Advanced-Standing Schools - Post #2

There are approximately 38 schools in the U.S. that are offering advanced-standing admissions for foreign-trained dentists who have attended or been graduated from a program not accredited by the ADA. Some of these schools admit only one or two to make up for extra space in the class. Some have large programs. Some have programs where the students are merged with the traditional students in lecture classes, preclinical labs and clinical instruction,, and some have independent programs with separate instructors and clinics. Some have practical admissions exams and some do not. Some have "review programs" for various periods of time before you are officially admitted, and some do not, or they are more unofficial.

We have assembled a spreadsheet for the schools offering advanced-standing admissions, and this includes all information we can get from the schools, from ADEA, from the ADA and from forums where discussions of these programs take place. There are currently 20 categories of information about each school. This can save you a tremendous amount of time as you plan your strategy for admission to these programs. Not all of the information can be current, because the schools change things frequently, and some of the information is just passed on by those who have been to the school. But it is a great starting point. If you would like a copy of this emailed to you, register with this blog.

Otherwise, if you have anything that you have heard or experienced that would be helpful to others reading this posting, please register and respond on this posting #2. If it is confirmed by enough people we will add it to the information in the master spreadsheet.