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Dental Admission Test
- Provider
- Prometric
- Format
- Computer-based multiple-choice examination in Standard American English; all four sections are compulsory.
- Passing score
- No official passing score; each educational program determines an acceptable score.
Examination outline
Survey of the Natural Sciences (35.71%)
- Biology
- General Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
Perceptual Ability (32.14%)
- Apertures
- View Recognition
- Angle Discrimination
- Paper Folding
- Cube Counting
- Spatial Relations / 3D Form Development
- Reading Comprehension (17.86%)
Quantitative Reasoning (14.29%)
- Mathematical Problems
- Applied Mathematics (Word) Problems
Examination sources
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF pages 6-11 (printed pages 4-9), Scope of the Examination
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 6, Survey of the Natural Sciences allocation
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 6, Biology allocation
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 6, General Chemistry allocation
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 8, Organic Chemistry allocation
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 10, Perceptual Ability allocation
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 10, Reading Comprehension allocation
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 10, Quantitative Reasoning allocation
- DAT New Organic Chemistry Examination Specifications
PDF pages 1-2, new specifications and curved-arrow note
- Recent and Forthcoming Updates to Examinations, updated October 22, 2026
PDF page 12, DAT table, Organic Chemistry row
- Perceptual Ability Test Section Instructions
PDF pages 1-18, section instructions and examples
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 10, instruction pointer
- DAT User Manual, March 2026 edition
PDF pages 34-35 and 37, Figures 1, 2 and 4
- DAT User Manual, March 2026 edition
PDF page 6, Content of the Dental Admission Test
- DAT User Manual, March 2026 edition
PDF page 6, Content of the Dental Admission Test, QRT
- DAT User Manual, March 2026 edition
PDF page 7, QRT continuation
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 6, Examination Specifications
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 13, Scoring of Examination
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 13, experimental questions
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 13, passing standard
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 17, Partial Testing
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 19, Application Procedures, DENTPIN
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 19, Application Procedures, eligibility period
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 14, Eligibility Requirements
- ADA DAT official examination page
FAQ, Where do I take the DAT?
- ADA DAT official examination page
About the DAT, administration availability
- DAT Candidate Guide 2026, updated August 4, 2026
PDF page 17, Retesting Policy