**Official PASS 2024 Endodontic Residency Interviews/Information

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OakvilleDent said:
I think UBC just filled spots. I received acceptance offer from UBC last Thursday @Disneyy
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I think I know who you are lol. Congrats on your acceptance!
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Anybody get invites from recent oregon email?
 
Well their email says its for in person interviews, would be kinda rough if they are requiring travel to in person interviews just for waitlist spots
 
Super confused yet excited about the email from OHSU! Has anyone that responded to it received an invitation to the in-person interview?
 
OHSU's interviews just for waitlist spots are so amazing!

Spots filled are often open again as someone fall through in general in all programs?
 
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jttzz112 said:
Well their email says its for in person interviews, would be kinda rough if they are requiring travel to in person interviews just for waitlist
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Endois said:
OHSU's interviews just for waitlist spots are so amazing!

Spots filled are often open again as someone fall through in general in all programs?
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So this email is for the waitlist?? Not for an actual spot?
 
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Didn’t get that email. So I assume that it’s over this year for me. It’s been an honor to go into battle with you all this cycle. Will take all that I’ve learned into next year’s cycle. For those who made it- congrats. For those joining in the fight next year, remember the words of a Napoleon Hill, “Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.”
 
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So I am assuming OHSU sent out the invitation and I didn’t get one. Good luck whogot the invitation 🙌🙌
 
Anyone know if MUSC wants the ADAT? Been out several years. Boards was pass fail but I have top 10% class rank and military experience.
 
For clarity, did anyone get the OHSU invite email or was it just a giant ruse?
 
rb19 said:
For clarity, did anyone get the OHSU invite email or was it just a giant ruse?
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I am wondering even they changed their mind or they actually sent out invitations for 4-6 candidates!!!!
 
I was offered an OHSU interview this morning! So excited!!!
 
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Best of luck to everyone interviewing at OHSU tomorrow. Win one for the Gipper!
 
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Any updates on Case Western? I am assuming they haven’t sent out invitations yet, anyone has any insight?
 
Fred13 said:
Any updates on Case Western? I am assuming they haven’t sent out invitations yet, anyone has any insight?
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not sure about invites but my buddy there says they have not interviewed anyone yet

edit: have not sent out invites yet
 
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Case just called me today For Endo interview. Will be turning it down as I’ve accepted a position elsewhere already. Hopefully someone else gets a call goodluck!!
 
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Case just called me too. Turned down the interview. I assumed all programs had already filled their spots but they seem very far behind.
 
Papasmurf1234 said:
Case just called me too. Turned down the interview. I assumed all programs had already filled their spots but they seem very far behind.
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Wait you turned it down bc you assumed all program had already filled their spots and they are far behind? 😅
 
Heard from someone who interviewed at Case a few years ago. They said they interviewed in October, then Case didn’t pick candidates for acceptance by Thanksgiving…then not by winter break….then February when they filled the class. Don’t know if it’s that slow every year.
 
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Case just called me too. Turned down the interview. I assumed all programs had already filled their spots but they seem very far behind.
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That's just Case doing their own thing. All endo interviews used to be this time of year but the whole rolling admissions situation made every program creep their interview dates up earlier and earlier (to grab the best candidates).
 
Can anyone provide insight on why Case is always so late? Many other programs keep pushing interview dates up to not miss out on good candidates.
 
Torshammer said:
Can anyone provide insight on why Case is always so late? Many other programs keep pushing interview dates up to not miss out on good candidates.
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There’s no such a thing as bad candidates. Most people who apply to endo are qualified so I’m assuming they don’t need to have the best of the best. They want to train students and make them endodontists period
 
Rocklandm said:
There’s no such a thing as bad candidates. Most people who apply to endo are qualified so I’m assuming they don’t need to have the best of the best. They want to train students and make them endodontists period
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Yeah, I should correct my statement to "the best candidates on paper" because there are way more qualified applicants than slots.

That said, I know several programs this year moved their interview date up 2-3 weeks compared to last year. And I've spoken to my PD about it. The reality is that, accounting for regional differences, the programs collectively end up extending interviews to probably the same top 100 candidates. It gets annoying if you have a later interview date and the top candidates keep cancelling on you because they've accepted somewhere else (often with very short notice). It's also a logistical nightmare for your staff member that's arranging everything.

Maybe Case just doesn't want to deal with any of that.
 
