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Admissions Test Update

DAT

ADAT

NBDE

NBDHE

David Waldschmidt

American Dental Association

ADEA

Carolyn Booker

bookerc@adea.org

Chonte James

jamesc@adea.org

Yolanda Jones jonesy@adea.org

Emily Rhineberger rhinebergere@adea.org

Liaison International

Deb Erdner derdner@liaison-intl.com

Mike Gilbert mgilbert@liaison-intl.com

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

Program Materials

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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