this presentation will provide you an overview of the adea
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ThispresentationwillprovideyouanoverviewoftheADEACAAPIDapplication,andanswerseveralimportantquestionsabouttheprocessofapplyingandre-applyingthroughtheapplicationservice.ItwillalsocoverwhattheADEACAAPIDapplicationisandwhoitisintendedfor.Inaddition,itwilldiscusstheimportantinformationyouwillneedtogather,whentoapply,andwalkthroughhowtosuccessfullycompletetheapplicationasbothanewapplicantandanapplicantre-applyingthroughtheapplicationservice.Lastly,itwillletyouknowwhereyoucangetalltheinformationyouarelookingfor,andhowtocontactusforadditionalassistance.
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TheAmericanDentalEducationAssociation’sCentralizedApplicationforAdvancedPlacementforInternationalDentists,orADEACAAPIDforshort,istheonlineapplicationforenrollmentinoneof28advancedstandingdentaleducationprogramsacrosstheUnitedStates.Ratherthancompletingindividualapplicationstoeachprogram,ADEACAAPIDsimplifiestheprocessbyallowingapplicantstosubmitonestandardizedapplicationtoanyofthese28programs.
Inadditiontothe28advancedstandingprogramsutilizingtheADEACAAPIDapplication,thereareanadditional7advancedstandingprogramstowhichyoumustapplydirectly,astheydonotaccepttheADEACAAPIDapplication.
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Itisimportanttodetermineifitistherightapplicationforyou.ApplicantstoADEACAAPIDareforeigntraineddentalgraduateswhoarelookingtopracticedentistryintheUnitedStatesorCanada.ForeignstudentswhohavenotyetbegunorcompletedtheirdentaleducationinacountryoutsidetheUnitedStatesorCanadaarenoteligibletoapplythroughADEACAAPID.TheseapplicantswillneedtoapplytoatraditionalD.D.SorD.M.D.program.Foreigntraineddentistslookingtocontinuetheireducationbypursuingaresidencyinaspecialtyarea,butnotpracticedentistryintheUnitedStates,shouldalsonotusetheADEACAAPIDapplication.
ADEAofferssimilarcentralizedapplicationsfortheseprogramtypesseparatefromADEACAAPID.TheADEAPASSapplicationcanbeusedtoapplytodentalresidenciesinawealthofspecialtyareas.TheADEAAADSASapplicationcanbeusedtoapplytotraditionalD.D.S.orD.M.D.programsatallU.S.dentalschools.MoreinformationontheADEAPASSandADEAAADSASapplicationscanbefoundontheADEAwebsiteatwww.adea.org.
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The ADEACAAPIDapplicationwillopenit’s2017applicationcycleonTuesday,March1,2016.Applicantscanbegintocreateaccounts,completetheapplication,andsubmitdocumentsonthatday.TheapplicationwillremainopenthroughFebruary24,2017.Eachadvancedstandingprogramsetstheirownapplicationdeadlineonanydatewithintheapplicationcycle. ProgramdeadlinescanbefoundintheCAAPIDprogramdirectoryontheADEACAAPIDwebsiteatwww.adea.org/caapid.
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TherearethreecategoriesofinformationthatareneededtoapplytoadvancedstandingprogramsthroughADEACAAPID– thosematerialsrequiredbyADEACAAPIDforallapplicants;thosematerialsrequiredbyalladvancedstandingprograms,butnotrequiredbyADEACAAPIDdirectly;andthosematerialsonlyrequestedfromapplicantstocertainadvancedstandingprograms.
ADEACAAPIDrequiresallapplicantstohavethefollowingmaterials:acompletedADEACAAPIDapplication;aforeigntranscriptevaluationcompletedbyeitherEducationalCredentialEvaluators(orECE)orWorldEducationServices(orWES);aDENTPIN,whichisobtaineddirectlyfromtheAmericanDentalAssociationorADA;andtheADEACAAPIDapplicationfees.
InadditiontothematerialsrequiredbyADEACAAPID,alladvancedstandingprogramsrequirethefollowingitemsfromallapplicants:at least2lettersofevaluation,withupto3accepted;andofficialTOEFLscorespreferablyfromtheinternetbasedtestorIBTforshort.
