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What is ADEA PASS?  Postgraduate Application Support Service  Similar to ADEA AADSAS  Serves as means of collecting all of the pertinent applicant information and distributing it to the specialty programs in a standardized form.  Specialty programs can request additional information from an applicant individually

What is PPI?  Personal Potential Index  Web-based applicant evaluation system  Accessed via ADEA PASS application  Required part of PASS application  Letters of recommendation are NO LONGER required by ADEA PASS Individual specialty programs MAY still REQUIRE letters of recommendation

What does it evaluated ? Knowledge and creativity Communication skills Teamwork Resilience Planning and organization Ethics and integrity

How is it evaluated?  Evaluators are selected by the applicant (at least 1 and up to 5)  Each evaluator will fill out a 15 minute questionnaire on the ETS PPI web site  Once all of the evaluators have responded a common report is generated and attached to the PASS application

NOTE:  The link to ETS PPI website is located inside the ADEA PASS application  MUST begin PASS application prior to accessing ETS PPI website

What is Match?  The Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program  Programs participating in Match: AEDG GPR OMFS Ortho Pedo Dental Anesthesology

What’s the purpose?  Helps applicants and programs find each other

How to register ?  Via the shared PASS/Match registration portal that can be accessed from:  Applicant registration OR

How are applicants Matched ?  After all interviews are completed each applicant submits a Rank Order List on which the desired programs are listed as first, second, third choice, etc.  Each program also submits a Rank Order List and the number of positions available  Thus, best matches are identified

Benefits of Match  Standardized acceptance date  Applicants and programs have a chance to evaluate each other fully prior to making any decisions  Applicants cannot hoard multiple offers  Applicants and programs cannot change their minds and switch to a more preferred program or applicant (if he/she becomes available)

What are the specialties looking for ?

Pediatric Dentistry 1. Team Player (68%) 2. Assumes Responsibility (58%) 3. Interpersonal/communication skills (46%) 4. Reliability (44%) 5. Critical thinking skills (44%)

Periodontics 1. Team player (48%) 2. Assumes responsibility (44%) 3. Passion (44%) 4. Integrity (41%) 5. Critical thinking skills (41%)

Orthodontics 1. Integrity (74%) 2. Interpersonal/communication skills (48%) 3. Maturity (48%) 4. Critical thinking skills (46%) 5. Assumes responsibility (42%)

GPR/AEGD 1. Team player (65%) 2. Assumes responsibility (57%) 3. Reliability (55%) 4. Clinical skills (47%) 5. Integrity (43%)

Endodontics 1. Integrity (59%) 2. Interpersonal/communication skills (45%) 3. Clinical skills (45%) 4. Maturity (45%) 5. Critical thinking skills (41%)

Prosthodontics 1. Integrity (58%) 2. Clinical skills (58%) 3. Team player (54%) 4. Critical thinking skills (50%) 5. Passion (46%)

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery  Academic talent (53%)  Integrity (51%)  Assumes responsibility (47%)  Team player (42%)  National Board Score above 90 (42%)

5 most useful factors in Step 1: initial review of applicants 1. Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (67.2%) 2. Dental school class rank (63%) 3. National Board part I score (61.4%) 4. Overall dental school GPA (60.9%) 5. Applicants essay (48.6%)

For ENDO and PERIO 1. Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (67.2%) 2. Dental school class rank (63%) 3. National Board part I score (61.4%) 4. Overall dental school GPA (60.9%) 5. NBDE part II scores

For OMS 1. Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (67.2%) 2. Dental school class rank (63%) 3. National Board part I score (61.4%) 4. Overall dental school GPA (60.9%) 5. Basic science grades

5 most useful factors for Step 2: determining who to interview 1. Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (68.3%) 2. NBDE part I (61.2%) 3. Dental school class rank (58.8%) 4. Dental school GPA (54.6%) 5. Applicant’s essay (54.1%)

5 most useful factors for Step 3: final selection of applciants 1. Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (62.1%) 2. Dental school class rank (55.8%) 3. National Board part I score (53.7%) 4. Overall dental school GPA (51.1%) 5. Applicant’s essay (34.7%)

For OMS 1. Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (62.1%) 2. Dental school class rank (55.8%) 3. National Board part I score (53.7%) 4. Overall dental school GPA (51.1%) 5. Externships or extracurricular activities

For Perio 1. Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (62.1%) 2. Dental school class rank (55.8%) 3. National Board part I score (53.7%) 4. Overall dental school GPA (51.1%) 5. NBDE part II