1. Advanced and Graduate Education

2. 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

3. TRENDS IN APPICATION RATES:

4. 2015-16 Applications and Programs
AEGD
6,096 91
GPR
10,967
183
DPH 57 15

5. 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

6. 2015-16 Applications and Programs
Pedo
10,716 77
Perio
2,547 57
Prostho
2,222 47

7. INCREASED # of APPLICANTS

8. Average Length

9. Tuition / Stipend

10. 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

11. APPLICATION PROCCESS

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

13. 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

20. WHERE TO APPLY ? I am not afraid to ask …

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

22. 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

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

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

27. Who is my audience ?
Program Director
Faculty
Residents

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

29. QUESTIONS ?