendation must know whether or not information submitted will be confidential.
Most campuses provide evaluation forms for their students.
A computerized version of the DAT is available to candidates at specific Sylvan Technology Centers. Candidates may take the computerized DAT almost any day of the week and will receive their scores immediately after completing the exam. A tutorial is available that will familiarize you with the mechanics of taking the DAT on computer. The tutorial does not include sample DAT content, but it does provide you with the basic steps involved in proceeding through the test. Nonresident applicants with scores below 14 on any section are required to retake the DAT before an interview will be granted.