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Navigating the application process for advanced dental education can be daunting, but this guide simplifies it for you. Discover the essential components required, including the DEAN'S LETTER (Institutional Evaluation), Curriculum Vitae (CV), and signed releases for recommendations. Learn the timeline for submissions, how to prepare your materials, and tips for standout applications. Ensure you meet deadlines by organizing a complete list of programs and their requirements. Whether you're using PASS or other application methods, this resource will help streamline your path to success.
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Advanced and Graduate Education 2014 Venita J. Sposetti Office of Education
How to Apply … • No matter the type of program– PASS, MATCH, PASS & MATCH, no PASS & no MATCH, you will need a • DEANS LETTER • AKA • Institutional Evaluation
What’s that? • A letter from your dental school that includes your • class rankings, • your GPA’s, • unofficial National Board Part 1 scores and • highlights positive aspects of your accomplishments as a student.
Institutional Evaluation? • The Associate Dean for Education writes this letter. • I need some Stuff from you • & • Some TIME to do it right.
#1: The STUFF • 1. Your CV • 2. A signed release from you • 3. A list of your programs.
#1: The STUFF • All electronic • No paper • And must be readable
1. Your Curriculum Vitae (CV) • A CV is just a Resume’ • There is a template you can use or you can go online and find many samples.
1. Motherly Advice (CV) • Make it short! • Inverse relationship between length & probability it will be read. • Most important stuff first. • No one cares what you did in middle school. • List items in order of date, most recent first.
2. Signed “Release for Letter of Recommendation” • I need your permission to write a letter that includes FERPA-protected information like your grades, etc. • PS: each faculty you ask for a letter or PPI from also needs a signed permission form.
2. Signed “Release for Letter of Recommendation” • Here is the link: http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/pdf/ferparelease.pdf
3. A list of all of the programs. • Please put your name and type of program at the top of your list. • List the DEADLINES. • Include – PASS, Match, & address, if not PASS
We need 1 stamped envelope with the TYPED complete recipient address for each non-PASS program. • LEAVE THE RETURN ADDRESS AREA BLANK. List of Programs
How long does it take to write an Institutional Letter????? • Do you want it to arrive BEFORE the deadline? • Do you want it to be a high quality letter?
How much time does it take to write an Institutional Letter? • 30 Days • That’s like a month. • Before the EARLIEST deadline.
PASS Search Engine • helps you find programs that participate in PASS • Does not find non-PASS programs • Has had errors in the past • Good idea to contact programs you are applying to in order to confirm the information at PASS is CORRECT
PASS Personal Potential Index (PPI) Evaluators • You are required to send 2 PPI. • Programs may want more. • Provides different information than what is typically in letters of recommendation.
PASS PPI Evaluators • Make appointments with the people you select to be your Evaluators. • Take a copy of your ‘unofficial transcript’ (request from the Office of Education) • a copy of your CV • And a signed permission form
PASS PPI (Personal Potential Index) • Encourage people you ask to submit PPI evaluations to ADD COMMENTS • Program directors nationally report that the comments are helpful and strengthen the value of the evaluation.
PASS Helpful Hints • Complete all forms online, not by hand. • Pay fees by credit card. • Consider providing your photo, personal essay, and CV, even if they are not required.
Paying for all this? • Dental Board, Residency & Relocation Loans • Private lenders • Must be a senior • www.finaid.org/loans/privatestudentloans.phtml
