Admission Requirements and Deadlines

Application Deadline:

Fall: October 1

APPLY ONLINE to this professional certificate program through ADEA PASS®.

Also APPLY ONLINE to the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program.

Applicants for the Prosthodontics certificate program must utilize the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS), which is a centralized application service sponsored by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) for individuals applying to advanced dental education programs. The ADEA PASS® application must be completed.

All Prosthodontics applicants must submit their application materials to PASS by September 15 to allow PASS sufficient time to process their materials and submit them to Temple by our October 1 deadline. Please check with PASS to ensure that your information has been received as they will only forward completed records to Temple University for assessment.

All Prosthodontics applicants are also required to apply to the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program through National Matching Services Inc. and provide the match number.

Letters of Reference:
Number Required: 3

From Whom: Letters of recommendation should be obtained from dental school faculty or supervisors. At least two of the letters must be written by faculty who can evaluate the applicant’s clinical skills.

Degree Required for Admission Consideration: Applicants must hold the DDS, DMD or BDS degree from a U.S. or Canadian dental school accredited according to the standards of the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).

International applicants must verify that their training is equivalent to a CODA-accredited institution by using one of these foreign academic credentialing services: World Education Services (WES) or Education Credential Evaluators (ECE). If accepted, internationally trained applicants must obtain legal foreign student status.

Standardized Test Scores:
NBDE/INBDE: Required. All applicants must have passed Part I and Part II of the National Board Dental Examination (NBDE) or Integrated National Board Dental Examination (INBDE). If the applicant is currently a senior dental student, results from Part II may be forwarded directly to Kornberg School of Dentistry once received.

TOEFL iBT: 100 minimum required.

Transcripts and Credential Evaluation: Official transcripts from all colleges, universities and dental schools attended must be submitted. For those trained internationally, official transcripts with course-by-course evaluation by WES or ECE must be sent directly to Kornberg School of Dentistry. All transcripts should include GPA and class rank. Submit transcripts through the ADEA PASS® application.

Note that PASS does not accept undergraduate college transcripts. Applicants must send official transcripts for their undergraduate study directly to Kornberg School of Dentistry at https://apply.temple.edu/DENTAL_CERT/ as part of the required Temple University application identified below.

Resume: Current resume required. Note that preference is given to applicants with high academic accomplishments and other significant awards as noted in their resume, e.g., advanced degrees, publications and research activities. Submit resume through the ADEA PASS® application.

Interview with Skills Assessment: Following initial review and evaluation of each applicant's credentials and other documents, select applicants are invited to visit the Kornberg School of Dentistry for a formal interview. The visit includes a skills assessment, which is performed by faculty who evaluate the applicant's pre-clinical and clinical skills. All expenses incurred during the interview process are the responsibility of the applicant.

Supplemental Document: When applying to the Prosthodontics certificate program, a separate Temple University application and application fee of $75 are required to also enroll in the Oral Health Sciences MS program. SUBMIT ONLINE the Temple application and fee.

Acceptance: Offers of acceptance are made following review of the interview and skills assessment.