484 College of Dental Medicine—International Dental Program NSU Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel International Dental Program NSU’s College of Dental Medicine offers a 39-month program for graduates of non-U.S. dental schools who wish to earn a U.S. dental degree in order to qualify for licensure in the United States. Admissions Requirements The college selects students based on academic records; letters of evaluation; a computer-generated minimum score of 80 in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); a pass score on Part I and Part II of the National Board Dental Examination or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination; a WES or ECE agency evaluation of the student’s foreign coursework, certifying a minimum of a 3.0 GPA; a personal interview; and a psychomotor bench test. The psychomotor bench test may include the following: typodont tooth preparation for amalgam and typodont tooth preparation for a full metal crown. Procedures in the bench test are subject to change. In order to participate in the bench test, a qualifying score on the TOEFL and the National Board of Dental Examination, Part I and Part II, or the Integrated National Board Dental Examination must be received by the Office of Admissions prior to the date of the bench test examination. All materials needed for the bench test will be provided by NSU-CDM. The fee for this psychomotor bench test will be $3,000. This fee is in addition to the tuition for the IDG program, should the applicant be selected for admission. In order to qualify, the applicant must have received, prior to matriculation in the NSU Drs. Kiran & Pallavi Patel International Dental Program, a D.M.D., D.D.S., or their equivalent, from a non-U.S. dental school. Application Procedures Applicants must apply to the Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for International Dentists (CAAPID) by filling out and submitting an electronic application. All supporting documents listed below must be sent to CAAPID by November 1. 1. a CAAPID application 2. an official transcript from each college, professional school, or university attended, if coursework was taken at a U.S. institution 3. an official course-by-course evaluation and cumulative GPA Coursework taken at foreign institutions must be evaluated for U.S. institution equivalence. ADEA CAAPID requires applicants to request foreign evaluations from World Education Services, Inc., or Education Credential Evaluators., Inc., only. • W orld Education Services, Inc. (212) 966-6311 • 800-361-3106 • wes.org - By Postal Mail WES Reference # WES Global Documentation Centre PO Box 2008 STN MAIN Newmarket, ON, L3Y 0G5 Canada - By Express Courier WES Reference # WES Global Documentation Centre 14-145 Industrial Parkway South Aurora, ON, L4G 3V5 Canada • E ducational Credential Evaluators, Inc. 101 West Pleasant Street, Suite 200 Milwaukee, WI 53212-3963 (414) 289-3400 • ece.org It is the applicant’s responsibility to have this coursework evaluated. An official course-by-course evaluation with a cumulative grade point average must be sent directly from the evaluation service to CAAPID. 4. an official score from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), if applicable 5. s cores for Part I and Part II of the Nation Dental Board Examination or scores for the Integrated National Dental Board Examination Applicant must request the scores be forwarded from the secretary of the National Board of Dental Examiners, located at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, directly to CAAPID. Applicant should submit PART II scores also, if taken. 6. three professional letters of recommendation Letters may be completed by dental school faculty members who are well acquainted with the applicant’s abilities or by individuals who can provide information relevant to the applicant’s potential. Upon receipt of the applicant’s CAAPID application, NSU will notify the applicant to fill out an electronic NSU application and submit it with a nonrefundable, $50 application fee by December 1. Additional information or application updates can be mailed to NSU’s Enrollment Processing Services (EPS) at the address below. • N ova Southeastern University Enrollment Processing Services College of Dental Medicine, Office of Admissions 3300 S. University Drive, PO Box 299000 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2004
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