Good DAT and high GPA are not the only factors that you need to get you into dental school. To be more competitive, you have to be a well-rounded applicant who participates meaningful activies that help improve the communities. Dentistry is a service-focused profession and dental school admissions officers look for students who demonstrate their promise to serve the community throughout their lifetimes. Many dental schools include community service in their mission statements and often have partnerships within their communities to provide care to underserved populations in school clinics.
Therefore it is important to volunteer in your college. Here, we provide a list of volunteer oppotunities provided by OSU and other volunteer organization in Columbus.