InadditiontothematerialsrequiredbyADEACAAPIDandalladvancedstandingprograms,someprogramsmayrequireadditionalmaterials.Materialscommonly
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requestedinclude:scoresfromtheNationalBoardDentalExamparts1and2;DentalAdmissionTestorDATscores;AdvancedDentalAdmissionTestorADATscores;proofofU.S.citizenshiporpermanentresidentstatus;visainformationforforeigncitizens;aCurriculumVitaeorresume;andaphotograph.Itisimportantforapplicantstocheckthespecificrequirementsforeachadvancedstandingprogramtowhichtheyareapplying.
Moreinformationonmanyoftheseitemswillbeprovidedaswewalkthroughtheapplicationprocess.Next,letstakealookattheADEACAAPIDapplicationitself.
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Thefirststepinapplyingthrough ADEACAAPIDistocreateanaccount.TheADEACAAPIDapplicationhomepageisusedtocreatenewaccountsandlogintoanexistingaccount.ApplicantswhohavenevercreatedanaccountwithADEACAAPIDbeforewillneedtoclickonthe“CreateanAccount”button.Applicantswhocreatedanaccountduringapreviousapplicationcyclemayusetheirsameaccountinformationtologintothecurrentapplication.Applicantsareabletologbackintotheiraccountafterithasbeencreatedatanypointduringtheapplicationcycle.
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New applicantswhohavenevercreatedanaccountwithADEACAAPIDwillbeaskedtoprovidebasicinformationincludingtheirname,contactinformation,andaccountinformationsuchasusernameandpassword.
Applicantswhocreatedanaccountduringthepreviousapplicationcyclecanloginusingtheirexistingaccountinformation.Theseapplicantswillbepresentedwithachecklistofitemstocompleteinordertobringtheirapplicationinformationforwardintothenewapplicationcycle.
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Applicantsreapplying throughADEACAAPIDwillfirstneedtodecideiftheywishtostartabrandnewapplication,orbringforwardinformationenteredontheirpreviousapplication.Startingafreshapplicationmeansnoinformationwillbebroughtforward,andoncethisoptionisselected, itcannotbeundone.Allpreviouslysavedinformationwillbeerasedandcannotberetrievedatalaterdate.
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Re-applicantsoptingtobringforwardapplicationinformationwillbeaskedtoselectwhichinformationfromtheirpreviousapplicationtheywishtoincludeintheirnewapplicationforthecurrentyear.Datawhichre-applicantscanbringforwardincludes:InformationfromthePersonalinformationportionoftheapplicationsuchasbiographic,contact,citizenship,visa,race/ethnicity,andotherinformationpreviouslyprovided.
Inaddition,datafromthesupportinginformationportionoftheapplicationincludingexperiences,achievements,licenses,andotherrelevantinformationprovidedcanalsobebroughtforward.
Lastly,certaininformationfromtheacademicinformationportionoftheapplicationcanalsobebroughtforward.Allre-applicantsarerequiredtobringforwardtheircollegesanddentalschoolspreviouslyattendedincludingtheirelectronicallysubmittedforeigntranscriptevaluations.Re-applicantswhopreviouslyprovidedapapercopyoftheirforeigntranscriptevaluationwillneedtosendinanew,electroniccopy.Moreinformationonhowtodosowillbeprovidedabitlaterinthiswebinar.Inadditiontothepreviouslyattendedcollegesanddentalschools,re-applicantscanchoosetobringforwardtheirself-reportedtestscoresforNBDEPartsIandIIaswell
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astheTOEFLexam;theircontinuingeducationcourses;andanyadvanceddentaleducationprogramspreviouslyattendedandlistedonapastapplication.
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WhilemostinformationontheADEACAAPIDapplicationisabletobebroughtforwardfromapreviousapplication,thereissomeinformationwhichcannotbecarriedintoanewapplication.ThisinformationincludesagreementtotheADEACAAPIDreleasestatements;thepersonalstatementoressaywritten;anylettersofevaluationpreviouslyreceived;anypaperWESorECEforeigntranscriptevaluationsreceived;allinformationprovidedintheprogrammaterialsportionoftheapplicationincludingdocumentsprovidedandquestionsanswered,previousdesignationinformation,andpreviouspaymentsreceived.Allre-applicantswillberequiredtoprovidenew/updatedinformationineachofthesesections,andmustpaytheapplicationfeesagain.
