University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
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Description of Program
www.dental.pitt.edu/students/advanced_program.php
The International
Advanced Standing Program (IASP) is designed to permit qualified dentists who
graduated from programs not accredited by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation of the American Dental Association to earn a Doctor of Dental
Medicine (D.M.D.) degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental
Medicine.
The IASP is a
minimum of two academic years in length. It is individualized for each admitted
student and may require additional time to complete. The program begins in May
of each year with intensive one-term didactic and preclinical courses.
Following successful completion of this provisional segment, IASP students
enter the predoctoral program.
Contact Information
Anitha Potluri D.M.D., M.Dsc. Director, International Advanced Standing program
University of Pittsburgh
School of Dental Medicine
G119 Salk Hall
3501 Terrace Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Telephone: (412) 648-8422
Fax: (412) 648-9571
Email:
as-applicants@dental.pitt.edu
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Program Details
Length of Program: 24 months
Program Application Deadline: July 5, 2018 Start Date: May 1, 2019 Class Size: Maximum of 4-8 Degree Awarded: D.M.D.
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Requirements to apply to program
English Language Proficiency
- Must be proficient in the English language
- Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL
- Successful completion of the TOEFL with a score of 100 or above is required
- TOEFL results must be dated after December 31, 2016 and sent directly to ADEA CAAPID
National Board Dental Examination Requirements
- Program requires passage of NBDE Parts I and II to be considered for admission. Official NBDE scores must be entered on the ADEA CAAPID application under the 'Academic History' > 'Standardized Tests' section.
Advanced Dental Admission Test (ADAT)
- Completion of the ADAT is ACCEPTED, BUT NOT REQUIRED for admission to the program.
Letters of Evaluation
Mandatory:
- Required letters of evaluation (3) include: a letter from the dean of the dental school from which applicant graduated, a letter from the applicant's dental school faculty which must be directly uploaded by the letter writer to ADEA CAAPID,
and one from a shadowing
experience, preferably within the United States. It is also preferred that recommenders directly upload the letters to ADEA CAAPID from their respective institutions, however, if for any reason this cannot be done, these letters should remain sealed and send directly by the recommenders to our program. *These 3 letters are non-negotiable.
Optional
- No more than three additional letters from sources such as graduate schools or dentists from other shadowing experiences will be accepted or considered. These additional letters should be uploaded to the 'Documents' section of ADEA CAAPID in the 'Program Materials' portion of the application.
Transcripts and Evaluations
- Applicant must submit to ADEA CAAPID a course-by-course ECE evaluation of dental school transcript; only the ECE evaluation will be accepted.
- Licenses/Certifications should be uploaded to ADEA CAAPID in the 'Supporting Information' > 'Licenses' section.
Application Fees
- Once we have received the application through CAAPID,
we will send an email confirmation to the applicant with instructions to pay
our $75 university application fee.
Additional Requirements
- Qualified applicants will be invited for an interview
and bench test.
- If invited for interview, applicants will be asked to submit 1) a notarized
copy of passport page or proof of U.S. citizenship or permanent residency, 2)
official or notarized copies of dental school transcripts and any post-doctoral
dental education transcripts, 3) recent 2” x 2” cell phone “headshot” photo.
- A Bench test fee will be required from those
applicants invited to interview.
- Accepted applicants must
pay a non-refundable tuition deposit at time of acceptance, which will be
applied to the fall term. Accepted applicants must pay a nonrefundable fee
prior to the provisional summer program that begins in early May.
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All fees described herein are non-refundable
For additional information and details on the application process, requirements and programs, please see our website: http://dental.pitt.edu/students/advanced-standing-program.
- Materials and fees must be sent to:
Office of Admissions
Attn: Ms. Katherine Adomitis
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Suite 2114C, Salk Hall
3501 Terrace Street,
Pittsburgh, PA 15261