加拿大牙医考试DAT

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加拿大一共有十所大学开办了牙医专业：

Canadian Dental Schools
There are 10 dental schools in Canada. Here is a list of them according to province. The links take you to their DMD/DDS admissions website with plenty of details on the application process.

British Columbia
University of British Columbia

Alberta
University of Alberta

Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan

Manitoba
University of Manitoba

Ontario
University of Western Ontario
University of Toronto

Quebec
McGill
Laval University (French)
University of Montreal (French)

Nova Scotia
Dalhousie University

http://www.cda-adc.ca/en/becoming/dat/information/schools/

在加拿大读牙科，很多大学要求DAT成绩。DAT(Dental Aptitude Test)是加拿大牙科协会(Canadian Dental Association)牙科能力测试。一年只能考两次，十一月和二月，需要在九月和一月之前提前报名。

考试分为自然科学(SNS)、观察能力(PAT)、阅读理解(RCT)和手巧测试(MDT)这4个部分。用英语考试要考四个部分，用法语考试只有3个部分（不包括阅读理解）。前3者为笔试，手巧测试则要求考生即场作指定形状的雕刻。在手巧测试中，考官会提供一把雕刻刀、一块圆棒形的肥皂及量度工具，要求考生把肥皂雕成指定大小和形状。魁省CEGEP毕业生如果报考两所法语大学，已经学了生物化学专业就只需考手巧测试和观察能力，不需要考自然科学。



Scope of the DAT

SCOPE OF DENTAL APTITUDE TEST  (DAT)
Component	Number    of Questions	Time    allotted
Manual Dexterity Test (MDT)	N/A	30 minutes
Survey of Natural Sciences (SNS)	70 questions ( Biology 1-40 chemistry 41-70)	60 minutes
Perceptual Ability Test  (PAT)	90 questions	60 minutes
Reading Comprehension Test (RCT)	50 questions	50 minutes

https://www.cda-adc.ca/en/becoming/dat/

http://www.odq.qc.ca/Studiesandpermitapplications/ProfessionDentist/tabid/361/language/en-US/Default.aspx

MDT 评分标准：https://www.cda-adc.ca/_files/becoming/dat/mdt/MDTGradingCriteriaPatternsforDistribution.pdf

现在很多大学牙医专业入学要求不需要DAT成绩，McGill 就不需要，蒙大和LAVAL大学还需要，要在申请时把DAT成绩一起报上去。

这里是牙医学生的论坛：
http://forums.premed101.com/index.php?/forum/7-dental-student-general-discussions/

https://forums.studentdoctor.net/forums/dat-discussions.70/

https://eventualdds.wordpress.com/pre-dental/dat/

http://forums.premed101.com/index.php?/topic/50458-basic-information-for-applicants-to-canadian-dental-schools/?hl=%2Blaval+%2Binterview
http://forums.premed101.com/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F91483-dental-admissions-and-dat-anxiety%2F

Laval
70% CRU: 32,1 (2016)
30% Interview
DAT: 5/30 on the manual dexterity test and 15/30 for the visual perception test
https://www.fmd.ulaval.ca/programmes-etudes/doctorat-medecine-dentaire/


UdeM
60% CRU:32.5(2016)
40% Written Interview + CV
DAT: 5/30 on the manual dexterity test and 10/30 for the visual perception test

From the 2017 fall admission, Assessment Test transversal skills (TECT online) will replace the written interview. All candidates, except for holders of a diploma in dentistry (dental) from a non-accredited program must pass the online TECT.

If you plan on applying only to french schools, you don't have to study for the DAT as the science and chemistry part are not evaluated. Practice your carving skills and try to do the visual exercices provided in the book a few times and everything should be just right! I did the DAT last February and applied the same year, you will not have a safety net though. Feel free to message me if you have any questions!

Mcgill:
Being selected for an interview
70% CRU: 32,1 (2016)
30% CV and personal statement
https://www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/dent-p-program/selection-process

Interviews will take place on Friday, April 21st, 2017

2016 Admission Statistics

The table below shows the number of applications received by the Faculty of Dentistry for the 5-year Dental Preparatory Program, the number of applicants interviewed and their cote R.

Applicant Category	Number of Applications	Number of Applicants Interviewed	Number of Applicants Admitted
5-Year Dental Preparatory Program	211	54	7
	Average Cote R: 33.64	Average Cote R: 34.91	Average Cote R: 34.35
	Mode Cote R: 36.02	Mode Cote R: 34.62	n/a