DAT Prep: Gold Standard DAT (Dental Admission Test)

The Gold Standard
DAT Prep: Dental Admission Test The Dental Admission Test (DAT) consists of 280 multiple-choice questions distributed across quite a diversity of question types in four tests. The DAT is a computer-based test (CBT). This exam requires approximately five hours to complete. There is an optional 15 minute break. The four subtests of the Dental Admission Test are:

1. Survey of the Natural Sciences – 100 questions


• General Biology: 40 questions
• General Chemistry: 30 questions
• Organic Chemistry: 30 questions
2. Perceptual Ability Test – 90 questions
   
   This section is composed of six separate 15-item sections: (i) apertures; (ii) view recognition; (iii) angle discrimination; (iv) paper folding; (v) cube counting; and (vi) 3-D form development.


3. Quantitative Reasoning – 40 questions


4. Reading Comprehension – 50 questions, 3 reading passages