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DAT

Learn about the DAT exam.

Exam Overview

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About

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The Dental Admission Test, or DAT, is an admissions exam accepted by all dental schools in the United States and some in Canada.

Composition

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The DAT lasts for about 5 hours and 15 minutes. It is composed of multiple-choice questions divided into four sections.

  • Questions

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  • 100 items

  • 90 items

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  • 50 items

  • 40 items

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  • Duration

  • 15 minutes

  • 90 minutes

  • 60 minutes

  • 30 minutes

  • 60 minutes

  • 45 minutes

  • 15 minutes

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Survey of Natural Sciences

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Topics

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  • Topics
  • Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Questions

  • 40 items

  • 30 items

  • 30 items

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Perceptual Ability

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Overview

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The perceptual ability section consists of 6 subtests, each of which assess different aspects of spatial perception.

Subtests

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  • Subtest
  • Apertures
  • View Recognition
  • Angle Discrimination
  • Paper Folding
  • Cube Counting
  • Spatial Relations
  • Description
  • Evaluating 3D objects: Can they pass through an opening?
  • Visualizing objects from different angles
  • Ranking angles by size
  • Mentally unfolding folded & hole-punched paper
  • Evaluating stacks of cubes: How much of each is exposed?
  • Identifying 3D shapes that folding a pattern produces
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Reading Comprehension

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Overview

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The reading comprehension section contains three passages which focus on various scientific topics. Prior knowlege of these topics is not required. The passages only require the ability to read, comprehend, and analyze basic scientific information thoroughly.

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Quantitative Reasoning

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Overview

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The quantitative reasoning section consists of algebra, data analysis, interpretation/sufficiency, quantitative comparison, and probabilistic statistics. It also includes applied mathematics word problems.

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