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Allinformationbroughtforwardbyare-applicantmustbereviewedandisabletobeedited,withtheexceptionofpreviouscollegesattended,andmustbeconfirmedasaccuratebeforesubmittingthenewapplication.
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Onceanaccountiscreated, allapplicants,includingre-applicants,willbepromptedtoselectatleastoneprogramtowhichtheywishtoapply.ApplicantswillbepresentedwithalistofallavailableprogramsacceptingtheADEACAAPIDapplication,andcanfilterthelisteitherbyspecificschools,orbystates.
Toaddaprogram,clicktheblueplussignnexttotheprogramname.
Ifyouaddaprogrambyaccident,orwishtoremoveapreviouslydesignatedprogram,clickthe“Undo”buttontotherightoftheprogramname.Additionalprogramscanbeaddedatanytimepriortotheirdeadline.Programscanalsoberemovedatanytimepriortosubmittingtheapplicationforthatschool.
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Once atleastoneprogramhasbeenadded,applicantswillbetakentotheapplicationdashboard.Asyoucansee,theADEACAAPIDapplicationdashboardisbrokendownintoeasilynavigatedtabsandpanels.Alongthetopoftheapplicationarethemainnavigationtabsguidingyouthroughthevariousstepsoftheapplicationprocess.
Whileonthe"MyApplication"tab,ontheleftsideofthescreen,youwillbepresentedwithanyimportantnotificationsfromADEACAAPIDregardingyourapplication.
Inthecenter onthescreenarethe4portionsoftheapplication,brokendowninto4separatepanels.Accessingeachportionoftheapplicationisdonebyclickingonthenameoriconbeneaththatportion’sname.Progressmadetowardscompletingeachportionoftheapplicationisshownviathecirclesaroundeachportion’sicon.Eachportionoftheapplicationisbrokendownintoasetnumberofsections,aswell.
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Thefirstportion oftheapplicationisPersonalInformation,whichhas6sectionsthatmustbecompleted,asseenontheleft.Informationcollectedinthisportionoftheapplicationincludesyourbirthdate;currentandpermanentaddress;phonenumber;citizenship,residency,orvisainformation;raceandethnicityinformation,whichisoptionaltoprovide;alistoflanguagesspoken;andinformationonanycriminalhistoryoranypreviousacademicorprofessionalinfractions.
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Thenextportion oftheapplicationisinregardstoyouracademichistory,andisbrokendowninto4sections.Inthisportionoftheapplication,applicantsarerequiredtolistallU.S.andforeigncollegesoruniversitiesattended;anydegreesearned;self-reportedNationalBoardDentalExampart1and2scores;selfreportedTOEFLscores;anyrelevantcontinuingeducationcoursescompleted;andanyadvanceddentaleducationprogramscompleted.
Asaguidelineforthecontinuingeducationcoursesection,AdvancedStandingprogramsprefertoseenomorethan10relevantcontinuingeducationcourseswhichhavebeencompletedwithinthelast5yearslistedontheapplication.
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WhileapplicantsareabletolisttheirselfreportedNationalBoardDentalExamresultsontheADEACAAPIDapplication,officialscorereportsmustbesentdirectlytotheprogramstowhichanapplicantisapplying,ifrequiredbythatprogram.
ApplicantscanalsoselfreporttheirTOEFLscoresinthisportionoftheapplication.ADEACAAPIDdoesacceptofficialTOEFLscoresdirectlyfromETSonly.TohaveyourofficialTOEFLscoressentdirectlytoADEACAAPID,pleaserequestscorestobesenttothescorecodeforinstitutionB451:AmericanDentalEducationAssociation’sADEACAAPIDscorereportingcode.
WhileADEACAAPIDdoescollectofficialTOEFLscores,someadvancedstandingprogramsdorequireofficialTOEFLscorestobesentdirectlytotheprogram,aswell.ApplicantsareencouragedtocheckthespecificTOEFLscorereportingrequirementsforeachprogramtowhichtheywishtoapply.