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Loma Linda University - Invite sent 6/28 email: Interview (July 21) Offers made
University of California at Los Angeles - Invite sent 7/10 unknown: (July 14 Zoom) Offers made
University of California at San Francisco - Invite sent 6/12 email: Interview (July 13th and 14th) Spots filled
University of Connecticut - Invite sent 6/14 unknown: Virtual interview (July 12th)- Offers made
Nova Southeastern University - Invite sent 7/10 email: Interview in person (July 27th) Offers made
University of Florida - invite sent 6/26 email : interview (July 13th and 14th)- Offers made
Georgia Regents University (Augusta University) - Invite sent 5/30 email: Interview (July 10th) - Spots Filled
University of Illinois at Chicago - Invite sent 6/23 email: Interview (July 12th, 13th)- Spots filled
Indiana University - invite sent 6/9 email: interview (July 14th) - Spots Filled
University of Iowa - Invite sent 7/3 phone call: interview (July 10th and 11th)- Offers made
University of Louisville - invite sent 6/11 email phone call: interview (July 14th)- Spots filled
Louisiana State University - Invite sent 6/9 email: Interview (July 14th)- Spots filled
University of Maryland - Invite sent 7/7 phone call: Interview (August 4th) Offers made
Boston University - Invite sent 6/9 email: Interview (July 14th), Invite sent 6/16 email: Interview (July 6th) Offers made
Harvard University - invite sent 6/26 email : interview (July 14th and 21st) Offers made
Tufts University - Invite sent 6/12, 6/13 email: Interview (July 14th, 17th, 18th, 20th) Offers made
University of Detroit Mercy - invite 7/19. Interview virtual 7/24 Offers made
University of Michigan - invite sent 7/17 : interview (July 31st) Offers made
University of Minnesota - invite 6/26 via phone (July 13 and 14) Offers made
Saint Louis University - invite 6/13 email: Interview (July 11th)- Spot Filled
University of Missouri-Kansas City - invite 6/20/23: interview (July 12) Offers made
University of Nebraska - invite (6/28) email; interview (7/21, 7/24) Offers Made
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine - invite (June 23); interview (July 7th)- Spots Filled
NYU Langone (Lutheran Medical Center) - invite via email 6/30, interview Jul 19, 20 Offers made
New York University - invite 6/28/23: interview (July 11th via Zoom) Spots filled
Stony Brook University - invite sent 6/12 by email: interview (July 6th) - Spots filled
University of North Carolina - invite 7/3/23 by email: interview July 27th, July 28th Spots filled
Ohio State University - invite sent 6/9 phone: interview (July 5th, July 6th) - Spots filled
Albert Einstein Medical Center - invite sent June 1st and June 13th by email: interview (July 13th) spots filled
Temple University - Invite sent July 11 email: Interview (July 26) spots filled
University of Pittsburgh -invite sent 6/26 email: interview (July 21st) Offers made
Medical University of South Carolina - Invite sent 6/15 by phone call: interview (July 10th) Offers made
Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry - phone call 6/13/23: interview (July 11th) - Spots filled
University of Texas at Houston - invite sent 6/9 email: Interview (July 14th)- Offers made
University of Texas at San Antonio - invite 6/21 email: Interview (July 7th) - Offers made
Virginia Commonwealth University - invite sent 6/22 email; interview July 17th Spots Filled
University of Washington - invite sent 6/21 phone call: interview (July 10th, July 14th)- Offers made
Marquette University - Invites sent 7/18 unknown: August 4th offers made
University of Tennessee Health Science Center- invite sent unknown, interview unknown offers made
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Invite sent 6/30 email: Interview (July 7th, zoom or in-person) offers made
University of Kentucky - July 31 email. Interview August 16th offers made
University of the Pacific - Invite sent 7/18 email: interview 8/17 offers made
Columbia University - Invite sent 8/10 via email: interview Aug 15-17 and Aug 22-23 offers made
University of Pennsylvania - August 23rd invite sent via email. Date unknown Offers made
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York - Offers made
VA New York - Invite sent 6/12 email: interview (July 14th) offers made
West Virginia University - Invites sent 7/18: interview July 31st offers made
Southern Illinois University - July 17th email interview August 9th offers made
University of Southern California - Invites sent 7/20 email: August 9th zoom, Invite sent 8/4 email: August 16th in person spots filled
NYU Langone Puerto Rico - Invites sent 9/7 via email, date Sept 29th offers made
University of British Columbia- Spots filled
Oregon Health & Science University - Invites sent 10/6, virtual interview 10/9-10/13 and 10/16-10/20
Case Western Reserve University - invites sent 11/10, interview unknown
 
