Staff
| Associate Executive Director |
Anne Wells, Ed.D. |
| Senior Director |
Emily Rhineberger |
| Senior Administrative Assistant for ADEA DEP |
Leslie Payne |
| Director of ADEA AADSAS |
Chonte James |
| Networking Recruitment Coordinator |
Joshua Hargrove |
| ADEA PASS and CAAPID Operations Manager |
Yolanda Jones |
| ADEA DEP Project Manager |
Drake Washington |
About ADEA's Division of Educational PathwaysThe ADEA Division of Educational Pathways administers the Associated American Dental Schools Application Services (AADSAS), the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS), and the
Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for International Dentists (CAAPID).
ADEA AADSAS
AADSAS is a centralized application service for students pursuing a doctorate in dentistry. Currently 58 of 61 ADA-accredited dental schools and one Canadian dental school participate in AADSAS. AADSAS meets the needs of dental schools by providing them with uniform information in a standardized format. AADSAS meets the needs of applicants by relieving them of the need to complete multiple applications. Essentially an information clearinghouse, AADSAS does not influence appraisal or selection of applicants.
Applicants inquiring about this service should contact AADSAS at 617-612-2045 or aadsasinfo@aadsasweb.org. Once an applicant’s material is received and transcripts are verified, AADSAS sends to dental schools in both paper and electronic formats a folder printed with the applicant’s background information and course work, computed grade point averages, and a copy of the applicant’s essay. AADSAS also sends schools comprehensive applicant rosters.
ADEA PASS
PASS is a centralized application service for students pursuing postdoctoral dental education in the areas of advanced education in general dentistry, anesthesiology, clinical research fellowships, endodontics, general practice residency, oral medicine, operative dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, periodontics-prosthodontics, and prosthodontics. PASS meets the needs of program directors, applicants, and dental schools by providing participating programs with uniform information in a standardized format and by relieving the applicant of the burden of completing multiple applications. Essentially an information clearinghouse, PASS does not influence programs’ appraisal or selection of applicants.
PASS processes completed applications to programs in an electronic format from June through March. Applicants inquiring about this service should contact PASS at 617-612-2065 or passinfo@passweb.org.
ADEA CAAPID
Developed at the request of admissions officers from many U.S. and Canadian advanced placement programs for international dental graduates. Currently 40+ dental schools offer these programs, which enable international dental graduates to obtain a U.S. or Canadian dental degree.
Similar to ADEA AADSAS and PASS, the ADEA CAAPID application allows international dental graduates to submit a single application and set of credentials that will be distributed by ADEA to all participating programs designated by the applicant. Programs will receive all application materials online through the ADEA CAAPID admissions officers portal. Programs can continue to request supplemental materials from applicants.
Committees
The AADSAS Task Force is charged with supporting ADEA staff in reviewing and revising the data elements, data manipulation, report formats, information transmittal protocols, and other essential items related to the predoctoral application services. Members of the AADSAS Task Force extend staff capability to collect and analyze information required by the end users related to an institution’s decision to grant an admissions interview and the select/admission process. The task force also reviews and revises, or reaffirms, end-user reports.
The PASS and CAAPID Task Forces support ADEA staff in reviewing data elements, report formats, and processes within both services. The task forces make recommendations for the future direction of PASS and CAAPID and analyze the effectiveness of the programs. Applicants inquiring about this service should contact CAAPID at 617-612-2035 or caapidinfo@caapid.org.
ADEA AADSAS Task Force
Mr. James C. Betbeze, University of California, San Francisco Chair
Mr. Mark David Mitchell, Oregon Health & Science University
Ms. Robin Benningfield, University of Louisville
Dr. Cynthia Beeman, University of Kentucky
Dr. Richie Bigham, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Dr. J.Scott Wright, NAAHP
Ms. Kathy Candito, University of the Pacific
Dr. Sandra J. Flash, University at Buffalo
Dr. Cherae Ramer-Dixon, Meharry Medical College
Ms. Marla Frohlinger, Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Eugenia Mejia, New York University
Dr. Venita Sposetti, University of Florida
Dr. Anne Wells, ADEA staff
Ms. Chonté James, ADEA staff
Mr. Drake Washington, ADEA staff
Mr. Joshua Hargrove, ADEA staff
ADEA PASS Task Force
Dr. Jan K. Mitchell, Medical College of Georgia (2012)
Dr. Homa Amini, The Ohio State University
Dr. Gregory M. Ness, Virginia Commonwealth University
Ms. Linda C. Reed, Boston University
Dr. Jaleh Pourhamidi, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine (2010)
Dr. Vincent J. Iacono, Stony Brook University (2010)
Dr. William Joseph Stewart, Long Island Jewish Medical Center (2012)
Student position (open)
Dr. Anne Wells, ADEA staff
Ms. Yolanda Jones, ADEA staff
ADEA CAAPID TASK Force
Ms. Linda C. Reed, Boston University (2012), Chair
Ms. Eugenia E. Mejia, New York University (2012)
Mrs. Marlise D. Perry, Loma Linda University (2012)
Ms. Patricia King, Loma Linda University
Ms. Corky L. Cacas, University of Pennsylvania (2012)
Ms. Patricia Katcher, University of Michigan (2012)
Miss Mara Zelaya, New York University
Dr. Anne Wells, ADEA staff
Ms. Yolanda Jones, ADEA staff
Ms. Chonte James, ADEA staff