Pre-Dentistry

Part of the Natural Sciences Division

The B.S. in Biology, B.A. in Chemistry, and B.A. in Biochemistry provide excellent preparation for dental school.  These majors give breadth and depth of study, providing students with all prerequisites to assure dental school success.  Recent MC science alumni have been very successful in the dental program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis.

Pre-dent students are advised to work or volunteer at a dentistry clinic (Trinity Dental Clinic is adjacent to the MC campus) during their undergraduate tenure and to conduct a dental-related undergraduate research project.  

Maryville College graduates have stellar placement in dental programs due to the rigorous coursework, the extensive undergraduate research conducted by all science students, and the personal recommendation letters of faculty.  It is impossible to gain admission to a dental school without positive letters of recommendation, and the relationships that Maryville College students develop with faculty promote strong recommendation letters.

 

Maryville College students pursuing dental careers are currently attending or have recently graduated from the following:

  • University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry

 

A Few Recent Maryville College Alumni in the Dental Fields


Dr. Vince Ingle, Jr.,’01
Graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, Memphis, Tn.
MC Major: Biology
Dr. Ingle is a dentist at Blount Laser Dentistry in Maryville, Tn.

Dr. Stan Sisk, ‘01
Graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, Memphis, Tn.
MC Major: Biology
Dr. Sisk has dental offices in Townsend, Tn. and Knoxville, Tn.

Dr. Kristin Johnston Reed, ’04
Graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, Memphis, Tn.
MC Major: Biology
Dr. Reed is a dentist in Columbia, S.C.

Dr. Alan Brock, ’04
Graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, Memphis, Tn.
MC Major: Biology 
Dr. Brock is a dentist in Riceville, Tn.

Jason Bowman, ’08
Currently at University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, Memphis, Tn.
MC Major: Biochemistry

Jessica Burse, ’09
Currently at University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry, Memphis, Tn.
MC Major: Biochemistry

 

Core Curriculum Requirements

Each student must satisfy the core requirements and requirements for individual programs of study.