Admission Requirements

1. Graduate of a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. Graduates from foreign schools may be considered for admission.
2. The programs in orthodontics and endodontics give preference to applicants who have had formal postdoctoral training or significant clinical experience after graduation from dental school such as a general practice residency or military service.
3. Applicants with high academic potential and exceptional personal qualities also will be given preference.

Application Procedures: Endodontics, General Practice and Orthodontics

1. Applicants must use the Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS) sponsored by the American Dental Education Association (formerly the American Association of Dental Schools). Information and an application can be obtained by contacting:
   
   PASS 
   1400 K Street, NW, Suite 1100 B
   Washington, DC 20005-2403  
   800-353-2237  http://pass.adea.org
   
   Endodontic Program Code:  ENDO25 
   General Practice Program Code:  GPR655
   Orthodontic Program Code:  ORTHO928
   
   Completed applications should be sent directly to PASS.
   
   For Endodontics and Orthodontics only, a processing application fee of $35.00 payable to AEMC Department of Dental Medicine must be sent to:
   
   The Maxwell S. Fogel Department of Dental Medicine
   Paley Building, 2nd Floor
   Albert Einstein Medical Center
   5501 Old York Road
   Philadelphia, PA  19141-3098
   Attention:  Residency Program Admissions Coordinator
   
   
2. The General Practice Residency and Orthodontic Residency Programs participate in the Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program. To obtain information and to register in the match program, contact:
   
   
   Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program
   National Matching Services, Inc. 
   595 Bay Street, Suite 301, Box 29
   Toronto, Ontario
   Canada  M5G 2C2 Canada
   416-977-3431
   www.natmatch.com/dentres/
   
   General Practice Program Code: 8925
   Orthodontic Program Code: 6844

 

Admissions Summary

All applications must be received by PASS by their designated dates. Applicants will be invited for an interview based upon overall qualifications. Applicants should not request an interview. Admissions committees meet on specified dates; therefore, it will be necessary for invited applicants to be available for the interview on the date selected.

The selection of general practice and orthodontic residents is made through the match program, which has a uniform date of notification.

For the program in endodontics, notification is made shortly after the interview process in completed.

A deposit of $1,000 is required for the endodontic and orthodontic programs within 10 days after notification of acceptance.

All three programs begin the course of instruction during the last week in June.

For more information on Einstein Medical Center's Dental Residency Programs, please call the Admissions Coordinator at (215) 456-7104.

The programs in endodontics, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, and general practice residency (12 months/optional second year) are accredited by The Commission on Dental Accreditation and have been granted the accreditation status of "approval without reporting requirements." The commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at 312-440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.