ForanyapplicanttakingtheAdvancedDentalAdmissionTest,theirresultswillautomaticallybeprovidedtoADEACAAPIDbytheADA.ADEACAAPIDwillprovidetheofficialresultsforeachapplicantdirectlytoalloftheirdesignatedprogramsatthreepointsduringtheapplicationcycle:inOctober,DecemberandFebruary.The
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resultswillbesentoutsideofADEACAAPIDandwillnotbevisiblewithintheapplication.
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Aforeigntranscriptevaluationforeachforeigninstitutionattendedisrequired.Nooriginalforeigntranscriptswillbeaccepted,andtheyshouldnotbesenttoADEACAAPID.
ADEACAAPIDacceptsforeigntranscriptsfromEducationalCredentialEvaluators,orECE,andWorldEducationServices,orWES,only.Foreigntranscriptevaluationscompletedbyanyotherevaluationservicearenotaccepted. Inadditiontothisrequirement,allforeigntranscriptevaluationsmustbereceivedelectronicallydirectlyfromeitherECEorWES.ApplicantsareabletorequestanelectroniccopyoftheirECEorWESevaluationfromdirectlywithintheapplication.Applicantswhopreviouslyapplied,buthadsentinapapercopyoftheirECEorWESevaluationwillneedtorequestanew,electroniccopybesentusingthisprocess.
Aseachadvancedstandingprogramspecifieswhichforeigntranscriptevaluationserviceispreferredorrequiredfortheirprogram,applicantsshouldchecktherequirementsonforeigntranscriptevaluationsforeachprogramtowhichtheyareapplying.
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The nextportionoftheapplicationis“SupportingInformation”,whichisbrokendowninto6sections. Inthisportionoftheapplication,informationiscollectedaboutanapplicant’slettersofevaluation;dentalandnon-dentalhealthcare,employment,research,orteachingexperiences;extracurricularandvolunteerexperiences;honorsandawardsreceived;andanyprofessionallicensesheld.
Inaddition,applicantsareprovidedtheopportunitytolistanyadditionalrelevantinformationnotalreadyprovided,andtowriteapersonalstatementexplaininghisorherdesiretopursueanadvancedplacementprogramintheUnited States.
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WhileADEACAAPIDdoesnotrequireapplicantstoprovideanylettersofevaluationinordertosubmitanapplication,eachadvancedstandingprogramdoesrequireapplicantstoprovideatleast2lettersofevaluation,withmanyacceptingupto3.
Applicantsareaskedtoprovidethenameandemailaddressforeachletterofevaluationauthor.LetterwriterswillthenreceiveinstructionsonhowtoelectronicallyprovidealetterofevaluationdirectlytoADEACAAPIDonbehalfoftheapplicant.AllletterscollectedbyADEACAAPIDmustbeprovidedelectronically–nopaperevaluationswillbeaccepted. Lettersmustalsobewrittenonletterheadfromtheinstitutiontheauthorisaffiliatedwith,andcontainthesignatureoftheauthor.WhilethesearetherequirementsspecifiedbyADEACAAPIDforlettersofevaluation,someadvancedstandingprogramsmaymakeexceptionsforextenuatingcircumstances.
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Thefinalportionoftheapplicationistheprogrammaterialssection.Eachprogramanapplicanthasselectedwillappearinthissection.
EachadvancedstandingprogramhastheopportunitytocollectseveraldocumentsfromapplicantsviatheADEACAAPIDapplication.ProgramscanrequestthatapplicantsuploadanunofficialcopyoftheirTOEFLscorereport.ThisunofficialTOEFLscorereportwouldbeinadditiontotheofficialscoresbeingsenteitherdirectlytotheinstitutionortoADEACAAPID.
InadditiontotheunofficialTOEFLscorereport,someprogramsmayallowapplicantstouploadcopiesoflettersofevaluation.ThisoptionisofferedtoapplicantswhohaveobtainedacopyoftheirletterfromanevaluatorwhomaynotbeableoravailabletoprovidealetterdirectlytoADEACAAPID.Notallprogramswillacceptapplicantuploadedletters.AllattemptsshouldbemadetohavelettersofevaluationprovideddirectlytoADEACAAPIDbytheauthors.
ProgramsalsohavetheoptionofrequestingorrequiringaCVorresume,unofficialcopiesofnationalboarddentalexamresults,anotarizedcopyofanapplicant’sdentaldegreeoranyotherprogramspecificdocuments.
