Texas A&M Dentistry DDS Admissions Guide (2027)

Quick facts

• Degree: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), four years.
• Location: 3302 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, Texas.
• Application: TMDSAS plus a required Texas A&M secondary; no additional secondary fee.
• Entry Year 2027: application available May 1, submissions May 15, deadline October 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CST.
• Education: at least 90 semester hours from a U.S.-accredited institution; bachelor's recommended.
• Test: DAT required; no current school minimum is published.
• Interview: invitation only with the Admissions Committee. Current DDS application procedures

Admission requirements

Texas A&M requires at least 90 semester hours from a U.S.-accredited institution and recommends a bachelor's degree. All prerequisites must be undergraduate courses completed with C or better: six hours English; three statistics from a mathematics or statistics department; eight each of general chemistry, organic chemistry and physics; three biochemistry; and 18 biology hours, including at least 15 lecture and three formal laboratory hours. Biology must include science-major anatomy with lab, physiology and microbiology; approved combined anatomy and physiology I and II with both labs may satisfy anatomy and physiology. Current prerequisite page

The Admissions Committee encourages applicants to take most or all science work in person. The DAT should be taken in the spring or summer before application. The current school pages require the DAT but do not publish a minimum, expiration window or last accepted test date. Observation in a general dental practice is required, but the public pages do not publish an hour minimum. Texas A&M's current page does not publish a regular-applicant recommendation pattern or citizenship/visa rule; applicants should use the current TMDSAS application instructions and confirm school eligibility directly.

All applicants submit the TMDSAS primary and then receive an emailed Texas A&M secondary. The file is not complete until the secondary is submitted. The school charges no additional processing fee.

Important dates

For Entry Year 2027, TMDSAS became available May 1, 2026 at 8 a.m. CST, submissions opened May 15 at 8 a.m., and complete dental applications with payment are due October 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. CST. Letters should be uploaded or postmarked by October 15. Dental schools may begin offers December 15, 2026; after April 15, 2027 they cannot offer a seat to an applicant holding another dental-school seat. TMDSAS Entry Year 2027 deadlines

Texas A&M emails the required secondary after receiving the TMDSAS application. Its current page does not publish a separate secondary deadline, interview season, decision schedule or exact Fall 2027 matriculation date.

How selection works

Texas A&M says quality of academic achievement is considered first, with GPA and DAT as the primary factors. It also values community service, organizational involvement, leadership and required general-dentist shadowing. Interview review addresses noncognitive factors. Current DDS application procedures

Whole-file review considers motivation for dentistry, community service, dental observation or involvement, predental programmes, recommendations, written and conversational English, Texas region, residence in a dentally underserved Texas county, employment, preparation for postsecondary study, first-generation status, hardship, leadership and multilingual ability. Preference is given to Texas residents and applicants from surrounding states without a dental college. The school does not publish numerical weights, academic cutoffs, interview scoring, committee vote rules or wait-list ordering.

Interview details

Confirmed

The Admissions Committee may invite an applicant to interview, and the Office of Recruitment and Admissions schedules the interview. Texas A&M says the interview creates an opportunity to evaluate noncognitive factors and that impacts on an applicant's personal or academic history may inform both interview selection and final decisions. Current DDS application procedures

Not published

The current official pages do not publish Entry Year 2027 interview dates, modality, whether conversations are individual, panel or station based, number or duration, interviewer identities or file access, prompts, rubric, scoring scale, interview weight, accommodations or travel support.

Who this program may suit

Texas A&M's whole-file factors place special attention on service, general-dentist observation, leadership, communication, Texas regional representation and underserved counties. Applicants should connect their dental exposure to a grounded understanding of the patients and communities they hope to serve. Current DDS application procedures This page covers the regular predoctoral DDS in Dallas, not Texas A&M Medicine, dental hygiene, advanced-standing transfer or postgraduate programmes.

Practice and next step

Record a response about a general-dentistry observation or community-service experience that clarified the kind of community you want to serve. Ask a reviewer whether you describe what you observed, explain your own contribution and avoid making unsupported claims about impact. Make one adjustment, record a second attempt and compare precision and credibility.

Frequently asked questions

Does Texas A&M award a DMD?

No. The regular predoctoral degree is the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS).

Is a bachelor's degree required?

No. Texas A&M requires at least 90 semester hours and recommends a bachelor's degree.

Is there a secondary fee?

No. The secondary is required, but Texas A&M states that it charges no additional processing fee.

Does Texas A&M prefer Texas residents?

Yes. The school explicitly gives preference to Texas residents and applicants from nearby states without a dental college. TMDSAS determines admission residency from the submitted application and supporting documents.

Sources

Verified August 12, 2026. Current official sources: Texas A&M DDS programme, application procedures and selection, prerequisites and DAT guidance, TMDSAS Entry Year 2027 deadlines and TMDSAS residency.