Application Process

The Admissions Office in San Francisco is currently managing the application process for the Union City and Stockton sites.   Pacific uses the ADEA PASS application service and the National Dental Matching Program notification system. See below for detailed instructions. If you have any questions that are not answered by the information below, contact us.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be graduates of an accredited dental school at the start of the residency year. Applicants are required to have passed the National Board Examination Part I. A dental license is not required.

Sequence of Steps to Apply for the Residency Year Beginning July 1, 2010

1. Applicants are required to obtain an application packet from the ADEA PASS program (see below). PASS does not process all required application materials; some materials must be submitted directly to the Admissions Office — AEGD Program.
2. The PASS codes for the Pacific AEGD Programs are:
   • Stockton site: 101
   • Union City site: 165
3. Applicants are required to obtain an application packet from the National Matching Services program (see below). Submit the applicant agreement to the National Matching Services program to receive your Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program registration number.
4. An interview is required for acceptance into the program and will be granted only upon application completion and at the request of the director/assistant director.
5. Submit a rank order list to National Matching Services. Match code numbers for the Pacific AEGD Programs are:
   • Stockton site: 2928
   • Union City site: 2929
6. Obtain selection notification of the Match from National Matching Services.

Postgraduate Application Support Service (PASS)

The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry AEGD Program accepts application materials through the American Dental Education Association, Postgraduate Application Support Service (PASS). This service enables applicants to send an original copy of most application materials to PASS for distribution to all the programs that the applicant selects. PASS must receive application materials by November 3, 2009. Information and application materials for PASS can be obtained from:

ADEA PASS
1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036-2212
800.353.2237 or 202.667.1887
Fax: 202.667.4983

Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program

The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry AEGD Program uses the National Matching Services Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program for notification of program acceptance. Applicants must submit an applicant agreement to National Matching Services and obtain a registration number. The deadline for registering with the Matching Program is October 2, 2009.

Each applicant and each program must submit a rank order list to National Matching Services. Those rank order lists will be compiled and applicants and programs will be matched. The Match applicant agreement and information can be obtained from:

National Matching Service, Inc.
20 Holly Street, Suite 301
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M4S 3B1
416.977.3431
Fax: 416.977.5020

Required Application Materials

Submit the following directly to Admissions Office — AEGD Program

1. Small photograph approximately 2" X 2"
2. Undergraduate transcripts

Submit the following directly to PASS

1. C.V. or resumé
2. Dean's letter including grade point average, class standing and National Boards Scores Part I
3. Dental school transcript
4. Personal statement, not more than two typewritten pages, describing relevant past experience, career goals, and reasons for applying to an AEGD program
5. Match registration number from the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program

For further information about the admission process, contact the Admissions Adminstrator — AEGD Program at 415.929.6677 or gsue@pacific.edu .

Application Dates and Deadlines

• May 15, 2009:  ADEA PASS begins accepting applications
• May 15, 2009:  National Matching Services begins accepting registeration for Match number.
• October 2, 2009:  Deadline for registering with the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program
• November 3, 2009:  Application materials must be received by ADEA PASS.
• November 15, 2009:   Deadline for 2"x2" photographs, undergraduate transcripts and other required items previously listed must be received by the Admission Office — AEGD Program in addition to all PASS requirements.
• January 8, 2010:  Deadline to submit Rank Order Lists to the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program
• January 25, 2010:  Release of Phase II Match results