Pre-Dentistry

Why choose pre-dentistry at North Central College?

Competition for admission to dental schools is intense. Your liberal arts education at North Central College can give you a competitive edge. North Central’s courses in biology, chemistry, physics and other areas will prepare you for admission to dental school. Your professors will get to know you in North Central’s smaller classes, and when you need a letter of recommendation your teachers will know just what to say about you.

You can also:

Gain hands-on experience job shadowing local dentists or volunteering at dental offices.
Conduct research on your own, with peers or faculty and present your findings at local, regional and national conferences.
Work with North Central's pre-health advisor.
Network with alumni and peers through North Central’s student-run Pre-Health Organization.

More Program Info

Students may apply by Feb. 20 for Rall Symposium for Undergraduate Research

Students may apply by Feb. 20 to present their original research at the College’s 16th annual Rall Symposium for Undergraduate Research May 14.

Verandah courses

Verandah experiences are intellectually and personally stimulating for students and faculty.

Survey finds North Central College graduates among highest income-earners

Graduates of North Central College earn more income over their lifetimes than peers who graduate from most comparable schools, a new survey finds.

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Dental Schools
Graduates have been accepted at:

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine
University of Buffalo School of Dental Medicine
Marquette University School of Dentistry
The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry
Ohio State University College of Dentistry

Practitioners
Graduates include:

Founder, Hobson Dental Associates, Woodridge, IL
Comprehensive dental services provider, Dr. Lou Ann Best DMD, Albany, GA
Clinical instructor in dentistry, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Practitioner of dentistry/orthodontics/TMJ/sleep apnea, Russell T. Ras DDS, Countryside, IL
Dentist, Timothy T. Taylor DDS, Kansas City, KS

Matthew Abraham

Pre-Dentistry

For Matthew, a degree in biology was excellent preparation for dental school. In fact, it opened the way to acceptance at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.

“The biology and chemistry courses at North Central were rigorous. They gave me a great science foundation and high confidence that I’ll excel in a graduate program. And the professors are great mentors. They have an open door policy with students. I had opportunities to develop strong relationships with them.”

Matthew chose North Central for its location and opportunity to pursue two personal interests: biology and baseball. He was the Cardinals’ starting right-fielder for three years, was named to the NCAA Division III All-Central...

Ben Youel

Graduate Student in Dentistry

2009

Like many students, Ben didn’t realize how well North Central College had prepared him for his career until he graduated. When he arrived at the University of Illinois at Chicago’s College of Dentistry to work toward his DDS degree, he quickly discovered that many of his peers had no experience conducting the type of research he had completed at North Central. One classmate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was stunned by Ben’s experience. “He clearly never imagined that a school of just a couple thousand students would turn out science majors with legitimate research experience,” Ben says.

“That exchange made me proud of my North Central background. I enjoyed surprising that classmate...

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