The Pre-Dental Track concentrates on knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to better prepare students for admission into dental school, enhance their likelihood of success once admitted, and help them become better dentists.  The curriculum focuses in areas of dental science including dental anatomy, dental materials, and dental research.  Students learn to fabricate and evaluate dental prostheses, an ability that is extremely important in dental school and clinical practice.  Students are required to conduct a research project that culminates in a presentation and submission for publication.  Coursework and extracurricular experiences are provided that directly relate to the dental school admission process including interview skills, and writing a personal statement.  The Pre-Dental Track program consists of 120 semester credit hours, including 89 semester credit hours of Texas Core Curriculum and program prerequisites, and 31 semester credit hours of Dental Laboratory Sciences coursework.  Program prerequisites are designed to meet admission requirements of Texas dental schools.

The curriculum for the UT Health Science Center portion of the Pre-Dental Track consists of 31 semester credit hours of coursework and learning experiences designed to maximize the students’ competitiveness when they apply for dental school.