Application Services

ADEA offers applicants to dental, allied and advanced dental education programs a straight-forward and convenient process of applying to their chosen dental schools or programs via our four centralized application services.

ADEA AADSAS
ADEA Associated American Dental Schools Application Service
Apply to traditional D.D.S. or D.M.D. programs

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ADEA CAAPID
ADEA Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for Internal Dentists
Apply to advanced standing programs for internationally educated dentists
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ADEA DHCAS
ADEA Dental Hygiene Centralized Application Service
Apply to dental hygiene programs
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ADEA PASS
ADEA Postdoctoral Application Support Service
Apply to advanced dental education programs
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ADEA Spotlight

AUG 5
ADEA Presents Special Collection of JDE Articles on Innovation

Curated Collection Featured on Journal of Dental Education website.  Learn More   

MAY 29
ADEA Publishes Results of Inaugural Oral Health Education Climate Study

Research Featured in Special May Issue of ADEA’s Journal of Dental Education (JDE) Full Article  

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