THINGS TO KNOW WHEN APPLYING TO SPECIALTY
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ASDA INFO SESSION
http://www.adea.org/dental_education_pathways/pass/Pages/defa
ult.aspx
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
www.natmatch.com/dentres
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:
www.natmatch.com/dentresApplicant
registration
OR
https://portal.passweb.org
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
Team Player (68%)
2. Assumes Responsibility (58%)
3. Interpersonal/communication skills
(46%)
4. Reliability (44%)
5. Critical thinking skills (44%)
1.
Periodontics
Team player (48%)
2. Assumes responsibility (44%)
3. Passion (44%)
4. Integrity (41%)
5. Critical thinking skills (41%)
1.
Orthodontics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Integrity (74%)
Interpersonal/communication skills
(48%)
Maturity (48%)
Critical thinking skills (46%)
Assumes responsibility (42%)
GPR/AEGD
Team player (65%)
2. Assumes responsibility (57%)
3. Reliability (55%)
4. Clinical skills (47%)
5. Integrity (43%)
1.
Endodontics
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Integrity (59%)
Interpersonal/communication skills
(45%)
Clinical skills (45%)
Maturity (45%)
Critical thinking skills (41%)
Prosthodontics
Integrity (58%)
2. Clinical skills (58%)
3. Team player (54%)
4. Critical thinking skills (50%)
5. Passion (46%)
1.
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.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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%)
For ENDO and PERIO
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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
For OMS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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
5 most useful factors for Step 2:
determining who to interview
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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%)
5 most useful factors for Step 3:
final selection of applciants
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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%)
For OMS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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
For Perio
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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