The Application to Dental School: ADEA AADSAS

Dental School Applicant Quick Guide

2024-25 ADEA AADSAS Fee Assistance Program Overview

Foreign-educated dental graduates interested in completing an advanced standing program at a U.S. dental school will need to apply through the ADEA Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for International Dentists (CAAPID).

Highlights / Important Notes

• The 2024-25 application fees are $264 for the first school an applicant applies to and $115 for each additional school.
  
  
• Read all of the 2024-25 ADEA AADSAS application instructions carefully before you apply. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to your advisor.
  
• It is important to read the 2024-25 FAP Instructions carefully.
  
  
• Speaking of advisors, you should make sure to meet with your health professions advisor before beginning the application, as he or she can provide guidance for all of the areas of the application, facilitate the process of gathering letters of evaluation and help you manage your application timeline.
  
  
• ADEA AADSAS applications will not be processed until all official undergraduate transcripts are received.
  
  Official transcripts should be sent to:
  ADEA AADSAS Transcript Processing Center
  P.O. Box 9110
  Watertown, MA 02471.
  
  If using express mail, send to:
  ADEA AADSAS Transcript Processing Center c/o Liaison International
  311 Arsenal Street, Suite 15
  Watertown, MA 02472
  
  
• After the ADEA AADSAS application, fee payment and official transcripts are received, it usually takes about four to six weeks to process an application. Check the status of your application regularly to make sure there is nothing holding up the process. 
  
  
• Check with your designated dental schools to make sure you fulfill all of their individual supplemental application requirements.
  
  
• APPLY EARLY!  We suggest submitting your application during the summer. Do not wait until deadlines approach to submit your application. Each dental school has its own application deadline. ADEA AADSAS does not send your application to a school if your application is received by ADEA AADSAS after the school's deadline.