The DAT is a dental education admission test designed to provide dental education programs with a means to assess program applicants’ potential for success. It is administered year round by Prometric test centers in the United States, its territories (including Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) and Canada.
Before starting the application process, read the DAT Guide. The test is comprised of multiple-choice questions presented in the English language and is developed according to established test specifications. The DAT consists of a battery of four tests on the following: Survey of the Natural Sciences, Perceptual Ability, Reading Comprehension, and Quantitative Reasoning. In the DAT, both the U.S. customary system and the metric system (Imperial System) of units are used.
The DAT program offers practice tests with questions written by actual DAT test constructors.
The intent of the practice tests is to help candidates understand the types of questions that will be asked on the Dental Admission Test (DAT). These practice tests feature the types of questions and question formats used in the actual test and will mirror the actual test specifications, although some modules/sections have fewer items than the actual test.
In documented cases of severe financial hardship, a limited number of partial fee waivers are available to DAT examinees each calendar year (January – December). The partial fee waiver covers 50% of the DAT fee. The partial fee waiver does not apply to any charges associated with rescheduling/canceling a test date or score reporting after the time of initial application. Partial fee waivers are granted on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible examinees who have submitted the required documents.
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