UNE Dental Medicine DMD Admissions Guide (2027)

Quick facts

• Cycle: Fall 2027; AADSAS opened May 12, 2026 and closes November 1, 2026. Admissions
• Programme: regular four-year DMD on UNE's Portland Campus for the Health Sciences.
• Education: at least 90 semester or 135 quarter credits; a bachelor's degree is preferred, not required.
• Tests and experience: U.S. DAT plus at least 30 hours of in-person dental shadowing or clinical experience.
• Supplemental: select applicants pay a $55 processing fee after preliminary review.
• Interview: required and invitation-only; current-cycle format and scoring are not published.
• Residency: no Maine or New England quota; applicants from all regions are encouraged.

Admission requirements

Applicants need at least 90 semester or 135 quarter credits from a U.S. regionally accredited institution or international equivalent by enrollment; a bachelor's degree is preferred. Required courses are four semester credits each of general biology with lab, microbiology with lab, general chemistry with lab and organic chemistry with lab; four to eight credits of anatomy or Anatomy and Physiology I and II with labs; three credits of biochemistry; 12 credits of additional biology, chemistry, calculus or physics; and three credits of English composition or technical writing. Fall 2027 admissions

Prerequisites require C or better and must be complete by June 1, 2027. AP and IB do not satisfy prerequisites. UNE accepts accredited online courses and labs. The current page recommends overall and BCP GPAs of 3.0 and DAT subsections of 380; applicants below these recommendations may still apply, so these are not absolute published cutoffs.

The U.S. DAT is required, must be taken for the first time by October 1, 2026 and must be within five years of the November 1 deadline. A second attempt after October 1 can be considered. Applicants need at least 30 hours of in-person dental shadowing or clinical experience; dental assisting counts. Community service is strongly encouraged.

Two letters are required: one from a science instructor and a second for which UNE recommends a dentist. A committee letter can replace both. International applicants submit a WES or ECE evaluation and English-proficiency evidence when English is not their first language. The current page does not publish a citizenship or visa-status restriction for the regular DMD.

Important dates

The Fall 2027 AADSAS application opened May 12, 2026 and UNE's deadline is November 1, 2026. The first DAT attempt must occur by October 1, 2026. Admission decisions begin December 15, 2026 and continue until the class is full. Fall 2027 timeline

All prerequisites must be complete by June 1, 2027. Official summer or fall academic updates should be sent through AADSAS during its update periods.

The current Fall 2027 page does not publish interview dates, deposit amount or due date, orientation or first-class date. A prior catalog's typical August-December interview timing is not used as a current-cycle commitment.

How selection works

UNE first checks minimum requirements, then sends files for programme review. Select applicants are invited to pay the $55 supplemental processing fee to continue. Selected candidates then complete a required, invitation-only interview. UNE follows ADEA traffic rules and releases decisions from December 15 until the class is full. Admissions process

Published review evidence includes academic readiness, prerequisite completion, DAT, dental experience, recommendations, personal statement, documented experiences and interview. UNE also encourages community service. The current page describes GPA and DAT recommendations rather than absolute cutoffs.

UNE does not publish numerical weights, screen rubric, interview scoring, committee vote mechanics, residency preference, decision bands or wait-list order.

Interview details

Confirmed

The interview is required, invitation-only and follows preliminary requirements and programme review. Select applicants first receive an invitation to pay the $55 supplemental processing fee. Interview invitations and decisions operate on a rolling basis. Fall 2027 admissions

Not published

The explicit Fall 2027 page does not publish interview dates, virtual versus in-person modality, location, number or duration of encounters, panel or one-to-one format, interviewer roles or file access, question domains, scoring rubric, numerical weight or post-interview committee process. Older generic timing should not be treated as a 2027 commitment.

Who this program may suit

UNE's regular four-year DMD combines simulation, early patient care, interprofessional education and a public oral-health clinic on the Portland health-sciences campus. Its admissions requirements value demonstrated dental exposure and encourage community service. DMD programme

A fit response should connect in-person dental experience to a specific observation about patient care, teamwork or access, then show how the applicant acted on that learning. This page excludes the Advanced Standing Track for internationally trained dentists and the separate undergraduate accelerated 3+4 route.

Practice and next step

Record a response about an in-person dental experience that changed how you understand patient care or team collaboration. Ask a reviewer to identify whether your observation, your own action and your learning are distinct and concrete. Make one adjustment, record a second attempt and compare specificity, reflection and professional judgment.

Frequently asked questions

What is UNE's Fall 2027 deadline?

November 1, 2026 through ADEA AADSAS. The first DAT attempt must be taken by October 1.

How much dental experience is required?

At least 30 hours of in-person dental shadowing or clinical experience; dental assisting qualifies. Admissions

Does UNE require a bachelor's degree?

No. UNE requires at least 90 semester or 135 quarter credits and prefers a bachelor's degree.

Is the interview virtual or in person?

The current Fall 2027 page confirms an invitation-only required interview but does not publish modality or format.

Sources

Verified August 12, 2026. Current official sources: explicit Fall 2027 regular-DMD admissions requirements and dates, regular four-year Portland DMD identity, current 2026-27 admissions catalog, ADEA's 2026-27 AADSAS dates and separate advanced-standing route.