Admissions

One of the following must be received to fulfill this requirement: official U.S. dental school transcript or foreign dental school transcript.

– 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.

PEF is the traditional letter of evaluation that is required for every applicant. Penn Dental Medicine requires 2 PEFs for applicants.

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.

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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.

An official NBDE Part I passing score is required for all U.S.-educated dentists. Applicants must submit official NBDE Part I scores by the program application deadlines. Although an official NBDEPart 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.

When completing the request for the NBDE results to be sent electronically to Penn Dental Medicine.

• Include PDM email address PDMGDE-admissions@dental.upenn.edu

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 PASSapplication when released by the ADA.

Official 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 can be submitted with the GDE Supplemental Application in a sealed envelope or directly from the ETS TOEFL agency. Scores may be submitted separately if you do not have them when you submit the GDESupplemental Application. Penn Dental Medicine’s TOEFL Institution Code is 3143 and the Department Code is 38. Electronic submission is not available for Penn Dental Medicine for GDE program applicants. Although there is no minimum TOEFL score, serious consideration will be given to applicants with Internet-based test (IBT) scores of 90 and above. For information and registration materials, visit TOEFL website.

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.