SFSU Adjunct Dental Post-Baccalaureate Program
Barry S. Rothman, Ph.D., Director
SFSU has recently created the SFSU Adjunct Dental Post-Baccalaureate Program, a formal, 1- to 1½-year program that complements the SFSU/UCSF/Pacific Dental Reapplicant Program by supporting a group of non-disadvantaged dental school reapplicants and first-time dental school applicants (disadvantaged* or not). This program makes good use of SFSU's close relationships with Schools of Dentistry at UCSF and Pacific (but is not officially associated with them). A group of 10 applicants will be chosen to begin the program in early June (1-year Program) or early July (1½-year Program), 2009. Online applications for the 2010-2011 program will become available on Jan 15, 2010.
For details about the Adjunct Dental Post-Bac Program, use the appropriate links in the column to the left, contact the Dental Post-Bac Co-Director (415-338-1033) or the Dental Post-Bac Student Advisers (415-338-1782).
Mission
The SFSU Adjunct Dental Post-Baccalaureate Program is designed to provide academic support and caring guidance for 10 non-disadvantaged reapplicants and first-time applicants (disadvantaged* or not). Our program serves participants that show promise in gaining entry to a US dental school. Our immediate goal is to help participants become more competitive applicants, thereby increasing the number of disadvantaged students and underrepresented minorities gaining entry into US dental schools. Our long-term goal is to lessen health care disparities by better matching the dental provider and dental patient populations, and increasing the number of dentists practicing in under served areas. The Program is intended for students that have already earned a bachelor's degree, have completed all pre-requisite course work for application to US dental schools. California residents are given preference, although residents of other states will be considered.
If you are a Disadvantaged Reapplicant, do not apply to this program; instead, apply to our Reapplicant Program.
*An individual is considered "disadvantaged" if they: 1) come from an environment that has inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skill, and ability to enroll in and graduate from a health professions school, and/or 2) come from a family with an annual income below a level based on low-income thresholds according to family size, published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in the Federal Register, and adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index. |
