Improving oral health through programs that create a "pipeline" of underrepresented minorities and economically disadvantaged students, increasing their chances of acceptance into and success in dental school.

Delta Dental of Massachusetts Scholars Program

Delta Dental of Massachusetts Early Dental School Selection Program

Through this program, Boston University School of Dental Medicine (BUSDM) will identify potentially successful low-income and minority candidates in their second year of college and conditionally accept them to BUSDM. Provided they maintain an acceptable grade point average they will matriculate at BUSDM once they receive their bachelor's degree. Students will take courses during the summer and spend their entire senior year at Boston University.

To learn more about the early selection program, contact Dr. Ana Karina Mascarenhas.

Master of Arts in Medical Sciences Program

This program is for low income and minority students who had applied but were not accepted into dental school. One-third of Massachusetts applicants are not accepted to dental schools each year. This program will provide these students with the opportunity to enhance their academic preparation and increase the likelihood of acceptance to dental school.

Click here to learn more about the MA in medical sciences program.

The ultimate goal of the Delta Dental of Massachusetts Scholars Program is to improve access to dental care in underserved Massachusetts communities. Scholarship recipients will agree to practice in these underserved communities after graduation from dental school.