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Program Highlights

  • Early exposure to dentistry in the first year by directly assisting and observing the third-year student dentists’ interaction and treatment of their patients in the LECOM Dental Group Practices.
  • A patient-based simulation clinic.
  • Digital dentistry and other forms of dental technology.
  • Use of chairside scanning systems in both simulation and clinics.

Sample Coursework

  • Anatomy
  • Biochemistry
  • English
  • General Biology
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Microbiology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Physiology
  • Physics

Pre-Health Advisory Program

Interested in medical or health careers? Learn more about Geneseo’s pre-med and pre-health advisory program.

Dentistry 4+4 with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Want to gain early acceptance to dental school?

A partnership with facilitates early admission. A student may apply to as a high school senior or up until completion of junior year at ºÚÁÏÍø. Based on a successful interview with LECOM staff, students will be offered provisional admission to LECOM. 

LECOM offers the DDM degree through a full-time, four-year pathway with the first three years at the Bradenton, FL, campus and the fourth year either at the Erie, PA, or DeFuniak Springs, FL, dental clinics.

Apply as a High School Student or Current ºÚÁÏÍø Student 

  • Apply to ºÚÁÏÍø
  • Apply to LECOM’s Early Acceptance Program (EAP) for 4+4 Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM): it is recommended to do this step early because there are only reserved 5 seats per LECOM entry year available to Geneseo students.

Current High School Applicants: Unweighted GPA of 3.0 or higher

Current ºÚÁÏÍø Students: Geneseo GPA: 3.40 overall, Science GPA: 3.30

  • After Acceptance into both LECOM EAP and ºÚÁÏÍø
  1. Complete Prerequisites at ºÚÁÏÍø: Majors that are most aligned with LECOM prerequisites — Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, or Neuroscience (if the major is offered as a BS, students must pursue the BS)

Maintain GPA*: 3.40 overall, Science GPA: 3.30 

  1. Comply with the requirements outlined in the Student Policy Manual for LECOM EAP

Requirements are subject to change. Confirm current GPA and application requirements with the program’s faculty coordinator and partner institution admissions contact before advising a student.

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Program Options

LECOM’s School of Dental Medicine will accept any ºÚÁÏÍø BS degree accompanied by . The following Geneseo degrees are those most aligned with .

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Recognized Dental Specialities

  • Dental Anesthesiology
  • Dental Public Health
  • Endodontics
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Oral Medicine
  • Orofacial Pain
  • Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
  • Pediatric Dentistry
  • Periodontics
  • Prosthodontics

Contact Info

Prospective Students

Kevin Reed, Assistant Director of Admissions
Doty Hall 200B
reedk@geneseo.edu
585-245-5435

Current Students

Paula McClure
Early Pre-Professional Advisor (Pre-Health; Pre-Law)

South Hall 302
mcclurep@geneseo.edu
585-245-6570

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