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Qualifications

Eligibility and selection

  1. All residents are required to hold a Virginia temporary resident’s license. Requirements for licensure are:
    1. Be eligible to obtain a Virginia temporary resident's license from the Virginia Board of Dentistry. Eligibility for the Virginia temporary resident's license from the Virginia Board of Dentistry is no longer dependent on graduation from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association. Therefore, graduates from CODA-approved programs as well as from foreign dental schools not approved by CODA can be considered for admission.
    2. Successfully completed Part 1 with application and will complete Part 2 of the NBDE by the time of acceptance or the INBDE.
  2. Minimum grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 scale) or the equivalent, or a ranking of the top 50% of the dental school class.
  3. Successful interview with the program director, faculty, and residents.
  4. Three letters of recommendation plus a letter from your dental school verifying your class rank, graduation degree, etc., commonly called a “Dean’s Letter”. Submit these as a part of the PASS application.

A committee consisting of the program director and other full-time faculty will screen all applications for eligibility. Candidates are then selected for an interview based on didactic and clinical achievements, extramural experience, interpersonal skills and references. Interviews are by invitation only.