Advanced Standing Program for International Dentists (ASPID)

The items listed below are required by CAAPID for a completed application. In order to be considered by the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry, your application must be received by CAAPID no later than June 7, 2025, 11:59 PM CST.

In addition, the OU Supplemental Application must be submitted directly to the College of Dentistry. Both your CAAPID application and your OU Supplemental Application must be received by the College of Dentistry to be considered for admission.

1. The following items are submitted to CAAPID according to their instructions:

• ADEA CAAPID Dental School Application - Please complete each section of the application and submit the required supporting documentation. Designate our program to receive your application. 
• Official Evaluated Transcript(s) - Official transcripts for each college and university/dental school attended showing all coursework attempted and completed. Transcripts from all institutions outside the United States and Canada must be evaluated by Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE). 
• Letters of Evaluation - A minimum of two official school-certified or original letters of evaluation. Letters must be written in English or translated into English. Letters from deans and/or faculty members from the applicant's former dental school are preferred. Please provide telephone and address contact information for each reference. 
• National Board Scores - Part I is required (Part II is optional) or INBDE scores.
• TOEFL Scores - TOEFL scores are required of all applicants from countries where English is the second language. This requirement pertains to any person born outside the United States and includes Permanent Residents of the U.S. (green card holders) and Naturalized U.S. Citizens. TOEFL scores are valid for only two years from the exam date.

2. The following item is provided to the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry:

• Online Supplemental Application

The minimum test scores for applicants to the Advanced Standing Program are as follows:

Paper Based TOEFL: 587

Computer Based TOEFL: 240

Internet Based TOEFL: 94

Home-based TOEFL: 94

Please note: Applications DO NOT require the submission of original documents (i.e. TOEFL scored, NBDE reports, 2x2 photo, proof of residency, transcripts, evaluations) to OU College of Dentistry.

Applicants are responsible for monitoring the status of their applications and making sure required forms and credentials are submitted by June 7, 2025. The requirements to apply to the OU Advanced Standing Program are listed in the ADEA CAAPID Directory.

Applicants with the strongest credentials and deemed to have the highest potential for success in the OU Advanced Standing Program are invited to participate in the interview and skills-testing phase of the selection process. Interviews and skills testing are jointly conducted over a two-day period in the early fall. The schedule includes orientation, personal interviews, and exercises both in diagnosis-treatment planning and in restorative dental procedures on a mannequin-mounted typodont. The interview fee is $1,500 and is non-refundable. This fee is not applicable toward tuition or other fees in the event the applicant is accepted. An invitation to participate does not guarantee or imply acceptance.

Offers of admission will be made by the end of September. Upon receiving an official notice of acceptance, applicants selected for the Advanced Standing Program are required to confirm their decision to attend by responding to the email and submitting a minimum one-half down payment of $7,500 toward the initial semester-long Multidisciplinary Review and Skills Development Course – timeline for payments will be specified in your official communication. The remaining balance/full payment for the initial Multidisciplinary Review and Skills Development Course is due no later than 30 days after making your initial payment. The tuition deposit and all payments made toward the Multidisciplinary Review and Skills Development Course are non-refundable. The fee for this course is not applicable toward purchase of the required equipment and supplies or the annual tuition and fees listed below. Should an individual accepted for the program decline, fail to confirm, or cancel admission prior to the start date, an alternate will immediately be offered his/her position in the program.

Students entering the Advanced Standing Program must fulfill the requirements of the initial 16-week Multidisciplinary Review and Skills Development Course and any additional remediation considered necessary by the faculty to ensure a level of knowledge and ability expected of students entering the junior year in the DDS program. Official enrollment in the third-year dental school curriculum, payment of tuition and fees, and purchase of the OU College of Dentistry compliant laptop computer and educational software takes place in June 2026. Accepted Advanced Standing Program students must meet and maintain all educational, financial, and immigration commitments to allow for their admission, registration, and uninterrupted enrollment at the OU College of Dentistry.