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THINGS TO KNOW WHEN APPLYING TO SPECIALTY PROGRAMS Prepared by: A. Quimby ASDa licensure chair

ASDA INFO SESSION. THINGS TO KNOW WHEN APPLYING TO SPECIALTY PROGRAMS Prepared by: A. Quimby ASDa licensure chair . http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/pass/Pages/default.aspx. What is ADEA PASS?. P ostgraduate A pplication S upport S ervice Similar to ADEA AADSAS

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THINGS TO KNOW WHEN APPLYING TO SPECIALTY PROGRAMS Prepared by: A. Quimby ASDa licensure chair

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  1. ASDA INFO SESSION THINGS TO KNOW WHEN APPLYING TO SPECIALTY PROGRAMSPrepared by: A. QuimbyASDa licensure chair

  2. http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/pass/Pages/default.aspxhttp://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/pass/Pages/default.aspx

  3. 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

  4. 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

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

  6. 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

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

  8. www.natmatch.com/dentres

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

  10. What’s the purpose? • Helps applicants and programs find each other

  11. How to register ? • Via the shared PASS/Match registration portal that can be accessed from: • www.natmatch.com/dentresApplicant registration OR • https://portal.passweb.org

  12. 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

  13. 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)

  14. What are the specialties looking for ?

  15. Pediatric Dentistry • Team Player (68%) • Assumes Responsibility (58%) • Interpersonal/communication skills (46%) • Reliability (44%) • Critical thinking skills (44%)

  16. Periodontics • Team player (48%) • Assumes responsibility (44%) • Passion (44%) • Integrity (41%) • Critical thinking skills (41%)

  17. Orthodontics • Integrity (74%) • Interpersonal/communication skills (48%) • Maturity (48%) • Critical thinking skills (46%) • Assumes responsibility (42%)

  18. GPR/AEGD • Team player (65%) • Assumes responsibility (57%) • Reliability (55%) • Clinical skills (47%) • Integrity (43%)

  19. Endodontics • Integrity (59%) • Interpersonal/communication skills (45%) • Clinical skills (45%) • Maturity (45%) • Critical thinking skills (41%)

  20. Prosthodontics • Integrity (58%) • Clinical skills (58%) • Team player (54%) • Critical thinking skills (50%) • Passion (46%)

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

  22. 5 most useful factors in Step 1: initial review of applicants • Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (67.2%) • Dental school class rank (63%) • National Board part I score (61.4%) • Overall dental school GPA (60.9%) • Applicants essay (48.6%)

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

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

  25. 5 most useful factors for Step 2: determining who to interview • Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (68.3%) • NBDE part I (61.2%) • Dental school class rank (58.8%) • Dental school GPA (54.6%) • Applicant’s essay (54.1%)

  26. 5 most useful factors for Step 3: final selection of applciants • Letters of evaluation from faculty, clinic supervisors and others (62.1%) • Dental school class rank (55.8%) • National Board part I score (53.7%) • Overall dental school GPA (51.1%) • Applicant’s essay (34.7%)

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

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

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