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American Dental Education Association (ADEA): ADEA is the leading national organization for dental education and the sponsor of the ADEA Postdoctoral Application Support Service (ADEA PASS). Members include all U.S. and Canadian dental schools as well as advanced dental education programs, hospital dental education programs, allied dental education programs, corporations, faculty, and students.
Additional Program Designation: You may apply to additional programs after your original application has been processed. You may do this by logging into your ADEA PASS application and clicking on Program Designations. Do not submit a second application. ADEA PASS processes Additional Program Designations as soon as they are complete (including all Required Documents). The fee for Additional Program Designations is $53 for each additional program.
Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD): One-year advanced education programs offered throughout the United States that focuses on comprehensive general dentistry.
Anesthesiology (ANES): A field of study dealing with the administration of anesthesia and sedation.
Application: The electronic ADEA PASS application and the paper documents submitted by an applicant, that includes documents such as Professional Evaluations, an Institution Evaluation, and a dental school transcript.
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Country Code: An official code used to report an individual's national origin.
Current Address: The address where an applicant currently resides and where (s)he is currently receiving mail. Important if applicant is at school, on an internship, or for any reason away from her/his permanent home for an extended period of time.
Custom Application: An application in which different essays and professional evaluations can be specified to individual program(s) selected by the applicant. A Custom Application includes at least one Essay, Supplemental Data, one Institution Evaluation Form, and dental school transcript(s). An additional $35 fee is charged for each essay.
Custom Essay: Part of a Custom Application; the Custom Essay allows the applicant to submit different essays to varying programs or program types.
Customer Service: Customer Service Representatives are available 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Eastern time to answer questions and assist ADEA PASS applicants. Phone 617-612-2065 or email passinfo@passweb.org.
Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume: A summary of an individual's accomplishments, personal goals, employment history, and professional achievements. If the program requires a CV, it must be forwarded directly to the program. DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR CV TO ADEA PASS. IT WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.
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Dental Class Ranking: Provided by the dental school on the Institution Evaluation Form. This statistic represents the applicant's class standing (grade point average) relative to the applicant's entire class.
Dental Program: The Postdoctoral Dental Program is a program that participates in ADEA PASS, indicated as "PGM" with a number that follows (e.g., PGM#999).
Dental School Transcript: A document, supplied by the dental institution, that lists courses an applicant completed to receive a dental degree, the corresponding grades, grade point average, and possible courses in progress. Please note: Non-U.S. dental school transcripts must be submitted in English or evaluated to be processed.
DENTPIN®: The DENTPIN® (DENTal Personal Identifier Number) is a unique personal identifier assigned by the American Dental Association to each applicant or student who is involved, or wishes to become involved, with the U.S. dental education system and/or standardized testing programs. The DAT, ADEA AADSAS and Texas application systems, ADEA PASS, Match, ADEA CAAPID, the National Board Dental Exam and the National Board Dental Hygiene Exam programs all use the DENTPIN® for identification of students and test-takers and for the confidential, secure reporting, transmission and tracking of test scores and academic data.)
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ECE (Educational Credential Evaluator, Inc.): A nonprofit organization that evaluates the U.S. equivalence of foreign education credentials.
eForms: The electronic method of completing and submitting either the Professional or Institution Evaluation Form, accessed through a link sent by email to the evaluator.
eSubmit: The term for "submitting" the web-based application.
Endodontics (ENDO): The branch of dentistry that is concerned with the morphology, physiology, and pathology of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues. Its study and practice encompass the basic and clinical sciences including biology of the normal pulp; the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases and injuries of the pulp; and associated periradicular conditions.
Essay: The part of the ADEA PASS application in which an applicant details why (s)he is pursuing postdoctoral education. The ADEA PASS essay may not exceed 5,200 characters in length.
Evaluated Transcript: A report provided to identify the United States equivalent of educational qualifications earned in other countries.
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General Practice Residency (GPR): General dentistry advanced education programs that tend to focus on hospital dental care, including OR, ER, anesthesia, and in-patient and same-day surgery. GPRs vary in length from one to two years.
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE): This test measures analytical writing, verbal, and quantitative skills. The GRE is required for admission to some residency and advanced degree (master's, Ph.D.) programs. Information about the GRE can be obtained at www.gre.org.
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Institution Evaluation Form: This form is used by the dental school dean or designee to provide information about class rank, grade point average, National Dental Board Examination Scores, and an evaluation of the applicant’s suitability for advanced education.
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Letters of Evaluation: Written comments provided by individuals. including faculty members, who can comment on the applicant’s suitability for advanced education. ADEA PASS applicants must have all evaluations submitted to ADEA PASS on the Professional Evaluation Form, which can be printed and mailed or submitted through eForms. ADEA PASS does not process letters that are not submitted on the Professional Evaluation Form. Note: Be sure to review the requirements of the programs to which you are applying, as programs vary regarding the number and type of evaluations they accept.
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Mailing: ADEA PASS applications that have been processed are sent electronically as well as printed and mailed directly to the program(s) that the applicant has designated. This occurs weekly.
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National Dental Board Examination: A set of standardized tests administered to dental students nationally. Part I of NDBE is generally taken midway through dental school, and Part II is (if available) reported by your dean on the Institution Evaluation. You do not need to submit your official score report with your ADEA PASS application.
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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS): The specialty of dentistry that includes the diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects involving both the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Operative Dentistry (OPERA): The art and science of the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of defects of teeth which do not require full coverage restorations for correction. Such treatment should result in the restoration of proper form, function, and esthetics while maintaining the physiological integrity of the teeth in harmonious relationship with the adjacent hard and soft tissues. These procedures combined to enhance the general health and welfare of the patient.
