What is the JAMB cut off mark for dental surgery and dentistry in 2024/2025? If you’re curious to learn more about the JAMB cut-off mark for dentistry and dental surgery, the article you’re reading right now will provide you with the details you need.
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board’s management has issued the JAMB cut-off mark for dentistry and dental surgery, and all JAMB applicants who intend to study dentistry and dental surgery at the institution are hereby informed.
JAMB Cut-Off Mark for Dentistry and Dental Surgery
The university’s general cutoff score for JAMB is 160 for dentistry and dental surgery. This indicates that the required minimum grade for studying dentistry and dental surgery at any university is 160.
However, it’s important to keep in mind that this is only a minimum cutoff level for institutions; it is not a fixed cutoff number that JAMB will enforce at all universities. As a result, certain universities that have JAMB cutoffs higher than the one listed above will not accept applicants who are applying to study dentistry and dental surgery with such a score.
The list of schools and their respective cutoff marks can be seen below this page. You can also look at universities that accept a cutoff mark between 120 and 180 if you want to know the particular cutoff mark for each school to study dentistry and dental surgery.
Admission Requirements
- You must receive at least 5 SSCE credits with passes in Mathematics, Chemistry, English Language, Biology, and Physics in order to be admitted to study dentistry and dental surgery.
- For Dentistry & Dental Surgery, the ‘O’ level (NABTEB, NECO, or WAEC) subject combination includes English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology.
- Candidates must have three “A” level passes, including Chemistry, Biology/Zoology, and Physics, in order to be eligible for Direct Entry admission into dentistry and dental surgery.
Schools That Offer Dentistry and Dental Surgery
The list of universities that offer dental surgery and dentistry is as follows:
- Bayero University, Kano
- Lagos State University
- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
- University of Benin, Benin City
- University of Calabar
- University of Ibadan
- University of Jos
- University of Lagos, Lagos
- University of Maiduguri
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- University of Port Harcourt