Admissions

PASS Application

Penn Dental Medicine participates in ADEA’s centralized application PASS program. The application must be completed via the ADEA PASS website. For more information or questions regarding the application service, contact PASS customer service by email: passinfo@passweb.org to:passinfo@passweb.org or telephone: (617) 612-2065 (9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (ET) Mondays through Fridays except U.S. federal holidays). The 2019-20 PASS Application Cycle will open May 15, 2019.

The PASS application must be submitted to the centralized application service by the specified program deadline. Applications received after the deadline by the centralized application service will not be processed.

Penn Dental Medicine Advanced Education Program Application Deadlines

The following documents must be submitted with the PASS Application to ADEA’s centralized application service:

• Official dental school transcript is required to complete the ADEA PASS application: one of the following must be received to fulfill this requirement: official U.S. dental school transcript or foreign dental school transcript.
• Institution Evaluation Form: IEF (also called the dean’s letter) is an evaluation of the applicant completed by the dean or designated official of the dental school attended. NBDE scores or results, GPA and class rank (if applicable) are also included in the IEF.
• Professional Evaluation Form: PEF is the traditional letter of evaluation that is required for every applicant. Penn Dental Medicine requires 2 PEFs for applicants.
• Unofficial Undergraduate Transcripts: applicants must upload unofficial transcripts for each undergraduate college attended to the ADEA PASS Search Engine. Do not send official college transcripts directly to the Office of Student Admissions.

It is in the applicant’s best advantage to submit the documents listed below well in advance of the application deadline and prior to submitting the PASS application. OMFS and DScD applicants should review specific admissions requirements and procedures. The following documents must be received and/or postmarked by the program deadline and submitted directly to:

Office of Student Admissions — GDE Programs
Robert Schattner Center
University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
240 South 40th Street, Room 122
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030

Note: The Office of Student Admissions cannot be held liable for any delays caused by the U.S. Postal Service or other mail delivery systems. All application materials and documents become the property of Penn Dental Medicine and will not be returned to the applicant.

• The Penn Dental Medicine GDE Supplemental Application: Download PDF, complete the Penn Dental Medicine Graduate Dental Education Supplemental Application online, print and return to our office via email to: PDMGDE-Admissions@dental.upenn.edu or mail to the address above.
• Application Fee: The $90 non-refundable application fee should be submitted directly to the Penn Dental Office of Student Admissions. Electronic payment is available by completing the Penn Dental Payment Form. No application fee waivers are available. It is recommended that the application fee and GDE Supplemental Application are submitted at the same time well in advance of the application deadline.
• Official National Dental Board Scores (NBDE) Part I: An official NBDE Part I passing score is required for all U.S.-educated dentists. Applicants must submit official NBDE Part I scores electronically by the program application deadlines through ADEA PASS. Although an official NBDE Part II score is not required for admission, it is required from U.S.-educated dentists for matriculation into Penn Dental Medicine’s GDE programs. Internationally educated dentists may submit official NBDE scores in support of their application if available. For NBDE information and registration materials, visit the American Dental Association-Testing or contact: The Joint Commission on Dental Examinations, 211 East Chicago Avenue Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60611; (800) 324-1694.
• ADA ADAT Scores (ADA Advanced Dental Admission Test: ADAT Scores are not required for admission to Penn Dental Medicine Graduate Dental Education Programs. ADAT scores will be accepted if available through the ADEA PASS application when released by the ADA.

An official TOEFL score report is required for all international applicants (including native English speakers) who received their dental education from a non U.S./Canadian dental school. There is no waiver of this requirement.

• Official TOEFL scores must be submitted electronically through ADEA PASS.
• Although there is no minimum TOEFL score, serious consideration will be given to applicants with Internet-based test (IBT) scores of 90 and above.
• Penn Dental Medicine’s TOEFL Institution Code is 3143 and the Department Code is 38.
• For information and registration materials, visit TOEFL website.
• IELTS scores cannot be substituted for TOEFL scores.

Applicants who do not have a U.S. DMD/DDS (e.g. individuals holding a BDS or other international dental degrees) must provide additional documentation in order to be considered for admission. This additional documentation requires evaluation of their academic credentials by an approved agency. The following agencies have been approved to meet this admissions requirement. No internationally educated applicant will be considered for an interview without this evaluation document. Please contact one of the following approved agencies for assistance:
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
Education Evaluators International
Education International, Inc.
International Education Research Foundation
World Education Services

Penn Dental Medicine is unable to offer financial assistance, including loans, scholarships, and/or assistantship, to those who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. International applicants who are accepted into the program must demonstrate proof of adequate personal financial resources to cover all years of the program before a Student Visa application is issued.

Foreign-trained dentists planning to practice dentistry in the United States after completion of a graduate dental education program, must obtain a dental degree from a U. S accredited dental school in order to secure a license to practice dentistry. There are over 30 U.S. dental schools that provide DMD/DDS degree programs for foreign-educated dentists. For more information on these programs visit the ADEA.org CAAPID application service website.