International Program
Inaugurated
This year
LSUSD joins other U.S.
dental schools to welcome
internationally-educated
dental graduates into our
DDS program. Dr.
Toby Cheramie,
assistant dean of
admissions, student
services, and alumni
affairs, and Dean
Henry Gremillion
serve as interim
co-directors of the LSUSD
Internationally Educated
Dentists Program (IEDP).
Along with 35 other
schools, LSUSD
participates in the ADEA
Centralized Application
for Advanced Placement for
International Dentists
(CAAPID) program.
During the two-month open
application period ending
on the first of November,
262 foreign dentists
submitted applications to
LSUSD. Of the 139 complete
applications received, ten
applicants were invited to
the school for interviews
while 15 others were
selected as alternates.
The review committee met
with applicants on
November 20 and December
11. During the interview
process, applicants must
complete a manikin-based
simulation exam and a
panel interview with
committee members.
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The
first group of ten
applicants invited
to interview for
the
Internationally
Educated Dentists
Program, with Dean
Gremillion and Dr.
Cheramie
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During the
spring semester, from
March through June,
dentists admitted to the
program are required to
attend the IEDP Advanced
Placement Skills and
Knowledge Assessment
curriculum, a review of
first- and second-year
clinically applicable
courses with assessment
testing. Appropriate
courses will be developed
(condensed and tailored
for the advanced standing
applicants) by the
clinical departments. Once
assessments are completed,
the committee will vote to
offer final acceptance to
the candidates. If
accepted, students will be
enrolled as traditional
third-year students with
no further customization
of courses and curriculum.
Applicants, who must have
a dental degree and
English proficiency, are
required to submit
numerous credentials which
will be rigorously
screened. While a minimum
GPA of 3.0 is recommended,
more competitive GPAs will
be given first
consideration. Applicants
must be proficient in the
English language; those
whose native language is
not English are required
to take the Test of
English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL).
Successful completion of
the TOEFL internet- based
exam with a score of 100
or above is required.
Tuition and fees for
students entering the
program in 2020 are:
Spring
semester:
Skills Assessment
and Calibration |
$23,073 |
1st year: D3
Program in Dentistry |
$92,290 |
2nd year: D4
Program in Dentistry |
$92,290 |
Further
information is available
on the IEDP website:
www.lsusd.lsuhsc.edu/internationally_Educated_Dentist_
Program.html
or contact Lynn Pittman at
504-619-8500.
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