Two-Year IEDP Certificate Program Admissions

The Internationally-Educated Dentist Program leads to a certificate. This two-calendar-year certificate program allows you to take the board exam to practice dentistry in Florida. It may be accepted by the boards of other states in the US. Check with other states to see if they will accept the certificate. This program does not lead to a dental degree. We accept 12 dentists into this program each year. If you are interested in a dental specialty in the future, we strongly encourage you to apply to our 4 year DMD program for Internationally-Educated Dentists. This program was designed for internationally educated dentists who are legal residents of the state of Florida. Florida residents have priority in admission to this program.

We are not currently accepting applications. Applications for 2009 will be available in mid-August 2008.

The Program

Accepted candidates will enter in the Summer B Term (Mid June).

The educational program is divided into two parts. The first year consists of preclinical psychomotor and didactic clinical science courses. Clinical experience begins as soon as the student demonstrate competency. The second year consists of supervised patient treatment and advanced clinical science courses.

The first year of the program is located in Gainesville and the second year is based primarily at the college's external clinic sites.

Students must purchase/lease all required instruments and textbooks and pay regular University of Florida College of Dentistry tuition and fees.

Qualifications

CITIZENSHIP/RESIDENCY: Applicants must be a United States citizen or have a permanent resident visa and proof of your status. Resident visas include:

I-551 green card or permanent residential card; I-551C conditional permanent resident (permanent residency has been approved and the resident is awaiting official card in mail);
I-130 Petition for Alien Relative (this is for someone who is married to a U.S. citizen, however, I-130 holders are NOT eligible for financial aid);
I-94 with certain designations, such as "Refugee," "Asylum Granted," "Indefinite Parole," "Humanitarian Parole," or "Cuban-Haitian Entrant."
Individuals on Student and/or visitor visas are not accepted.

ECE with GPA: An official transcript translated and certified with a GPA in a Course by Course evaluation report from ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.)
- PO BOX 92970
  Milwaukee, WI 53202-0970
  (414)298-3400
  www.ece.org
  Only documents certified by ECE will be considered.
TOEFL: A TOEFL score of 213 on computerized version or a score of 80 on the Internet-Based version,
- P.O. Box 6151,
  Princeton, NJ 08541,
  (609) 921-9000)
  www.toefl.org.
- Please note, the UF College of Dentistry code is 8612.
NATIONAL BOARDS PART I AND PART II: Score at least 75 percent on all sections of Parts I and II of the National Dental Board Examination within seven years of the application date. Visit www.ada.org.
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: Provide one personal and one professional letter of recommendation.
ESSAY: Submit a 300 to 500 word essay with a summary providing the applicant's clinical experience and professional activities.
DENTAL DEGREE: Have documented evidence of completion of a dental program with proof of: official dental school transcripts, a dental degree, and a dental license to practice in a foreign country.

Applicants who are currently enrolled in another dental school program will not be considered until their current program is completed.

Application Process

Complete the applications below and submit the requested documents. All documents must be postmarked by the application deadline of October 1.
The applications are evaluated by the Admissions Committee and competitive candidates will be scheduled for a workshop and laboratory examination.
The workshop and laboratory examination are typically scheduled between early December to early February.
A personal interview with the members of the Admissions Committee is held following the workshop.
The twelve (12) best qualified applicants interviewed are selected for admission.

Application Forms

Applications for 2008 are now available.

Required: Visit the UF Admissions page to complete Part I of your application online. Choose the Professional Schools option, complete the necessary forms, and pay the $30 application fee. Once you have submitted your payment, you will be given an 8-digit UFID number. You will need this number to complete the second part of your application. (Note, this is to be completed online. You do not need to make copies or mail this form to our office)
Required: Complete Application Part II online. You will need the 8-digit UFID number from the first application. (Note, this is to be completed online. You do not need to make copies or mail this form to our office)
You may elect to print out our optional Letter of Evaluation Form [189K] to use for the two required letters of evaluation. Evaluators can also write you a letter in their own format if preferred.
Make sure that official copies of your ECE (course-by-course), National Board and TOEFL exam scores are sent to our office.
Mail the completed application materials to:

Dr. Venita Sposetti
UF College of Dentistry
Office of Admissions
PO Box 100445
Gainesville, FL 32610

Application Deadline

Application forms and all documentation must be completed by Oct. 1 before the anticipated starting date in June.

Late applications will not be accepted.