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2019 – ADEX Dental Exams
Full Examination and Retakes – CIF retakes allowed
*March 29, 2019 (Friday)
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Friday: Endo/Pros
Application Deadline: February 18, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
*April 4, 2019 (Thursday)
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark, NJ)
Thursday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: February 25, 2019
*April 5, 2019 (Friday)
Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
Friday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 11, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
April 6-7, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Creighton University (Omaha, NE)
Saturday: Endo/Pros
Sunday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 11, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee & Information Sheet
April 6-7, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Saturday: Endo/Pros
Sunday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: February 25, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee & Information Sheet
April 6-7, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Tufts University (Boston, MA)
Saturday: Endo/Pros
Sunday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: February 25, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee & Site Information Sheet
*April 13-14, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
Saturday: Endo/Pros, Perio/Restor
Sunday: Endo/Pros, Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 4, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
April 18-19, 2019 (Thursday and Friday)
Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Thursday: Endo/Pros
Friday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 11, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee & Site Information Sheet
*April 12-13, 2019 (Friday and Saturday)
University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Friday: Endo/Pros and Perio/Restor
Saturday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 11, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
*April 20, 2019 (Saturday)
Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN)
Sunday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 11, 2019
*April 25, 2019 (Thursday)
University of Maryland (Baltimore, MD)
Thursday: Endo/Pros
Application Deadline: March 18, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
April 26-28, 2019 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Friday: Endo/Pros
Saturday: Perio/Restor
Sunday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 18, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet
*April 27, 2019 (Saturday)
University of Connecticut (Farmington, CT)
Saturday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 18, 2019
*April 30, 2019 (Tuesday)
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
Tuesday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 25, 2019
April 30-May 1, 2019 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
University of Illinois (Chicago, IL)
Tuesday: Endo/Pros
Wednesday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 25, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
April 30-May 1, 2019 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Howard University (Washington, DC)
Tuesday: Endo/Pros
Wednesday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 25, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
May 3-4, 2019 (Friday and Saturday)
University of Nevada (Las Vegas, NV)
Friday: Endo/Pros
Saturday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 25, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
May 3-5, 2019 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)
New York University (New York, NY)
Friday: Endo/Pros
Saturday: Perio/Restor
Sunday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 25, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
May 4-5, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Bradenton, FL)
Saturday: Endo/Pros
Sunday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: March 25, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
May 6-7, 2019 (Monday and Tuesday)
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Monday: Endo/Pros
Tuesday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: April 1, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
May 14-15, 2019 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
University of Detroit/Mercy (Detroit, MI)
Tuesday: Endo/Pros
Wednesday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: April 8, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
May 16-18, 2019 (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday)
University of Technology (Kingston, Jamaica)
Thursday: Perio/Restor
Friday: Perio/Restor
Saturday: Endo/Pros, DSE
Application Deadline: April 8, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
*May 17, 2019 (Friday)
University of Mississippi (Jackson, MS)
Friday: Endo/Pros
Application Deadline: March 18, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
May 18-19, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
University of Louisville (Louisville, KY)
Saturday: Endo/Pros
Sunday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: April 8, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
May 18-19, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Saturday: Endo/Pros
Sunday: Perio/Restor
Application Deadline: April 8, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
Facility Fee and Site Information Sheet – coming soon
The below listed dates will be confirmed and open for registration on 3/22/2019
July 13-14, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, LA)
Saturday: Endo/Pros
Sunday: Perio/Rest
Application Deadline: June 3, 3019
Facility Fee and Information Sheet (Coming Soon)
July 19-21, 2019 (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday)
University of Hawaii Maui College (Maui, HI)
Friday: Endo/Pros
Saturday: Perio/Rest
Sunday: Perio/Rest
Application Deadline: June 10, 2019
Facility Fee and Information Sheet (Coming Soon)
July 19-20, 2019 (Friday and Saturday)
University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Friday: Endo/Pros
Saturday: Perio/Rest
Application Deadline: June 10, 2019
Facility Fee and Information Sheet (Coming Soon)
August 2-3, 2019 (Friday and Saturday)
New York University (New York, NY)
Friday: Endo/Pros
Saturday: Perio/Rest
Application Deadline: June 24, 2019
Facility Fee and Information Sheet (Coming Soon)
August 15-17, 2019 (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday)
University of Technology (Kingston, JM)
Thursday: TBD
Friday: TBD
Saturday: TBD
Application Deadline: July 8, 2019
