Complete Preparation for the DAT, 2001: Dental Admission Test

by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Aftab S. Hassan, etc.

This study guide for the new content and skills tested on the Dental Admission Test (DAT) offers an extensive perpetual ability workout in one, two and three dimensions. Extensive practice items reflect the DAT model and a full-length practice test is included.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078172838x
• ISBN13: 9780781728386
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

highly recommended

I'm not exactly sure why this book has such a bad rating. If you skeptical about whether this book would worth your 18 bucks, let me tell you something; I bet you can't find any guides out there would actual teach you HOW to prepare and how to study DAT. I understand the big Kaplan book have lot of DAT materials and some practice questions (although not very many) for you to get familiar with the subjects, however if you don't already have a good study system or study habit, Kaplan book would not help you a whole lot. If you don't have a strong test-taking skill and take a test; it works just like trying to run when you can't even walk. The reading comprehension section is really helpful. It shows you how to develop a mind map and show you a few techniques to tackle the passage. Knowing you'll only have a little more than a min for each question, plus reading a 1300-word passage, you really have to learn how to be a fast reader. For the sciences chapters, the book gives you an outline for each subject. I think it's very helpful because it works like a check list, make sure you understand all the important concepts and points. As for the Kaplan course, may I say a few things about it? Firstly, it's not cheap ($1,200) for 14 sessions (3 out of 14 classes are the mid-terms and final, so that doesn't count). If you do a simple calculation, you're hiring a pre-med or a pre-dental student $30 an hour to teach you something that you can learn on your own. It's a big waste of money. I'm actually taking that class right now. After the first session, I ask for a partial refund for the tuition and withdrawal the class and they refused. Please learn from my mistake, don't take the Kaplan. Overall, I think this book worth more than the big Kaplan book because you can use your text books to review the materials like biology etc. but you won't be able to find anything nearly as good as what this book has to offer. If you serious about the DAT, this is the first book you ought to read.

good guide for DAT prep

My dental school counselor recommended Williams and Wilkins very highly. I have friends who have used this same guide for their MCAT's and they thought it was very thorough also. As for my own experience, I think this 2001 edition is very similar to the older ones, so you could save a few bucks by getting the 2000 edition, if you're a little parsimonious. Otherwise, you can't beat 29 bucks for a 235 page guide. My only complaint is they could have included more practice. I know the MCAT version has more practice. Overall, I really like the book and am still going through it slowly. It is well organized and help you organize your time and notes for studying for the DAT.