University of Florida, Gainesville (Advanced Placement in Pediatric Dentistry for Internationally-Educated Pediatric Dentists)

• Official Course-by-Course Evaluation Report
  • You must choose from either:
    1) Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE)
    www.ece.org
    2) World Education Services (WES)
    www.wes.org
• Translations of all transcripts and diplomas (if the native language of the documents is not English)
  • Approved Translator Options:
    1) a current National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) member
    http://www.naces.org/members
    2) a certified American Translators Association (ATA) member
    https://www.atanet.org/
• Dental school transcript(s) and diploma(s) in native language
  • DDS/DMD degree equivalent(s)
• Transcripts from every institution of higher learning that was attended

Three Professional Evaluation Forms (PEF)
Please note: an Institution Evaluation Form (IEF) does not equal a PEF

A minimum TOEFL (internet-based) score of 80 for tests taken before January 2026, or 4.0 under the new scoring scale for tests taken January 2026 or later, is required. Please note that TOEFL scores expire after two years. For the 2026-2027 application cycle, TOEFL scores must be from July 1, 2025 or later. For the TOEFL, scores must be from the same test date (the “MyBest Scores” are not accepted or considered). The TOEFL ITP is not accepted for admissions purposes.

For more information, please visit: https://admissions.dental.ufl.edu/iedp/path-to-pediatric-dentistry-certification/advanced-placement-in-pediatric-dentistry-for-internationally-educated-pediatric-dentists/.

To be eligible for admission, applicants must have successfully completed a minimum of 24 months, full-time, specialty education in Pediatric Dentistry at a recognized foreign institution.

This program will consider applicants who graduated, or plan to graduate, from a non-CODA accredited dental school: Yes

Applicants are eligible to enroll if they are:

• US Citizen
• US Permanent Resident
• Canadian Citizen
• Canadian Permanent Resident
• Non-US Citizen/Resident (program offers sponsorship)
• All international students must secure an F1 visa prior to matriculation on July 1.