Recruitment Events
Office of Student Recruitment & Alumni Affairs
The Office of Student Recruitment and Alumni Affairs provides programming that educates and encourages students to pursue a career in the field of dentistry. We work to increase the number of applicants and support student retention at the College of Dental Medicine.
MUSC campus guided tours
June and July
Monday and Wednesday
10 a.m.
Contact Pearl Givens: 843-792-6874 in the Office of Student Recruitment to schedule a guided tour of the dental school and the MUSC campus. If you are unable to tour at the times given above, please feel welcomed to tour the campus using MUSC's Guest & Visitor Information.
Dental Day 2025
Friday, October 31, 2025
Time: 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Register here.
Calling pre-dental advisors, students and organizations! You'll meet dental faculty, students and admissions counselors, and learn about the admissions process, the Dental Scientist Training Program, financial aid and the Navy Scholarship Program. The event also includes an informative student panel with several of our current predoctoral students.
Questions? Contact Pearl Givens at 843-792-6874 or givensp@musc.edu.
To learn more about events with the college's Office of Student Recruitment and Alumni Affairs, please visit the Office of Student Recruitment and Alumni Affairs page.
Outreach Programs
Annual Dental Day
The Dental Day program is an annual fall event that exposes undergraduate pre-health advisors and their students to the College of Dental Medicine and dentistry as a career. Advisors and students spend a day on campus meeting faculty, students and staff while learning about admissions, financial aid and dental specialties. Register for Dental Day.
Campus Visits
Our team visits numerous South Carolina college and university campuses throughout the year to speak to students about the College of Dental Medicine.
Pre-Dental Academy (AHEC Summer Academy)
The goal of the academy is to increase the acceptance, retention, and graduation rates of students from rural and underserved in healthcare areas in MUSC's dental training program. The college collaborates with South Carolina AHEC for this one-week program. Forty undergraduate students are chosen to participate after a stringent application process in which ten Dental Academy Fellows are selected. Academy Fellows take part in a week of clinical and didactic sessions on the MUSC campus. Fellows present project presentations to MUSC faculty at the end of the week. Fellows receive a small stipend upon completion of the program.
High School Visits
This program introduces South Carolina students in high school to dentistry as a career option. We meet with students, advisors, and attend career fairs.
Staff
Gwendolyn B. Brown, RPh, D.M.D.
Student Recruitment and Alumni Affairs Director
browngb@musc.edu
Pearl Givens, BS, MA
Student Services Program Coordinator
givensp@musc.edu
Address
Medical University of South Carolina
College of Dental Medicine, Office of Student Recruitment and Alumni Affairs
173 Ashley Avenue, BSB 123
MSC 507
Charleston, SC 29425
Telephone: 843-792-4425 or 843-792-6874