NEOMED Bitonte DDS Admissions Guide (2027)

Quick facts

• Degree: four-year Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS).
• Location: NEOMED in Rootstown, Ohio.
• Application: ADEA AADSAS for the 2026-27 predoctoral cycle.
• Education: bachelor’s degree before matriculation and 30 semester hours of prerequisites.
• International coursework: considered with AADSAS equivalency evaluation such as WES.
• Interview: invitation-only admission interview is part of holistic evaluation, but current format is unpublished.
• Accreditation: CODA initial accreditation granted August 2024; mid-initial visit scheduled August 2027. Current college and admissions catalogue

Admission requirements

Applicants may apply while completing a bachelor’s degree but must earn it before DDS matriculation. They must complete 30 semester hours of prerequisite coursework at a regionally accredited institution before matriculation; courses may be in progress at application and acceptance. The current admissions page directs applicants to use ADEA AADSAS and says NEOMED will use AADSAS academic data. Current 2026-27 catalogue

The most detailed official prerequisite schedule available lists eight semester hours of biology or other life sciences with labs, eight of general or inorganic chemistry with labs, eight of organic chemistry with labs, three of physics and three of biochemistry, totaling 30, with C-minus or higher. It also describes the DAT as required, with scores within three years of February 1 of the admission cycle, no firm minimum, and a suggested 3.0 overall and science GPA rather than an absolute threshold. That schedule appears in NEOMED's older Compass and is not independently restated in the current short 2026-27 catalogue page, so applicants should confirm the detailed course and DAT rules with Admissions before relying on them. Official Compass

NEOMED considers international coursework when applicants follow AADSAS equivalency practices such as WES. The current regular-DDS page does not publish a citizenship, visa or state-residency restriction, letter requirement, fixed shadowing minimum or supplemental fee.

Important dates

NEOMED explicitly follows the 2026-27 ADEA AADSAS dates and deadlines for predoctoral applicants. AADSAS opened May 12, 2026, accepted first submissions June 2, closes February 5, 2027, and requires documents by February 11. The first acceptance notification date is December 15, 2026. ADEA AADSAS dates

The current NEOMED catalogue does not publish an earlier school deadline, supplemental deadline, interview window, offer schedule or exact Fall 2027 matriculation date. Prerequisites and the bachelor’s degree must be complete before matriculation. CODA's accreditation action schedules the programme's mid-initial visit for August 2027; that is an accreditation event, not an applicant deadline.

How selection works

NEOMED says it uses AADSAS academic data for admission decisions and encourages updates as coursework is completed. Its detailed official guidance describes holistic review of academics, DAT, dental exposure, service, research or enrichment, personal statement, optional recommendations and an invitation-only interview. Current catalogue Official Compass

The detailed guidance says the Admissions Committee reviews post-interview information and recommends decisions to the dean, who shares final authority. Because that guidance predates the live 2026-27 page, exact current factors and process should be confirmed. Numerical weights, screening thresholds, interview scoring, committee vote rules and alternate-list ordering are not published.

Interview details

Confirmed

NEOMED's official detailed admissions guidance states that admission interviews are by invitation and form part of holistic candidate evaluation. It says the Admissions Committee reviews applicant data after interview and recommends decisions to the dean. Official Compass

Not published

The short current 2026-27 admissions contract does not restate the interview format. Current official sources do not publish Fall 2027 dates, modality, location, number or length of interviews, interviewer roles or file access, question domains, rubric, scoring scale, numerical weight or accommodations. Treat the older interview description as directional until NEOMED publishes a cycle-specific format.

Who this program may suit

Bitonte is a new public dental college designed to educate dentists for Ohio, with a four-year general-dentistry DDS based at NEOMED in Rootstown. DDS programme It is separate from NEOMED's MD, PharmD and graduate programmes. The inaugural dental class matriculated in August 2025, so Fall 2027 entrants are not the first class.

CODA moved the programme from developing to initial accreditation in August 2024 and scheduled a mid-initial visit for August 2027. CODA Summer 2024 action Initial accreditation is the correct current status, not full approval.

Practice and next step

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Frequently asked questions

Does Bitonte award a DMD?

No. Its four-year predoctoral programme awards the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS).

Is Fall 2027 application open through AADSAS?

The current catalogue explicitly adopts the 2026-27 AADSAS cycle.

Is Bitonte accredited?

Yes. CODA granted initial accreditation in August 2024 and scheduled a mid-initial visit for August 2027. Initial accreditation is not the same label as full approval.

Is Fall 2027 the inaugural class?

No. The inaugural class matriculated in August 2025.

What is the interview format?

Official guidance confirms invitation-only interviews, but a current cycle-specific format is not published.

Sources

Verified August 12, 2026. Current official sources: NEOMED 2026-27 DDS admissions contract, college identity and inaugural class, four-year DDS programme, CODA Summer 2024 action, official detailed admissions guidance and ADEA AADSAS dates.