Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD) offers an Advanced Standing Program (ASP) for selected individuals who have received their dental degree from an institution outside the U.S. or Canada. Admission to the ASP is dependent upon IUSD's available resources, and therefore is highly restrictive and generally limited to one candidate per year.  Due to a current lack of available resources, IUSD is not accepting applications for the 2008 application cycle.

When considering candidates for the ASP, the Admissions Committee will interview and give preference to the following:

• Current IUSD faculty
• Current students in or recent graduates from IUSD advanced education programs
• Faculty from other institutions who express interest in faculty openings at IUSD
• Other residents of the State of Indiana.

The following criteria will be used in the selection process, and the Admissions Committee will consider only those candidates for whom all the information is available:

• Successful completion of Part I and Part II of the National Board Dental Examination
• Comments from an interview with members of the Admissions Committee
• Evaluation of dental transcripts
• Two letters of recommendation (one personal and one professional)
• TOEFL test of English language proficiency as required by Indiana University for applicants whose first language is not English

An individualized curriculum is designed for each candidate who is admitted to the ASP based up on an assessment of his/her previous education, training, experience and demonstrated competencies.  This assessment may include the following:

• Written and practical examinations
• Examples of technique work
• Other information considered by the Admissions Committee to be useful in its deliberations

The individualized program will range from one to three years in length.  Upon successful completion of the ASP, the candidate will receive the degree Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) from Indiana University School of Dentistry.

Financing should be carefully planned for those interested in applying to the ASP, as IUSD has no stipends, grants or scholarships upon which international students in the ASP can depend.  If you have any questions please call 317 274-8173 or email rkasberg@iupui.edu

Expedited Option of the ASP:  Clinically well qualified full-time faculty can opt to participate in the expedited Program that is based on the IUSD DDS Institutional Competencies.  However, to do this, the candidate must be sponsored by a full-time faculty member within their department.  This sponsoring faculty will be responsible to serve as the candidate's advocate, facilitator, and mentor in the successful completion of the program.

Expedited Program Description:  The IUSD Advanced Standing Doctor of Dental Surgery Expedited Program utilizes the Clinical Competencies Manual of the Indiana University School of Dentistry as found on the dental school's intranet.  These competencies are based on our institutional competency statements and existing clinical competencies in the doctoral program.  The clinical competencies are the measurement criteria used to access the desired outcomes for the IUSD Standards of Care, and the IUSD Quality Assurance Program.  It is assumed that the candidate desiring participation in this program comes with the necessary didactic and clinical pre-requisites for participation in the competency examinations.  The competency examinations will be utilized to assess that minimum skill level necessary to progress through this program.  If the candidate can demonstrate competence in the nine competency areas:  (Caries Management, Periodontics, Operative, Pediatric Dentistry, Endodontics, Complete Denture, Oral Surgery, Fixed Prosthodontics, and Removable Partial Prosthodontics), the Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree will then be granted.  Demonstration of competence in an area in which the candidate has recognized expertise and training could be waived by the particular section/department's faculty.

It is anticipated that these activities could be accomplished in less than 12 months, although some individuals may find that they need more time.  The authority over the Advanced Standing Program is the Indiana University School of Dentistry Faculty Council.  The Advanced Standing Program is administered by the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs.

These policies and procedures are modeled after the ASP IUSD Philosophy and Guidelines drafted March 26, 2001 by Dean Lawrence Goldblatt, particularly as they relate to "the rapid worsening national shortage of qualified and willing dental faculty".