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Hi everyone, I have a question, do you know anyone got accepted without having ADAT??? I am wondering should I consider retaking the exam because it is gonna expire for next cycle or I have a chance with applying without having ADAT?
Any recommendations is appreciated 🙏
 
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Fred13 said:
Hi everyone, I have a question, do you know anyone got accepted without having ADAT??? I am wondering should I consider retaking the exam because it is gonna expire for next cycle or I have a chance with applying without having ADAT?
Any recommendations is appreciated 🙏
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I think it's a person to person basis. I didn't take it and was accepted. I had a PD reply to me and say that it was very valuable to take and certain scores increased acceptance. The PD was from a school that doesn't accept the ADAT but they said they still looked at it as a positive. Taking it allows you to apply to more schools which increases your chances. A lot of pros and cons to taking it and not taking it. Good luck
 
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Fred13 said:
Hi everyone, I have a question, do you know anyone got accepted without having ADAT??? I am wondering should I consider retaking the exam because it is gonna expire for next cycle or I have a chance with applying without having ADAT?
Any recommendations is appreciated 🙏
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depends where you want to apply to. If you are just going to apply to programs that don't require it, I wouldn't retake just because it has expired. I think you can still report it? If you are applying to schools that require it, then maybe consider taking it again. But also who requires it and who doesn't can change next cycle
 
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Fred13 said:
Hi everyone, I have a question, do you know anyone got accepted without having ADAT??? I am wondering should I consider retaking the exam because it is gonna expire for next cycle or I have a chance with applying without having ADAT?
Any recommendations is appreciated 🙏
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Most useless crap . No one cares about the adat. It is not at all representative of your knowledge
 
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Rocklandm said:
Most useless crap . No one cares about the adat. It is not at all representative of your knowledge
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haha, wait until you are taking the written part, a requirement for residency graduation, of the endo board and then the oral part of the endo board if you want to become board certified, like i do. all non-sense memorization. typical question of the written part: in 2010, John doe did an experiment on rats to learn about X, what did he find..so stupid.
NB: in endo research, John doe's study in 2010 might have contradicting results to that of John smith's in 2012. in addition, John Doe's study in 2010 might have contradicting result to another of his study in 1998. To be an astute endodontist by ABE standard, you need to know the author name, the result and the year, if you have energy...all can be googled easily these days
No offense, dentists try prove that they are just as smart as the physicians, by memorizing random craps like how many times does an average human being swallow per day
 
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MidwestOwl said:
haha, wait until you are taking the written part, a requirement for residency graduation, of the endo board and then the oral part of the endo board if you want to become board certified, like i do. all non-sense memorization. typical question of the written part: in 2010, John doe did an experiment on rats to learn about X, what did he find..so stupid.
NB: in endo research, John doe's study in 2010 might have contradicting results to that of John smith's in 2012. in addition, John Doe's study in 2010 might have contradicting result to another of his study in 1998. To be an astute endodontist by ABE standard, you need to know the author name, the result and the year, if you have energy...all can be googled easily these days
No offense, dentists try prove that they are just as smart as the physicians, by memorizing random craps like how many times does an average human being swallow per day
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I mean, that's not why... Yes we all hate studying the literature but did they not tell you why they're pushing for more endodontists to be board certified?

The residency requirement to take the written portion prior to graduation is newer and also part of the same push to get more board certification overall. This doesn't affect just academics, it affects your whole status as a specialist (and compensation rate accordingly).

Every specialty has to justify its own existence to the ADA every once in a while. You have to have a certain percentage of board-certified practitioners or the specialty is at risk of losing its status (endo almost did in the 90s). Medical specialties have board-certification rates of >80%. Endodontics is at like 25% (one of the lowest amongst dental specialties). What's to separate you as an endodontist from a GP that is proficient at endo and can google things? This is legitimately what the AAE has to defend every time specialty accreditation rolls around, they use the ABE standards and number of diplomates as one justification.
 
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I mean, that's not why... Yes we all hate studying the literature but did they not tell you why they're pushing for more endodontists to be board certified?

The residency requirement to take the written portion prior to graduation is newer and also part of the same push to get more board certification overall. This doesn't affect just academics, it affects your whole status as a specialist (and compensation rate accordingly).

