The Committee on Admissions of the School of Dentistry selects students for admission to the School of Dentistry. The committee is charged with the responsibility of selecting students who will make suitable candidates for the study and eventual practice of dentistry. Only one freshman class is admitted at the beginning of each academic year. The number of applicants greatly exceeds the capacity, and all applicants are considered on a competitive basis from the standpoints of scholarship, intelligence, aptitude, character, and general fitness to meet the historic mission of the college.

Meharry Medical College exists to provide excellent education and training in the health sciences, while placing special emphasis on providing opportunities for African Americans, other ethnic minorities and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. The College is committed to the delivery of high quality patient-centered health services, and to the conduct of research that fosters improved health outcomes and the elimination of health disparities. Students are selected in keeping with this mission. It must be understood that attendance at Meharry is a privilege and not a right. To safeguard its ideals of high scholarship and moral and ethical standards, Meharry Medical College reserves the right to refuse admission to any applicant or to require the withdrawal of any student at any time for any reason it considers appropriate, based on established policies.

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