DAT: Complete Preparation for the Dental Admission Test, 2001 Edition: The Science of Review [Paperback]

Aftab S. Hassan (Author), etc. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 078172838X | ISBN-13: 978-0781728386 | Publication Date: March 15, 2000

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. The book explains ways to save time in DAT preparation and provides insights into predicting course questions. Emphasis is on skills such as problem-solving, quantitative reasoning and critical thinking. There are chapters on reading comprehension and a survey of the natural sciences (biology, general chemistry and organic chemistry).

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (March 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078172838X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781728386
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,693,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars one of the worst books to prepare u for the DAT, August 9, 2000

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ahmad al attar (usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DAT: Complete Preparation for the Dental Admission Test, 2001 Edition: The Science of Review (Paperback)

I do not recomend this book one bit!, it is full of mistakes and the explantions for the answers are not there. All the sections contain serious error and the phrasing of some questions is vague to say the least. The answers provided for most of the questions is wrong!, and that applies for the science section as well as the math and perceptual ability sections. You are better off taking the test without prepartion than taking it studying for it with this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars highly recommended, June 14, 2006

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a pre-dental student (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: DAT: Complete Preparation for the Dental Admission Test, 2001 Edition: The Science of Review (Paperback)

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good guide for DAT prep, May 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: DAT: Complete Preparation for the Dental Admission Test, 2001 Edition: The Science of Review (Paperback)

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.