How To Apply

Please watch the ADEA Introduction to the CAAPID Application video. For more information, view the instructions online, or please contact ADEA CAAPID by phone: 617-612-2035 or by e-mail. Please note that CAAPID does not take part in student selection.

• Applicants must submit a detailed Educational Credential Evaluator [ECE] course-by-course evaluation to ADEA CAAPID.
• Our school does not accept the World Education Services [WES] evaluation.

• Our program requires passage of Part I NBDE or Integrated NDBE (INDBE) to be considered for admission.
  
• Applicants who have passed NBDE Part II or INDBE will be given preference for admission.
• You must make arrangements to submit official NBDE scores to CAAPID directly.
  
• Our committee must see official NBDE score reports in your CAAPID portal by our July 15, 2023 admissions deadline.

• Applicants must submit three Letters of Evaluation through the ADEA CAAPID portal.
  
• Letters should come from academic faulty or dental professionals who can best attest to your skills, abilities, and personal attributes.
• No additional letters will be accepted. Please do not submit letters directly to the school.
• Letters submitted via e-mail or by paper mail outside the CAAPID portal will not be considered.

• Letters can be no older than three years. For the 2024 CAAPID cycle, our committee will only accept recommendations from 2021, 2022, and 2023.
• These letters must be submitted directly from the evaluator to the online CAAPID portal. 
• The letters are to be on official letterhead and be signed by the evaluator to be official.  Your application will be considered incomplete without these two requirements.
• Please inform your evaluators of the importance of the requirements prior to submitting your application.
• Only three letters will be considered. No additional letters will be accepted.

• Do not send letters directly to the University at Buffalo.
• Evaluators should submit letters of evaluation in the Evaluation section of the “Supplemental Materials” section of the ADEA CAAPID application.
• If your reference is having difficulty submitting their recommendation letter via the CAAPID portal, please have them call: 617-612-2045 for assistance.
  

• 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 of 90 or better are considered competitive by the admissions committee.
• TOEFL scores must be obtained within two years of the start of the program (May 1, 2022 and after for 2024 admission).
• 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. TOEFL submission instructions are located on this webpage: http://www.adea.org/CAAPIDapp/Instructions/Standardized-Tests.aspx
• The committee will not know your TOEFL scores unless you submit official scores to your online CAAPID application.
• IDP interview dates have no bearing on TOEFL score timeframes. We adhere to program start date to determine TOEFL score timeframes.
• Other dental schools have different TOEFL policies. Please be sure to consult with each specific school you apply to for their individual TOEFL policy.

• The Supplemental Application Fee of U.S. $100.00 must be received by the School of Dental Medicine by the July 15, 2024 application deadline.
• The application fee is non-refundable and is not credited toward any charges when an accepted applicant registers as a student.
• We require electronic submission of the application fee via credit card or e-check.

• Bench Test and personal interview are requirements for the International Dentist Program at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine.
  
• Following initial review of applications, interviews will be granted on a rolling basis. The Admissions Committee will review all applicants, but will only invite qualified applicants to participate in the interview process.
• Interviews are by invitation only. The interview process consists of an orientation to the School of Dental Medicine, faculty interview, and a bench testing pre-clinical exercise. The fee to sit for the bench test is non-refundable. 
• The Admissions Office will contact selected candidates directly via e-mail, and will provide more information about the interview. All candidates are expected to confirm their attendance for the interview.
• Candidates invited to interview will be provided with detailed information on how to remit the bench testing fee, and how to plan their travel to Buffalo for the interview and bench testing. Each interviewee is responsible for his or her own visa, travel and expenses.

• The University at Buffalo offers a preparatory course in restorative dentistry for international dentists.
  
• This course is optimal for those who may need better preparation in fixed and removable prosthodontics, operative dentistry, and treatment planning for the testing required by most U.S. dental schools as part of their admissions process. 
• Please note that the bench test preparation course is not an admission requirement and does not guarantee an invitaton to interview for the University at Buffalo International Dentist Program.
  
• It also does not guarantee admission to any other dental school.

• Upon completion of the interview process, the Admissions Committee will evaluate and offer provisional acceptances to those selected.
  
• Admission offers generally begin two to three weeks after bench test and interviews are completed for all students. However, our committee will continue to make offers until our IDP class is full.

• The application deadline is July 15, 2023.

