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Quick facts
- Degree and location: four-year Doctor of Dental Surgery in Omaha. DDS programme
- AADSAS deadline: December 1, 2026; supplemental and documents deadline December 15.
- DAT: valid test window June 1, 2023-November 15, 2026; published subsection minimums apply.
- Experience: at least 65 hours of dental shadowing.
- Interview: invitation-only virtual committee interview plus mandatory in-person presentation and tour.
- International: applicants needing an I-20 may apply but must meet the published English-proficiency rule.
Admission requirements
At application, candidates need at least 64 semester hours or 96 quarter hours of academic credit from an accredited college of arts and sciences. Required courses are eight semester hours each of general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry and physics, all with labs; three hours of biochemistry; and six hours of English. Prerequisites must be completed before matriculation at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution. Community-college prerequisites must be accepted as equivalent by the applicant's four-year degree-granting institution. Transcripted AP or IB credit may count. Current requirements
Creighton requires at least 65 dental-shadowing hours and the DAT. For Fall 2027 it accepts tests from June 1, 2023 through November 15, 2026 and publishes minimum new-scale scores of 370 Academic Average, 360 Perceptual Ability and 380 Total Science. The Canadian DAT is accepted, and the most recent result is prioritized.
Submit either one committee recommendation or three individual letters: two science instructors and one instructor or mentor outside the sciences. International applicants requiring an I-20 need TOEFL 90 or IELTS 7 unless they completed an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution.
Important dates
ADEA's 2026-27 AADSAS application opened May 12, 2026 and first accepted submissions June 2. Creighton sends its supplemental to verified applicants beginning in June. ADEA dates
Fall interviews run September-November 2026. The DAT deadline is November 15, the Creighton AADSAS deadline is December 1, and the supplemental plus documents deadline is December 15. Spring interviews and acceptance notices may occur January-March 2027 if needed. Creighton does not publish the Fall 2027 matriculation date on the current admissions page.
How selection works
Creighton conducts holistic review of the complete application. Published factors include DAT results, courses and predental-science grades, leadership, shadowing, service, character and potential to complete the programme and serve society. Application policy
Applicants selected by the committee complete two mandatory interview-stage activities. The school does not publish screening thresholds beyond its DAT minimums, numerical factor weights, committee vote mechanics, decision cadence before the optional spring period, or wait-list ordering.
Interview details
Confirmed
Acceptance requires an interview, and participation is by invitation only. The process has two required activities: a virtual interview with one admissions-committee member and an in-person presentation at the Creighton School of Dentistry in Omaha that includes student-support and curriculum information plus a tour. Interview description
Not published
Creighton does not publish interview length, platform, interviewer file access, prompts or domains, scoring rubric, numerical weight, presentation group size, or whether the presentation itself is evaluated.
Who this program may suit
Creighton's published review values academic preparation alongside leadership, dental shadowing and service, within a Jesuit programme that emphasizes compassion and social justice. A fit response should connect a specific patient-care observation to the applicant's own service, reflection or changed behaviour. Programme overview
This page covers the regular first-year Omaha DDS only, not Creighton medicine, the Phoenix medical campus, oral-biology graduate study, advanced routes or residencies.
Practice and next step
Record a virtual one-to-one response about a shadowing experience that changed your understanding of patient care or service. Ask a reviewer to identify whether your observation, action and reflection are concrete. Make one adjustment, record a second attempt and compare clarity, specificity and professional judgment.
Frequently asked questions
What degree does Creighton Dentistry award?
The regular Omaha programme awards the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS).
What is the Fall 2027 AADSAS deadline?
Creighton's AADSAS deadline is December 1, 2026; its supplemental and documents are due December 15.
How much shadowing is required?
At least 65 hours with general dentists and/or specialists.
Is the interview virtual?
Partly. The admissions-committee interview is virtual, while the school presentation and tour are mandatory in person.
Sources
Verified August 12, 2026. Current official sources: Creighton Fall 2027 admissions requirements, deadlines, DAT, letters and interview, DDS programme and Omaha identity and ADEA 2026-27 AADSAS dates.
Recommended preparation
Structured Interview Essentials
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