The Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine selects highly qualified students who are representative of a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and interests. Selection is based on an overall appraisal of the applicant's suitability for a career in dentistry.
Applicants should demonstrate academic achievement, competence in the sciences and a general interest in the profession of dentistry. These factors, as well as performance on the DAT, letters of recommendation and the personal interview, are considered in the admissions process. Consistent with the school policy of selecting students with varied backgrounds, the school encourages applications from qualified individuals from those groups who have in the past been underrepresented in the dental profession. Due to the small class size, students attending the school are educated in a highly supportive environment. Academic tutoring, faculty counseling, and individually developed remedial programs are available to students under special circumstances, as determined by faculty.
Applicants are required to have completed three years of college before matriculation, however, it is highly desirable that applicants possess a baccalaureate degree.

A Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or greater is preferred.
A DAT score of 17 or greater is preferred in all subsections.

Pre-Requisite Coursework
Admissions requirements for the School of Dental Medicine require completion of specific courses prior to application as listed below:

Biology: 2 semesters with labs (8 credits)
General Chemistry: 2 semesters with labs (8 credits)
Organic Chemistry: 2 semesters with labs (8 credits)*
Physics: 2 semesters with labs (8 credits)
English: 2 semesters writing intensive (6 credits)
Biochemistry: 1 semester (3 credits)
Calculus I and Calculus II or Calculus I and Statistics (6 credits)
A pre-professional advisory committee letter is required. However, if your college or university does not provide a committee letter, three recommendation letters from senior science faculty members will be accepted.

Information Regarding Community College Work
It is preferable that all prerequisites are completed at a four-year college for baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate students. However, a maximum of 60 credit hours taken at a community college prior to your third year of study toward a baccalaureate degree may be accepted.
Minimum TOEFL and IELTS Exam scores required for admission to Stony Brook University:

TOEFL: Paper-based exam: 550, Internet-based exam: 90
In addition to the minimum score of 90 on the internet-based exam, each subsection score must be at least a 22. Students who have scored lower than 22 on a subsection cannot be admitted to Stony Brook University.
IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection, recommended to be below 6. An applicant must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale.