ADEA AADSAS

You apply to dental school through a generalized portal called ADEA AADSAS. This is similar to Common App, which most use to apply to college. There are four sections: Personal Information, Academic History, Supporting Information, and Program Materials. During the 2022-2023 cycle, it cost applicants $264 to apply to the first school and $115 for each additional school. The cycle opened May 10th and the first day applicants could submit their application was June 1st. The earlier you submit your application, the better.

Personal Information

COVID-19 Impact: If you want, you can describe how COVID-19 has impacted your preparation for dental school (2500 characters)

Manual Dexterity: Describe any activities that require hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills like playing the guitar, sewing, etc. (600 characters)

Academic History

You must request official transcripts from every university you received college credit from, even if you took the course in high school ($).

You also must manually enter your transcripts from every university you requested an official transcript from (do not pay for the service, I (Sydney Winslow.77) can help you if you have questions).

Enter your DAT scores.

Supporting Information

You will send requests for up to 4 evaluations via email (aim for 2 science professors, 1 person that can speak highly of you like another professor or job manager, and 1 dentist).

You will add experiences in this section. Each experience must fit under one of the following categories: Academic Enrichment, Dental Experience, Dental Shadowing (In-Person), Dental Shadowing (Virtual), Employment, Extracurricular Activities, Research, Volunteer. You will then list the name of the organization, address, supervisor contact information, experience dates, and experience details. You can find a more in-depth breakdown of how you will enter this information under our links tab. Find the link under “Experiences section of the AADSAS application.” After entering all of your information, you will select up to 6 experiences to highlight as the most important.

You will add achievements in this section. You will then select up to 4 achievements to highlight as the most important.

You will add any licenses in this section. If you do not have any, that is perfectly normal!

Lastly, you will add your personal statement, which addresses the following prompt: Please explain why you want to pursue a dental career (4500 character limit).

Program Materials

This is the last section. You will add programs you are interested in. Each university is different, but most will ask you to answer short-essay questions in this section. Almost all universities also require you to select prerequisite courses you have completed/plan to complete from your transcript entry.