Advanced and Graduate Education rpileggi@dental.ufl.edu

Types of Programs Certificate vs MS GPR (hospital based, 1-2 years) vs AEGD (clinical based, 1-2 years) Specialty Programs Endodontics (2-3 years) (COD 2 years) Pediatric Dentistry (2 years) (COD 25 months) Oral Pathology (3 years) Oral Surgery (4, MD 6 years) Oral Radiology (2,3 years) (COD 30 months) Orthodontics (2-3 years) Periodontics (3 years) Prosthodontics (3 years) Operative and Esthetic Dentistry (2 years) Dental Public Health Oral Medicine Orofacial Pain

TRENDS IN APPICATION RATES:

2015-16 Applications and Programs AEGD 6,096 91 GPR 10,967 183 DPH 57 15

2015-16 Application and Programs Applications Programs Endo 3,570 56 Oral Surg 10,246 101 Oral Path 96 16 Oral Rad 132 8 Ortho 10,748 66

2015-16 Applications and Programs Pedo 10,716 77 Perio 2,547 57 Prostho 2,222 47

INCREASED # of APPLICANTS

Average Length

Tuition / Stipend

Educational Debt Table 12. Average graduating educational debt* of 1996–2011 graduates with debt, by type of school   Graduating Educational Debt Graduating Educational Debt in Constant Dollars, 2011 All Schools Public Schools Private and Private State-Related Schools CPI 1996 $84,247 $66,153 $116,407 156.9 $120,759 $94,824 $166,857 1997 $94,182 $75,830 $126,469 160.5 $131,972 $106,256 $177,214 1998 $97,961 $80,216 $128,947 163.0 $135,162 $110,678 $177,915 1999 $105,150 $83,029 $137,961 166.6 $141,946 $112,084 $186,239 2000 $105,969 $82,963 $136,319 172.2 $138,400 $108,353 $178,038 2001 $115,951 $90,255 $144,569 177.1 $147,247 $114,615 $183,589 2002 $122,491 $97,370 $155,984 179.9 $153,131 $121,726 $195,002 2003 $132,532 $103,149 $167,676 184.0 $161,992 $126,077 $204,947 2004 $135,721 $110,686 $171,928 188.9 $161,586 $131,780 $204,694 2005 $141,521 $114,296 $175,841 195.3 $162,970 $131,619 $202,492 2006 $162,155 $137,792 $196,636 201.6 $180,896 $153,717 $219,362 2007 $172,627 $148,777 $206,956 207.3 $187,283 $161,408 $224,527 2008 $187,394 $158,217 $222,944 215.3 $195,750 $165,272 $232,885 2009** $189,678 $162,377 $230,478 214.5 $198,874 $170,249 $241,652 2010 $197,366 $174,967 $232,780 218.1 $203,519 $180,423 $240,038 2011 $203,374 $177,795 $245,497 224.9 $203,338 $177,764 $245,454 Source: American Dental Education Association, ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2011 Graduating Class *Educational debt is the sum of undergraduate debt and dental school debt of only those respondents who have debt. **Corrected figures from previous publication. ©2012 American Dental Education Association

APPLICATION PROCCESS

Requirements for Admission PASS application/MATCH and/or University Letters of Evaluation Recommendation Letters ADAT (AEGD Seminole Program) PERIO and PROSTH (MATCH) Interview

TODAY’s Recommendation letters ( specialty and others) Essay Extra-curricular activities Interview Class Rank (not available in some schools) National Board (Pass/Fail) GRE ADAT

WHERE TO APPLY ? I am not afraid to ask …

Investigate- what are your preferences Talk to directors at UFCD Talk to other faculty and residents Send an application ASAP

MUST do your homework ahead of time Seek for advice (Program director, faculty, residents) Look for programs that are highly respected CHOOSE a program that is a GOOD FIT Make Contacts Support, Location, Quality, Culture

YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SUCCEED THERE IS ALWAYS TIME IN THE FUTURE… Keep your options open Have some sense where you are heading

Communicating “Selling your Baby” Randy Scott Consider the Impact on Everyone Involved

Who is my audience ? Program Director Faculty Residents

Survival During the Interview: Do not want to be Perceived as aggressive rather than assertive

QUESTIONS ?