Yeshiva Dental DDS Admissions Guide (2027)

Quick facts

• Degree: three-year Doctor of Dental Surgery, not DMD. Current programme site
• Entry and location: Summer 2027 at 105 West 33rd Street in Midtown Manhattan.
• Application: ADEA AADSAS followed by the YUCDM supplemental.
• Education: at least 90 semester hours; four college years are preferred, three are required.
• Tests and letters: DAT or Canadian DAT plus three recommendations, two from science professors.
• Accreditation: CODA initial accreditation as of February 2026; mid-initial visit planned August 2028.

Admission requirements

Candidates need at least three full college years and 90 semester hours from an accredited college or university; four years are preferred. Required credits are six English, eight general chemistry, eight organic chemistry, eight biology or zoology, three biochemistry and three physics, plus 54 electives. Chemistry, biology and physics must include lab and be taken for a grade, subject only to the catalogue's historical COVID grading exception. Current YUCDM catalogue

An acceptable Dental Admission Test score is required; the Canadian Dental Aptitude Test is also accepted. The school does not publish a numerical minimum or score-validity window. A complete file includes verified AADSAS, transcripts from every institution, DAT results and three recommendations, two from former science professors. The current sources reviewed do not publish a citizenship or residency restriction, TOEFL rule, dental-shadowing minimum, supplemental fee, or GPA threshold.

Important dates

Yeshiva's current programme site explicitly says applications for Summer 2027 are being accepted. Applicants apply through ADEA AADSAS and then complete YUCDM's supplemental. Current programme site

The catalogue encourages complete credentials before September 1, 2026 for full consideration. Initial screening begins in late June, interview invitations begin in early September, and formal interviews run from early October through mid-February. Initial offers begin December 15, 2026, with hold review and further offers continuing until the class is filled. The school does not publish a hard YUCDM application deadline or exact Summer 2027 start date in the current sources reviewed; AADSAS itself closes February 5, 2027.

How selection works

YUCDM says interview and admission selection are based mostly on academic achievement and performance trend plus DAT results. Other published factors are completion date, orientation to dentistry, recommendations, course rigor and institution quality. Service orientation, leadership, cultural competence, communication, ethics and resilience are explored throughout recruitment and admission. Current catalogue

After interview, committee members make decisions, with admitted, denied or hold statuses beginning December 15. The catalogue does not publish numerical weighting, GPA or DAT thresholds, interview score cutoffs, vote mechanics or hold-pool ordering.

Interview details

Confirmed

A formal standardized interview is required. For Summer 2027 forward, YUCDM says competitive applicants receive invitations beginning in early September for formal on-site interviews starting in early October and continuing through mid-February. Questions are standardized and Admissions Committee members score the interview with a rubric. Voting membership includes full- and part-time faculty and community dentists. Current catalogue

Not published

The catalogue does not publish interview length, number of interviewers or stations, interviewer file access, exact question domains, rubric dimensions, numerical interview weight, on-site schedule or accommodation process. One sentence says interview days will typically be scheduled in spring despite the same section's October-mid-February window; treat that as an unresolved wording conflict.

Who this program may suit

YUCDM is a new, intensive three-year DDS in a purpose-built Midtown Manhattan setting. Its published selection factors emphasize academic trajectory and DAT evidence alongside service, leadership, ethics, cultural competence, communication and resilience. Programme and campus

CODA's Winter 2026 action moved Yeshiva from new programme developing to initial accreditation, with a mid-initial visit scheduled for August 2028. CODA action report This page covers only the regular predoctoral DDS, not Yeshiva medical, graduate or specialty programmes.

Practice and next step

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Frequently asked questions

Does Yeshiva Dental award a DMD?

No. The new three-year programme awards the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS).

Is YUCDM accepting Summer 2027 applications?

Yes. Its current programme site says applications are being accepted through AADSAS, followed by a YUCDM supplemental.

What is YUCDM's CODA status?

CODA granted initial accreditation in February 2026 and scheduled a mid-initial visit for August 2028.

Is the interview virtual?

No virtual option is published. The current catalogue describes formal on-site standardized interviews.

Sources

Verified August 12, 2026. Current official sources: YUCDM programme, Summer 2027 application and campus, YUCDM 2026-27 catalogue and admissions contract, CODA Winter 2026 accreditation action report and ADEA AADSAS dates.