Every specialty has to justify its own existence to the ADA every once in a while. You have to have a certain percentage of board-certified practitioners or the specialty is at risk of losing its status (endo almost did in the 90s). Medical specialties have board-certification rates of >80%. Endodontics is at like 25% (one of the lowest amongst dental specialties). What's to separate you as an endodontist from a GP that is proficient at endo and can google things? This is legitimately what the AAE has to defend every time specialty accreditation rolls around, they use the ABE standards and number of diplomates as one justification.
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The reason why endo has the lowest percentage because those a%^holes make the process so painful to complete...too much sacrifice for little gain. Most full time private practice endodontists are making 500+k annual...who has time to take a few days off from work aka losing money, not to mention 3-4 months of studying after work to pass the exam.
Ortho and perio already dropped the porfolio part, why cant we...you can fail the porfolio part because you didnt use the terms/ keywords that they want, come on... and then have to wait a year....
I dont believe being able to quote random studies from random guys with random and contradicting results will make us better endodontist by any means. they even quiz candidates on how PMNs, mast cells, ameloblastoma stuffs look under microscopes...come on, even dental students dont remember those after their exams...
Im taking it because i want to boost my ego and to fulfill the promise that i made to my PD...other endodontists couldnt care less
 
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The reason why endo has the lowest percentage because those a%^holes make the process so painful to complete...too much sacrifice for little gain. Most full time private practice endodontists are making 500+k annual...who has time to take a few days off from work aka losing money, not to mention 3-4 months of studying after work to pass the exam.
Ortho and perio already dropped the porfolio part, why cant we...you can fail the porfolio part because you didnt use the terms/ keywords that they want, come on... and then have to wait a year....
I dont believe being able to quote random studies from random guys with random and contradicting results will make us better endodontist by any means. they even quiz candidates on how PMNs, mast cells, ameloblastoma stuffs look under microscopes...come on, even dental students dont remember those after their exams...
Im taking it because i want to boost my ego and to fulfill the promise that i made to my PD...other endodontists couldnt care less
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Oh I agree with all of that and wish some things would be changed. It's trending better though. It used to be 20 cases, now it's 5. And you can take the written portion as a resident when the material is still fresh. Just got to wait for some of the older folks to retire lol
If I don't finish it within a few years of graduating, I doubt I'll do it at all.
 
redchesus said:
Oh I agree with all of that and wish some things would be changed. It's trending better though. It used to be 20 cases, now it's 5. And you can take the written portion as a resident when the material is still fresh. Just got to wait for some of the older folks to retire lol
If I don't finish it within a few years of graduating, I doubt I'll do it at all.
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i dont think you would see much change anytime soon. most of the examiners/ ABE directors are foreign trained...with lots of degrees after their names but cant practice off campus freely....they usually have all time they need to think of those random things/ make up random clinical senarios to quiz you...
 
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redchesus said:
I mean, that's not why... Yes we all hate studying the literature but did they not tell you why they're pushing for more endodontists to be board certified?

The residency requirement to take the written portion prior to graduation is newer and also part of the same push to get more board certification overall. This doesn't affect just academics, it affects your whole status as a specialist (and compensation rate accordingly).

Every specialty has to justify its own existence to the ADA every once in a while. You have to have a certain percentage of board-certified practitioners or the specialty is at risk of losing its status (endo almost did in the 90s). Medical specialties have board-certification rates of >80%. Endodontics is at like 25% (one of the lowest amongst dental specialties). What's to separate you as an endodontist from a GP that is proficient at endo and can google things? This is legitimately what the AAE has to defend every time specialty accreditation rolls around, they use the ABE standards and number of diplomates as one justification.
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This is what they tell you in residency. The actual process is a nightmare and not worth it at all. That’s their own fault. The questions don’t reflect what you know. It’s more of a game. When the prep is more focused on how to conduct yourself and how to approach the process and less on the actual knowledge you know it’s an issue. A lot of egos are involved. So don’t let them convince you it’s out fault our numbers are down. My Ortho buddy did his board certification online.
 
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Did oral boards this year and if you take them right after residency it is very doable. Memorize the main trivia, be confident in your clinical decision making, don’t panic. You don’t have to get everything right to pass. It sounds like lots of programs make their mock-orals harsher than the real thing.

I agree a lot of faculty and directors are out of touch with private practice and there are no tangible financial benefits.

Main reasons to do the boards are 1) your ego 2) your faculty’s ego 3) give you better options for teaching/expert witness type jobs when you don’t want to practice
 
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