Applications must be received by January 6. All supplemental materials must be received by January 20.
Starting in the fall of 2016, dental therapy evolved into the Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene/Master of Dental Therapy Dual Degree Program.
A new class is admitted to the BSDH/MDT program once each year in the fall.
Using this same application below you can choose to apply to the BSDH/MDT program only, the Dental Hygiene program only or to both programs. Click here for more information about Dental Hygiene.
To apply to the BSDH/MDT program only, or to both programs, please complete Steps One, Two, and Three
Step 1
Submit Online School of Dentistry Application
Step 2
For applicants who have never attended the University of Minnesota.
Or for applications who are currently attending, or have previously attended, the University of Minnesota
Submit Change of College Information
Step 3
Submit Three Letters of Recommendation
- Two letters from college-level science or math professors from whom you have taken a course
- One letter from an employer or a supervisor from a volunteer position.
Letters of recommendation must be submitted to us directly from the recommenders themselves, and may be submitted in the following ways:
Email: [email protected] (print, sign, scan, send as a .pdf file)
Fax: 612-624-0882
US Mail:
Office of Admissions and Diversity
School of Dentistry
University of Minnesota
15-163 Moos Health Sciences Tower
515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455