ADEA AADSAS revamps fee assistance program for applicants demonstrating extreme financial need.
What's Changed?
- The Fee Assistance Program (FAP) replaces the Fee Reduction Program (FRP) of previous application cycles
- Applicants apply to FAP before eSubmitting their ADEA AADSAS application
- Decisions are made immediately after all required documentation is received by FAP
- Qualified applicants receive a wavier for their first dental school designation ($227)
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Three New Dental Schools accept inaugural classes and participate in ADEA AADSAS 2011
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine is pleased to announce that it will be accepting ADEA AADSAS applications for the 2011 entering class. ECU will admit 50 students per year. In keeping with the mission of educating dentists who will serve underserved and rural populations in North Carolina, admission is limited to North Carolina residents. www.ecu.edu/dentistry
The University of Southern Nevada, College of Dental Medicine (USNCODM) is accepting applications through ADEA AADSAS for its 2011 inaugural entering class. The USNCODM is located at the University’s South Jordan, Utah campus. USN is a non-profit private institution and uses a student centered, active learning, outcomes based curriculum in which courses are delivered in blocks. www.usn.edu
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Illinois is accepting applications through ADEA AADSAS for its inaugural class enrolling in fall 2011. CDMI will enroll an entering class of 125 students and considers for admission those students who possess the academic, professional, and personal qualities necessary for development as exemplary dental professionals. To select these students, the College uses a rolling admissions process within a competitive admissions framework. See Website
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All applicants must have a DENTPIN®
The 2011 ADEA AADSAS application requires all applicants to provide a DENTPIN®, a unique identification number assigned to all applicants and students in dental education and standardized testing programs. You may have obtained a DENTPIN® when you registered for the DAT. If not, you will be prompted to register for a DENTPIN® when you create your 2011 ADEA AADSAS application. Your DENTPIN® will follow you throughout your dental education career and will be required to register for future examinations. To register for a DENTPIN® or to look up your current DENTPIN®, go to: www.ada.org/goto/dentpin.
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DAT Scores Imported Directly into ADEA AADSAS Application
Starting with the 2011 ADEA AADSAS application, applicants no longer self-report DAT scores in the application. ADEA AADSAS will obtain your official DAT scores directly from the American Dental Association’s Testing Services Center and will import them directly into your application. If you take the DAT after your ADEA AADSAS application has been sent to your designated dental schools, an updated application, reflecting your DAT scores will be forwarded to schools just as soon as the scores are received.
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Criminal Background Checks
ADEA AADSAS is implementing a new service for dental schools that wish to obtain a criminal background check on all admitted students. Individuals who are extended offers of admission to participating dental schools will be contacted by Certiphi Screening, Inc. after the admissions offer has been made to conduct a background check.
Note: Not all dental schools participate in this service; some dental schools conduct criminal background checks using other processes, and some dental schools do not currently require a criminal background check. Watch for more details about criminal background checks.
Applicants are instructed in the ADEA AADSAS application to provide information about any misdemeanors or felony charges or convictions. Failure to disclose is a serious matter and may affect an applicant’s admission to dental school.