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Application for 2009 admission is now available.

Deadline is extended to March 1, 2008

The ISP offers qualified graduates of foreign dental programs the opportunity to earn the Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine.  Graduates of this two-year accelerated DDS program may take any state or regional board, and thus will be eligible for licensure and practice within the United States.  

This two-year accelerated program has its own application requirements.  The next class will begin in January 2009. While the minimum program length is 24 months, in some cases the program may be longer in order to meet an individual's educational needs. The program will consist of didactic courses supported by some on-line resources, preclinical simulated courses provided within the School of Dental Medicine and clinical courses involving direct patient care in the School's clinics and community-based urban and rural public health clinics.

In this section we have provided information on tuition, fees, and financial aid.  We have also made available answers to questions that frequently arise during the application process.To view an updated version by the ADA's Dentistry Today in the United States please click the following website:  http://www.ada.org/public/education/careers/dentistry_fact.asp

Application Requirements

The applicant is responsible for providing all of the following documents:

1. COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS

A completed application; the application form should be signed and dated by the individual making application to the ISP program.

You may download the application forms by clicking here (pdf) (Please do not make changes to the application format or content.)

2. PERSONAL STATEMENT AND DENTAL EXPERIENCE

Provide on separate sheets.

3. APPLICATION FEE

A non-refundable application fee of $175 US dollars (in the form of a cashiers check or money order) must accompany the application. The check should be made payable to:  CU, School of Dentistry

(This fee is non-refundable and will not apply toward any tuition.)

4. DENTAL DEGREE

A certified or notarized* copy of the DDS, DMD, BDS or comparable degree must be submitted with the application. Any degree in a language other than English must be accompanied by a notarized translation from an official U.S. translator.  (This program does not accept provisional dental degrees).

5. OFFICIAL COURSE-BY-COURSE TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION

Original or Notarized* ECE (www.ece.org ), WES (www.wes.org ) or AAC RAO (www.aacrao.org ) course-by-course evaluation.

6. NATIONAL BOARD DENTAL EXAMINATION - PART I (NB-I)

Original or notarized* results of the National Board Dental Examination Part I must be sent in. Each component of the examination must be successfully passed.  Though not required, preference will be given to individuals who have successfully passed National Dental Boards Part II.

7. TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL)

Original/notarized* results of having successfully received a minimum score of 580 on paper based version, 237 on the computer-based version or 95 on the internet-based version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); a score below the minimum will result in a denial of the application.  The TOEFL requirement will not be waived under any circumstances. Please note that the TOEFL score is valid for up to three years from the date the exam was taken.

8. TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

Two letters of recommendation from dental school faculty or dean, or from other dental professionals are required.  Letters should not be older than 12 months at the time submitted with the application and must be a original or notarized copies.

All application materials are to be sent to:

International Student Program
Attention: Jane Miller
University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine
PO Box 6508

Mail Stop F838
Aurora, CO  80045

Physical Address for FedEx, DHL, and Express deliveries:

International Student Program
13065 E 17th Place  Room104
Aurora, CO 80045

Those applicants selected for the second phase of the process (consisting of an interview and hand skills psychomotor assessment) will be notified. The class of entering students will be selected from this group.

Application Deadline

The application deadline date is extended to March 1 , 2008. The completed application must be received by the ISP office or postmarked no later than this date. (A completed application is an application that contains all required documentation including NB Part I test scores and TOEFL scores.)  While incomplete applications will be kept on file, they will not be considered for the class to start January 2009.

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