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THE DAT
What is the DAT?
The DAT is the comprehensive test used as a measure
of aptitude for entrance into Dental School. *Big factor
in admissions/interviews
DAT = Dental Admissions Test
Cumulative Score of 6 sections for a total of 30 points
Scores 0-30
You get three scores:
-Academic Average (average of all sections but PAT)
-Total Science (average of the three science sections)
-PAT (scored individually, not factored into the
averages)
National Averages
Academic Average ~18-19
The average of students applying is 17. The average of
students accepted is a 19-20.
To be successful on the DAT, plan to have a BARE
MINIMUM of 17 on each section but shoot for a 20 in
each section to be safe.
What does the DAT consist of?
Biological Science (90 min, 100 MC)
-Biology
-General Chemistry
-Organic Chemistry
PAT Perceptual Ability Test (60 min, 90 MC)
Reading (60 min, 50 MC)/3 passages ~16-17 questions
each
QR Quantitative Reasoning (45 min, 40 MC)
Dental Admission Test
Actual Layout
Optional Tutorial 15 minutes
Survey of Natural Sciences 90 minutes
Perceptual Ability Test 60 minutes
Optional Break 15 minutes
Reading Comprehension Test 60 minutes
Quantitative Reasoning Test 45 minutes
Optional Post Test Survey 15 minutes
When should I take the DAT?
The timing of the DAT is very
important:
OPTIMAL TIME: Summer after you
Sophomore year
Danger Area: If you have not
completely by the end of the
summer after your Junior year
Heres the kicker
The DAT is completely COMPUTER-BASED.
The way the DAT would ask the two questions would be:
A) Statement (1) is true but statement (2) is false
B) Statement (1) is false but statement (2) is true
C) Both statements are true
OR it may be a qualifying
statement such as:
Fiber optic wires are much faster than radio waves
because of the insulation.
(A) The statement is true but the reasoning is false
(B) The statement is false but the reasoning is true
(C) Etc.
VERY POPULAR!
30 Questions
Survey of the Natural Sciences~35 mins
Basics
Resources that they give you:
Periodic table
Thats about it no calculator
Topics Covered
From the ADA websites official handbook:
Stoichiometry and General Concepts - percent composition, empirical
formulae,
balancing equations, moles and molecular formulas, molar mass, density, and
calculations from balanced equations
Gases - kinetic molecular theory of gases, Dalton's, Boyle's, Charless, and ideal
gas law
Liquids and Solids - intermolecular forces, phase changes, vapor pressure,
structures,
polarity, and properties
Solutions - polarity, properties (colligative, non-colligative), forces, and
concentration
calculations
Acids and Bases - pH, strength, Brnsted-Lowry reactions, and calculations
Balance the chemical equation.
SnO2 + H2 Sn + H2O
A. Cyclohexane
B. Trans 1,2 dimethyl cyclohexane
C. Cis 1,2 dimethyl cyclohexane
D. 2 and 3
E. None of the above
Select the compound that reacts most
slowly in an SN2 reaction?
A. CH3I
B. (CH3)2CHI
C. (CH3)3CI
D. Benzene-CH2-CH2-I
E. 1 and 4
What is the name of the following structure?
A. 2, 3, 4-dimethyhexane
B. 4-ethyl 2,3-dimethylpentane
C. 2,3,4 trimethylhexane
D. None of the above
Answers:
1. A
2. E
3. B
4. C
5. C
6. C
40 questions
45 minutes
Topics tested:
-algebra
-word problems
-numerical calculations
-geometry
-trigonometry
-probability and statistics
-conversions
2. Given 0.05x = 1.25, find the value of x.
a. 0.25
b. 2.5
c. 25
d. 250
13.A chocolate chip cookie recipe calls for 1.5 cups of chocolate chips. If one
pound of chocolate chips contains 2.5 cups, how many complete batches of
cookies can you make from a 5-pound bag of chocolate chips?
a. 3
b. 8
c. 9
d. 12
15. An amusement park sells season passes for $49.95 on an early bird
special. One month after the season starts, the price increases by $10. Two
months after the season begins, the passes are sold at the full retail price of
$74.95. What is the discount, to the nearest tenth of a percent, of the early
bird special when compared to the full retail price?
a. 20.0%
b. 20.1%
c. 33.3%
d. 33.4%
Answers:
2) C
13) B
15) D
60 minutes
90 questions
A 3-Dimensional
figure is given, you
must determine the
best keyhole for which
that 3-dimensional
object will fit
through.
The object can pass through the
opening in any orientation.
The object cannot be rotated once
it has started through the opening.
The external outline of the object is Draw projections
the exact shape of the opening. for back, bottom,
The object and opening are drawn and right.
to the same scale.
Crushing the
There are no irregularities in any
object
hidden part of the object.
There is only one correct answer.
Answers:
6) C
7) C
8) E
9) C
10) C
15 minutes recommended