SFSU - University of Pacific Dental Post-Bac Program
Barry S. Rothman, Ph.D. - SFSU Director
Biana Roykh, D.D.S. - SFSU Co-Director
Harvey A. Brody, D.D.S., M.Ed. - SFSU Co-Director
Kathy Candito - University of Pacific Director
Our Dental Post-Bac Program is a formal, 1- to 1½-year program that makes good use of SFSU's close relationship with the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry at the University of Pacific. The Program is designed for both dental school reapplicants and first-time applicants, who are socioeconomically disadvantaged and have a documented commitment to practicing dentistry in an underserved area. Applicants must have completed a Bachelor's degree and all dental school pre-requisite coursework by July 1, 2012. A group of 16 pre-dental students will be chosen to begin the program in early June (1-year Program) or late July (1½-year program), 2012. A small stipend will be given to qualified participants to help offset the dental school application costs. Instructions and an updated online application for 2012-2013 are now available, although the 2011-2012 version of the applications can still be submitted. Either version of the application will be treated the same. Deadline: April 1, 2012.
For details about our Dental Post-Bac Program, use the appropriate links in the column to the left, contact the Dental Post-Bac Co-Director or the Dental Post-Bac Student Advisers (415-338-1033).
Mission
The Dental Post-Bac Program is designed to provide academic support and caring guidance for 16 pre-dental students that show promise in gaining entry to a US dental school and a documented commitment to practicing in underserved areas. The immediate goal of our Dental Post-Bac Program 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 underserved areas.
*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. |
