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Admissions Test Update
DAT
ADAT
NBDE
NBDHE
David Waldschmidt
American Dental Association
ADEA
Carolyn Booker
Chonte James
Yolanda Jones [email protected]
Emily Rhineberger [email protected]
Liaison International
Deb Erdner [email protected]
Mike Gilbert [email protected]
AADSAS CAAPID PASS DHCAS
Submitted Applicants
2014
2015
11,200
11,371
1,720
2,035
4,763
4,819
727677*
Complete applicants
2014
2015
11,109
11,241
1,702
2,003
4,628
4,667
652
456*
Complete
applications
2014
2015
111,948
111,467
9,994
13,044
50,843
52,192
NA
512*
Average # of
designations
2014 (submitted)
2015 (completed)
10.08
9.91
5.83
6.51
10.8
11.181.1
1.1*
2015 Application Cycle
*To date
April2nd Dental
Student Virtual Fair
May20th PASS opens21st and 27th
Webinars
March17th CAAPID
opens
June2nd AADSAS opens3rd and 9th Webinars11th Predental
Student Virtual Fair
July August
September15th DHCAS
opens
October29th – 31st ADEA
Fall Meetings
November
Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. -Arnold Bennett
There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction. -Winston Churchill
Change is inevitable--except from a vending machine. -Robert C. Gallagher The world hates
change, yet it is
the only thing
that has
brought
progress. -
Charles
Kettering
Application UpdateCAS 3.0
1. Pre-submission Release
2. Evaluations
3. Reapplicants
4. Program Materials
ReminderADEA DHCAS already uses 3.0.ADEA CAAPID will launch the 2016 cycle using 3.0 on March 17, 2015.ADEA PASS and ADEA AADSAS will launch the 2017 cycle using 3.0.
Pre-submission Release for In-Progress Applicants
2.0: question in Creating an Account
3.0: question in Supporting Information section
ADEA is creating a communication schedule for each 2016 cycle to message all in-progress applicants.
Evaluations
Paper evaluations will no longer be accepted. All evaluations must be submitted electronically as an upload.
ADEA CAAPID, ADEA PASS and ADEA AADSAS evaluators will receive a message about this change in advance of the relevant cycle.
Reapplicants
Cycle AADSAS CAAPID PASS DHCAS
2015 Yes* No No No
2016 Yes No No Yes
2017 No Yes No Yes
2018 Yes Yes Yes Yes
If an application was submitted to a CAS in the previous cycle, applicants are eligible to have the application
information imported to the new cycle.
*Closed
AADSAS CAAPID PASS DHCAS
Logo/Image Yes Yes Yes Yes
Text Yes Yes Yes Yes
Documents Yes Yes Yes Yes
Evaluations No No No Yes
Custom Questions
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Prerequisites Yes No No Yes
Tentative
Dental Pipeline
Roundtable Discussions
1. What can ADEA do to better reach students who might be interested in the dental profession?
High school students?Underrepresented minorities?
2. What recruitment activities might you do if you had more time and resources?
If you don’t recruit, what activities/materials do you think would be most successful in attracting young people to dentistry and dental hygiene?
Sessions of Interest at ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition
WebAdMIT Workshop TODAY 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Health Professions Admissions Practices: A National Study Monday 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Raising the Bar on Pipeline and Recruitment Initiatives Monday 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
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