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University of Kentucy College of Dentistry 
Building a Foundation for the Future
 
Orthodontics

Applications & Admissions

We are participators of the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS). You can contact PASS via their website at www.ADEA.org, or by mail: PASS, 1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 600, Washington DC, 20036-2212. Our PASS program number is PGM #927. The PASS application process will be available online beginning in May. The following items will need to be completed and returned to PASS:

• Application

• Essay

• Official dental transcript

• Three evaluation forms

• National Board Examination scores

• TOEFL (international applicants, minimum score of 550 written, 213 computer based or 79 internet based)

• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (Program Code 1837, Dept Code 0604) international applicants only

• MATCH number (obtained at www.natmatch.com/dentres

All application material will be due to PASS by August 19, 2008 in order to meet our deadline of September 1, 2008.  In addition to the requirements of PASS, you must have also earned or be earning a degree from a recognized, accredited dental school and have sufficient financial resources to support yourself during the three years of the Program.

You will need to apply to our Graduate School as well. For their application and/or information, review the following:

Complete the University Graduate School application found online. Submit it either online or in hard copy to:

University of Kentucky
Graduate School
106 Gillis Building
Lexington, KY 40506-0033

Phone: (859) 257-4613
Email: gradapp@uky.edu

When applying to the program please keep in mind the following:

You must select the correct academic term. The Orthodontic Graduate Program starts in the Fall of the year you plan to enter.

Please select the correct program of study. The correct program of study for the Orthodontic Graduate Program is Masters-Dentistry-MS(DENT). There is not a specialty selection for the program.

At this point, you will only need to submit the application with applicable fees, you do not need to send transcripts, etc.

The Graduate School charges $50 for the Domestic Application and $65 for the International Application effective July 1, 2008.

Estimated tuition for the Orthodontic Graduate Program as of 2008-09 (per semester)
In-state Resident:  $4,180/semester
Out-of-state/International Resident: $8,614/semester

For information on all financial aid issues, please contact Don Brown in the College's student affairs department (859-323-5280).

*If you have any further questions, please contact Kandace Bright at (859) 323-5371 or via e-mail at knmoor3@email.uky.edu .