• The 2023-2024 CAAPID application cycle opens in March 2023.
  
• Early application is encouraged to remain competitive.

• Yes. Returning applicants will need to submit a new application along with required documents through CAAPID.

• Please contact the ADEA CAAPID helpline by phone: 617-612-2035 or by e-mail: caapidinfo@caapid.org

• No. There is no supplemental application required.
  
• However, there is a $100.00 USD supplemental application processing fee that can be paid online.

• There is a required $100.00 USD supplemental application fee and can be submitted to our EPAY system.
• No additional documents are to be sent directly to the program, only to the CAAPID portal.

• No. All applicants are required to pay the $100.00 USD supplemental application fee by the application deadline in order for their application to be processed and reviewed.
• We will send supplemental fee payment confirmation or a reminder to submit supplemental application fee. 
  
• No exceptions will be made for a late supplemental fee payment after the July 15, 2023 admissions deadline.

• Yes. The $100.00 USD supplemental application fee payment can be made prior to submitting the application.
• Our committee will match up your supplemental fee to your CAAPID application.
  
• Once submitted, supplemental application fees are non-refundable.

• Applicants must submit a detailed Educational Credential Evaluator [ECE] course-by-course evaluation to ADEA CAAPID.
• Our school does not accept the World Education Services [WES] evaluation.  

• There is no minimum GPA required for admission consideration. Our admissions committee understands that IDP applicants come from various countries and that ECE GPA’s can vary between institutions. We take this into consideration when evaluating applicants.

• In your online CAAPID application, if your native language is not indicated as English, then you are required to submit an official, valid TOEFL score directly to CAAPID.

• Yes. The only exception is if you indicated your native language as English in your online CAAPID portal.

• No. The only exception is if you indicated your native language as English in the online CAAPID application.

• Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL with a score at or above minimum of 79 (internet based) or better obtained within two years of the start of the program (May 2021 for 2023 admission).
• 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).
• IDP interview dates have no bearing on TOEFL score timeframes. We adhere to program start date to determine TOEFL score timeframes.
• Other dental schools have different TOEFL policies. Please be sure to consult with each specific school you apply to for their individual TOEFL policy.

• The official, valid TOEFL score must be seen in your CAAPID portal by our July 15, 2023 admissions deadline.
• If an applicant submits a secondary official TOEFL score after July 15, 2023, it may or may not be considered depending on where the IDP Admissions Committee is in the cycle.

• Yes. the minimum University at Buffalo IBT total score is 79. 
• However, a score of 90 or better is considered competitive by the Admissions Committee.

• Yes. You can apply first, but the official, valid TOEFL score must be seen in the CAAPID portal by our July 15, 2023 admissions deadline.  
• No exceptions are granted.

• No. Your application will be considered incomplete without an official, valid TOEFL score.
• The only exception for not submitting a TOEFL score is if your native language is indicated as English in the CAAPID portal.

Applicants must submit official TOEFL score reports directly to ADEA CAAPID. Official score reports are accepted directly from ETS only and must be provided electronically. To have your official TOEFL scores sent directly to ADEA CAAPID, please request scores to be sent to the score code for institution B451: American Dental Education Association’s ADEA CAAPID. 

• The CAAPID institution code is: B451. 
• Please don't enter the University at Buffalo's institution code. 
• Your official TOEFL scores must be reported to CAAPID.

• Your application will be processed when your CAAPID status is “Complete” and your $100.00 USD supplemental application fee has been paid.

• Yes. Applicants will be notified via e-mail once their application is complete.
• Our committee will notify applicants if any additional application documents are required to complete their application.

• No. Our commitee will only review completed IDP applications. 

• Once your application is complete, your application will be sent to the Admissions Committee for a full file, formal review. 
• The formal review process can take several weeks.
  
• Candidates will receive all application status updates directly via e-mail.
  
• Our committee does its best to keep candidates apprised of their status at all times.
• Please feel free to contact our admissions office with any additonal questions.
  

• Applicants are highly encouraged not to wait until the July 15, 2023 deadline to submit their CAAPID application.
• Applicants who apply on or near the ADEA/CAAPID deadline, must take full responsibility to complete both the CAAPID application and University at Buffalo requirements by the July 15, 2023 admissions deadline.
• Candidates who have not submitted a completed application by July 15, 2023 will not be considered for the 2024 cycle.