The age-old stressful question for dental students. You really can't know until it's time whether you'll be qualified or passionate enough to pick a field to specialize in. Many students enter dental school with one vision for their future and leave falling in love with something else. before you apply to a residency [rogra,, make sure that you can see yourself staying in that field for your whole career, and make sure that you will enjoy it. (Clue: if you hated the lectures and didactic part of it because you found it boring, it may not be for you.) And if you want to receive more training as a general practitioner so that you can develop various skills, an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) program might be for you.
The first step is deciding which program, and then figuring out the requirements for that program. The ADEA PASS Search Engine allows you to look at program profiles, deadline dates, contact information, and the program requirements. Most programs (over 130) require the Advanced Dental Admission Test (ADAT), a 4.5-hour long test that covers Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Data, Research Interpretation, and Evidence-Based Dentistry, Principles of Ethics and Patient Management. Other programs require the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) test, which covers Verbal Reasoning, Analytical Writing, and Quantitative Reasoning. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery also requires passing the National Board of Medical Examiners Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (NBME CBSE).
Another important part of applying to residency programs is the externship. They are typically a week or a few days that the applicant spends with the faculty and residents to get a feel for the program. It allows the admissions committee the opportunity to get to know you better - think of it as a pre-interview. They externship may require you to rearrange your schedule and patients to attend.
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