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Eachadvancedstandingprogramalsohastheopportunitytoaskadditionalprogram-specificquestionsthatwerenotpreviouslyaskedasapartoftheapplication.Notallprogramsaskadditionalquestions.
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Onceallsectionsoftheapplicationhavebeencompletedforaparticular advancedstandingprogram,applicantscansubmittheirapplicationforthatprogram.ApplicantsareabletosubmitforoneormoreprogramsatatimebyselectingtheSubmitApplicationtabandclickingonthePayandSubmitthisProgrambuttonunderneatheachprogramtheyarereadytosubmitanapplicationfor.IfthegreenbarisnotfullandthePayandSubmitthisProgrambuttonisnotavailable,theapplicationforthatprogramisnotyetcompleteandthuscannotyetbesubmitted.
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ThefeesfortheADEACAAPIDapplicationare$245forthefirstadvanced standingprogramappliedto,and$99foreachadditionalprogram.ADEACAAPIDacceptscreditordebitcardpaymentsonly.Allpaymentsmustbemadeonlinethroughoursecurepaymentprocessingsystem– nochecks,money,ormoneyorderswillbeacceptedandshouldnotbemailedtoADEACAAPID.
MostadvancedstandingprogramschargeasupplementalapplicationfeeinadditiontotheADEACAAPIDapplicationfees.Theseprogram-specificsupplementalapplicationfeesshouldbepaiddirectlytotheprogramrequestingthepaymentpertheirinstructions.
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Applicants areabletocheckthereceiptstatusoftheirforeigntranscriptevaluationsandlettersofevaluation,aswellasthestatusoftheirapplicationforeachdesignatedprogramviathe“CheckStatus”tabatthetopoftheapplication.
Onceanapplicationiscompleteforadesignatedprogram,nofurtherupdatesontheadmissionsstatusoftheapplicationwillbeprovidedviaADEACAAPID.Alladmissionsdecisionswillbeprovideddirectlytoanapplicantbytheprogram.Again,ADEACAAPIDmakesnodeterminationsontheeligibilityofanapplicantforaprogram,nordoesADEACAAPIDhaveanyinfluenceovertheadmissionsstatusofanapplicantataparticulardentalschool.NoinformationonadmissionsdecisionsorenrollmentstatuswillbeprovidedbyADEACAAPID.Thisinformationwillbeprovidedbytheindividualdentalschoolstowhichanapplicanthasapplied,andquestionsregardingoffersofadmissionshouldbedirectedtoeachindividualprogram.
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ADEACAAPIDoffersnumerousresourcestoapplicantstohelpthemprepareforandcompletetheapplicationprocessforadvanced standingprograms.ThereisawealthofinformationavailableontheADEACAAPIDwebsite,foundatadea.org/CAAPID.Includedonthissiteisaquickreferencetableofallprograms,includingtheirdeadlinedateandforeigntranscriptevaluationsandNBDErequirements.Fullprogramprofileswithprogramcontactinformation,applicationrequirements,TOEFLscorereportpreferences,andsupplementalapplicationfeeinstructionsarealsoavailable.Inadditiontotheseprogramprofiles,fullADEACAAPIDapplicationinstructionsarealsoprovidedtoaidapplicantsincompletingtheonlineapplication.
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Lastly,ADEACAAPIDofferscustomer supportviaphoneande-mailtoallapplicants.CustomerservicerepresentativesareavailableMondaythroughFridayfrom9amto5pmEasternStandardTime.Customerservicerepresentativesareabletoanswerquestionsabouttheapplicationprocess,provideapplicationanddocumentstatusinformation,andassistwithanytechnicaldifficultiesapplicantsmayexperience.
Weappreciateyouattendingthiswebinartoday,andhopewehaveprovidedyouwithvaluableinformationregardingADEACAAPIDandtheapplicationprocessformanyoftheadvancedstandingdentaleducationprogramsintheUnitedStates.Ifyouenteredaquestionintothequestionboxanddidnotreceivedanansweraseitherapartoftheinformationprovidedduringthewebinarordirectly,weencourageyoutocontactourfriendlycustomerserviceteamwithyourquestiontogetaresponse.Thankyou,andhaveagreatday.
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