DEPOSIT: A deposit of $100 is required of each applicant accepted for admission to the School of Dentistry. This deposit is due within 15 days after date of notification of acceptance. Failure to make the required deposit within the specified time period will automatically void the admission of the applicant. Upon receipt of the deposit, accepted applicants will receive further information from the Registrar concerning financial assistance and housing.
TEXTBOOKS, LAB SUPPLIES, AND CLINIC COATS: Students must provide their own required textbooks, dental articulator, dentoform, laboratory coats and clinic coats as specified throughout the course. These items are normally available through the UMC Bookstore.
REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS: By regulation of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Mississippi Department of Health, all students born after 1957 must provide proof of immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella prior to being allowed to enroll in class. In addition, it is required that all dental students provide proof of Hepatitis B vaccination. Information concerning acceptable documentation of these immunizations is available from the Office of Student Programs.
In compliance with the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, Proof of Immunization Policy, 602.02, a first-year student, not having shown documented proof of hepatitis B vaccination, 3 shot series, by the end of the winter quarter, will be placed on probation for one quarter. Without documented proof of hepatitis B vaccination by the end of the spring quarter, the student will be dismissed without the option to repeat the first year in its entirety.
COMPUTERS: Entering dental students are required to buy the laptop computer specified by the School of Dentistry with factory configured software and hardware compatible with the Medical Center's wireless computer network. Students must purchase the required laptop computer from the designated vendor when they arrive for on campus registration. Without this laptop, students will not be eligible to begin classes. Students entering dental school are expected to possess basic computer competencies. These include, but are not limited to, use of a computer, use of email, use of Internet browsers and use of software for word processing and data back up. Each student will be provided an institutional e-mail account and will be responsible for checking this account and responding to e-mail sent to that address.