Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

Applicants may be foreign nationals, United States citizens, or hold United States Lawful Permanent Resident status ("green card"). Enrolled international students who require an immigration document (such as an I-20 or DS-2019 form) are assisted by GSDM Admissions and the University's International Students and Scholars Office. 

Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)

ECE Dental School Transcript Course-by-Course Evaluation

• The Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE) “course-by-course”, detailed dental school transcript evaluation is required.
• Submit your ECE dental school transcript “course-by-course” evaluation directly from ECE to ADEA CAAPID. Evaluations should not be sent to Boston University GSDM Admissions.
• The ECE report should specify that your dental degree has been awarded.
• If the ECE evaluation does not specifically state that your dental degree has been awarded, GSDM will obtain that information from your uploaded dental school diploma.
• World Education Services (WES) evaluations are not accepted.

Three (3) Letters of Evaluation are required

• Evaluators should submit letters electronically through Letters by Liaison, the ADEA CAAPID recommenders portal. 
  
  • If an evaluator cannot access the Letters by Liaison portal, the applicant may upload the letter in the ADEA CAAPID Boston University Program Materials section.
  • Letters should be written by the evaluator on their official organization letterhead, and must be dated and signed by the evaluator.
• Dental school dean's letter (1)
  
  • A letter of evaluation from your dental school dean is required.
    
    • If a dean's evaluation is not available, a letter from a dental school faculty member may be substituted. 
    • If a dental school faculty letter is not available, a letter from a clinical supervisor may be substituted.
• Dental school faculty letters (2)
  • Two letters of evaluation from your dental school faculty.
    
    • A letter of evaluation from your clinical supervisor at a dental practice may substitute for one of the dental school faculty letters.
  • Optional: one additional letter.

English Language Proficiency, TOEFL iBT®

• All applicants must submit official TOEFL iBT® scores to ADEA CAAPID® (institution B451) directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS).   
• TOEFL scores must be no older than two years from the date an application is submitted to ADEA CAAPID®.
• All versions of the TOEFL iBT® are accepted (iBT Home Edition, iBT Paper Edition, and iBT test center administration).
• The minimum TOEFL iBT score is 90. 
• Applicants who do not meet the minimum score will not be considered. 
• TOEFL iBT scores of 100 or higher are competitive.
• TOEFL “MyBest Score” is not considered.
• Not accepted: TOEFL® Essentials™ or other English language assessments.
• Submit official results directly to ADEA CAAPID from ETS
• Test results should not be sent to Boston University GSDM Admissions.

• Passage of the INBDE or NBDE Parts 1 and 2 is required.
• Submit official results directly to ADEA CAAPID from the American Dental Association. 
• The ADAT is not required.
• INBDE or NBDE results should not be sent to Boston University GSDM Admissions.

Curriculum vitae (CV) or résumé

• Your curriculum vitae or résumé is required. 
  • Upload your CV to the ADEA CAAPID Boston University Program Materials section. 
  • The CV should focus on your professional education, experience and achievements. Summarize the significant information you recorded in the relevant sections of your CAAPID application.
  • If you list continuing education courses (CE), include only those of at least three hours that you attended in the past 12 months.  
  • Do not upload other documents such as certificates or licenses.

Supplemental Application Fee

• Following receipt and initial processing of your application by Boston University, GSDM will email you instructions for payment of the non-refundable $75 supplemental application fee.
• The committee considers an application complete when all requirements have been fulfilled.
  

Updates

• Certain sections of the ADEA CAAPID application can be updated after submission, until the cycle closes;
  • Name and contact information
  • Visa or citizenship status
  • Clinical, professional, volunteer, research, teaching experiences; achievements and licenses.