Admission Requirements

The School of Dental Medicine accepts 24 applicants to this program each year. Admission is highly competitive.  

Applications to the IDP program will be reviewed on a rolling basis, therefore early completion of the application is in the best interest of the applicant.

Following initial review of applications, the IDP Admissions Committee will invite a number of applicants to come to the School of Dental Medicine for an interview, dexterity, and case study testing. A personal interview is required for admission, but does not guarantee acceptance.

To be considered for admission to the IDP program, applicants must meet the requirements. All applications that meet our requirements will receive a full file review.

Applicants must:

• Be a graduate of an international dental school
• Have satisfactorily completed an academic program of study of not less than four years, culminating in a degree, diploma, or certificate in dentistry recognized by the appropriate civil authorities of the country in which the school is located 
• Have earned the dental degree and hold a final diploma prior to applying to the IDP program; provisional degrees and certificates are not sufficient

• Program requires passage of Part I NBDE to be eligible to apply.
• You must make arrangements to submit official NBDE Part I scores to CAAPID directly.
• Our committee must see your official NBDE scores in the CAAPID portal by our July 15, 2023 admissions deadline.
  
• Self-reported NBDE Part I will not be considered.
• The committee will not know if you passed NBDE Part I in your online CAAPID application unless you submit official NBDE scores in the CAAPID portal.

• Applicants who have passed NBDE Part II or the Integrated NBDE will be given preference for admission.
• You must make arrangements to submit official NBDE Part II scores to CAAPID directly.
  
• Our committee must see your official NBDE scores in the CAAPID portal by our July 15, 2023 admissions deadline.
• Self-reported NBDE Part II will not be considered.
• The committee will not know if you passed NBDE Part II in your online CAAPID application unless you submit official NBDE scores in the CAAPID portal.

• Applicants who have passed NBDE Part II or the Integrated NBDE will be given preference for admission.
• You must make arrangements to submit official INBDE scores to CAAPID directly.
• Our committee must see your official INBDE scores in the CAAPID portal by our July 15, 2023 admissions deadline.
  
• Self-reported INBDE will not be considered.
• The committee will not know if you passed INBDE in your online CAAPID application unless you submit official INBDE scores in the CAAPID portal.

Applicants to the IDP program may be foreign nationals (those requiring a visa), United States citizens, or Permanent Residents of the United States.

An important consideration in the selection process for the International Dentist Program is the applicant’s effectiveness and clarity in verbal communication. It is essential both for completion of the academic program and for effective communication with patients in the clinics.

• Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL with a score at or above minimum of 79 internet-based.
• TOEFL scores must be obtained within two years of the start of the program (May 1, 2022 and after for 2024 admission).
• TOEFL scores of 90 or better are considered competitive by the admissions committee.
• Applicants with TOEFL score reports dated from January 1 – April 30, 2022 will be considered for review by the Admissions Committee. If selected to bench test and interview, candidates with January 1 – April 30, 2022 scores will be asked to submit an updated TOEFL prior to our interview day to meet our admissions requirements and submission timeframe (two years from the start of the program).
• You must make arrangements to submit official TOEFL scores to CAAPID directly.
• Our committee must see your official TOEFL scores in the CAAPID portal by our July 15, 2023 admissions deadline.
• TOEFL submission instructions are located on this webpage: http://www.adea.org/CAAPIDapp/Instructions/Standardized-Tests.aspx
• Self-reported TOEFL scores will not be considered.
  
• The committee will not know your offical TOEFL scores unless you submit them to your online CAAPID application.