Orthodontics (ORTHO): The area of dentistry concerned with the supervision, guidance, and correction of the growing or mature dentofacial structures, including those conditions that require movement of teeth or correction of malrelationships and malformations of their related structures and the adjustment of relationships between and among teeth and facial bones by the application of forces and/or the stimulation and redirection of functional forces within the craniofacial complex.
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ADEA Postdoctoral Application Support Service (ADEA PASS): ADEA PASS offers prospective dental residents a convenient, centralized application service to apply to one or more of the 555 postdoctoral dental education programs that participate in the application service. ADEA PASS is an electronic application service that simplifies the application process by providing one standardized format, thereby relieving applicants of the need to complete multiple applications. The advanced dental education programs benefit by receiving uniform information on all applicants. ADEA PASS serves only as an information clearinghouse and does not influence the postdoctoral dental education programs’ appraisal or selection of applicants. Each advanced dental education program has the right to request supplemental information from applicants.
ADEA PASS Deadline: The date by which ADEA PASS must receive a completed application (electronic application, payment and ALL required documents) from the applicant to assure delivery to the program by its deadline date. All ADEA PASS deadlines are 11:59 pm (ET) on the deadline date.
If the ADEA PASS deadline falls on a holiday, the application, payment and documents must arrive by close of business on the last business day prior to the holiday.
ADEA PASS Identification Number (PASS ID): A unique 11-digit number that serves as an identification number for each ADEA PASS applicant. If you have registered for Match, the last five digits of your ADEA PASS Identification Number will be your Match Code.
Password: A code, chosen by the user, used to access the ADEA PASS application account.
Pediatric Dentistry (PED): The practice and teaching of comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for children from birth through adolescence, including care for special patients beyond the age of adolescence who demonstrate mental, physical, and/or emotional problems.
Periodontics (PERIO): The specialty of dentistry that encompasses the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes and the maintenance of the health, function, and esthetics of these structures and tissues.
Permanent Address: Address information to which an individual can designate mail to be forwarded if he/she has no current mailing address. Sometimes individuals can use a permanent address as an alternate address. For example, an individual may use a parent’s or relative’s address as a permanent address.
Postdoctoral Dental Match Program:
A service independent of ADEA PASS that is used to match applicants with available first-year positions in postdoctoral programs that participate in the Match. Not all programs that participate in ADEA PASS participate in the Match, and not all programs that participate in the Match utilize ADEA PASS. Check the programs to which you are applying to determine if you will also need to register for the Match. To register for the Match, create or log in to your existing ADEA PASS account and select Match registration from the available services menu when you are ready to submit your account information for payment and processing.
Postdoctoral Dental Match Code:
The five-digit number issued once an applicant has registered for the Dental Match. Your Match code number will be the last five digits of your ADEA PASS account number, even if you do not need to complete an ADEA PASS application in full. You may elect to register for the Match before, at the same time as, or after completing an ADEA PASS application simply by creating or logging in to your existing ADEA PASS account. Your Dental Match code will automatically appear in your ADEA PASS application when it is transmitted to the postdoctoral advanced dental education programs to which you are applying.
Professional Evaluation Form: The form used by an evaluator to address an applicant’s academic performance, achievements, and merits. Professional Evaluations may also be completed by the evaluator through eForms, or by printing and providing the evaluator with the paper form.
Program Deadline: The final date by which the program must receive the ADEA PASS application and all additional materials for you to be considered for a first-year residency position.
Program Type: A general or specialty discipline pursued beyond the dental degree; includes the ADA-recognized specialties, plus additional areas of study such as anesthesiology, restorative dentistry, etc.
Processing (time): ADEA PASS will process applications after verifying that all required documents are received and completed properly. All required documents, fee payment, and the submitted ADEA PASS application must be received by ADEA PASS to initiate processing. If documents are missing or incomplete, the application process will be halted and you will be contacted through your application.
Prosthodontics (PROS): The branch of dentistry pertaining to the restoration and maintenance of oral functions, comfort, appearance, and health of the patient by the restoration of natural teeth and/or the replacement of missing teeth and contiguous oral and maxillofacial tissues with artificial substitutes.
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Request for Exception: The Request for Exception is submitted with the ADEA PASS application only if you need to explain why you cannot submit an Institution Evaluation Form and/or a dental school transcript. (See ADEA PASS Domestic Instructions or ADEA PASS International Instructions for clarification.)
Required Documents: The set of documents required to complete your ADEA PASS application, thus initiating and beginning processing, in addition to submitting the electronic application itself. These include: up to three Professional Evaluation Forms, one Institution Evaluation Form, and dental school transcript(s).
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Standard Application: The standard ADEA PASS application in which the same set of documents will be submitted to each program selected by the applicant. A Standard Application includes one Applicant Essay, up to three Professional Evaluation Forms, one Institution Evaluation Form, and dental school transcript(s).
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TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): A test that measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is used in college and university settings. Information about TOEFL is available at www.ets.org/TOEFL.
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Username: A quick name chosen by the user to access the ADEA PASS application account.
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Visa Classification: An official code, comprising letters and numbers, assigned to non-U.S. citizens legally residing within the United States.
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Waiver Statement: A legal statement, necessary in each evaluation, in which an applicant indicates whether (s)he wants the ability to access an evaluation after it has been completed by the evaluator (applies only to access at the enrolling program, not through ADEA PASS).
Waived rights: The applicant does not have the right to read the completed evaluation when enrolled as a dental resident. Non-waived rights: The applicant has the right to read the completed evaluation when enrolled as a dental resident.
WES (World Education Services): An international credential evaluation services that provides accurate academic reporting for individuals and institutions.
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