Facility Fee and Information Sheet (Coming Soon)
August 27-28, 2019 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
University of Illinois (Chicago, IL)
Tuesday: Endo/Pros
Wednesday: Perio/Rest
Application Deadline: July 22, 2019
Facility Fee and Information Sheet (Coming Soon)
Class of 2019 – CIF ADEX Dental Exam
(CIF Class of 2019 Only)
*A.T. Still University (Mesa, AZ)
Endo/Pros: September 28, 2018 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 9, 2019 (Saturday)
Perio/Restor: April 19, 2019 (Friday)
Application Deadline: August 20, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Boston University #1 (Boston, MA)
Endo/Pros: September 22-23, 2018
Perio/Restor: January 27, 2019 (Sunday)
Perio/Restor: February 9-10, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: March 30-31, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: August 13, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Boston University #2 (Boston, MA)
Endo/Pros: October 20-21, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: January 27, 2019 (Sunday)
Perio/Restor: February 9-10, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: March 30-31, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: August 13, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH)
Endo/Pros: October 21, 2018 (Sunday)
Perio/Restor: February 24, 2019 (Sunday)
Application Deadline: September 10, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Columbia University (New York, NY)
Endo/Pros: October 17, 2018 (Wednesday)
Perio/Restor: February 1, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 1, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: April 5, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: May 3, 2019 (Friday)
Application Deadline: September 10, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS)
Endo/Pros: September 8, 2018 (Saturday)
Perio/Restor: March 9, 2019 (Saturday)
Application Deadline: July 30, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Harvard School of Dental Medicine (Boston, MA)
Endo/Pros: September 14, 2018 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 1, 2019 (Friday)
Application Deadline: August 6, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Howard University (Washington, DC)
Endo/Pros: September 7, 2018 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: February 22, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 21-22, 2019 (Thursday and Friday)
Application Deadline: July 30, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN)
Endo/Pros: October 4 and 5, 2018 (Thursday and Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 2-3, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: August 27, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*LECOM School of Dental Medicine (Bradenton, FL)
Endo/Pros: March 24-25, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: March 22-24, 2019 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) – Erie, PA
Perio/ Restor: March 29-31, 2019 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) – DeFuniak Springs, FL
Application Deadline: February 12, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Midwestern University Dental Institute (Glendale, AZ)
Endo/Pros: August 15 and 16, 2018 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Perio/Restor: February 8, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 8, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: April 18, 2019 (Thursday)
Application Deadline: July 9, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Midwestern University Dental Institute (Downers Grove, IL)
Endo/Pros: October 16-18, 2018 (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
Perio/Restor: February 14-15, 2019 (Thursday and Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 5, 2019 (Tuesday)
Perio/Restore: April 9, 2019 (Tuesday)
Application Deadline: September 10, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Marquette University (Milwaukee, WI)
Endo/Pros: October 13, 2018 (Saturday)
Perio/Restor: March 2-3, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: September 3, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*New York University #1 (New York, NY)
Endo/Pros: September 15-16, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: February 2-3, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday) – 1st exam session
Application Deadline: August 6, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*New York University #2 (New York, NY)
Endo/Pros: September 15-16, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: February 23-24, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday) – No retakes from 1st session allowed
Application Deadline: August 6, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Nova Southeastern University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Endo/Pros: October 12-13, 2018 (Friday and Saturday)
Perio/Restor: April 11-12, 2019 (Thursday and Friday)
Perio/Restor: April 25-26, 2019 (Thursday and Friday)
Perio/Restor: May 10, 2019 (Friday)
Application Deadline: September 7, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
Endo/Pros: September 29, 2018 (Saturday)
Perio/Restor: February 16-17, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: August 15, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark, NJ)
Endo/Pros: October 13-14, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: March 2-3, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: September 7, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*SUNY Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY)
Endo/Pros: September 15, 2018
Perio/Restor: February 9, 2019 (Saturday)
Application Deadline: August 6, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Endo/Pros: October 11, 2018 (Thursday)
Perio/Restor: March 7-8, 2019 (Thursday and Friday)
Application Deadline: September 7, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Tufts University (Boston, MA)
Endo/Pros: August 18-19, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: February 9-10, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: July 9, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)
Endo/Pros: October 13, 2018 (Saturday)
Perio/Restor: November 15-16, 2018 (Thursday and Friday)
Perio/Restor: December 13-14, 2018 (Thursday and Friday)
Perio/Restor: April 26, 2019 (Friday)
Application Deadline: September 7, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Connecticut (Farmington, CT)
Endo/Pros: September 14, 2018 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: February 21-22, 2019 (Thursday and Friday)
Application Deadline: August 6, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Detroit/Mercy (Detroit, MI)
Endo/Pros: September 14-15, 2018 (Friday and Saturday)
Perio/Restor: February 1-2, 2019 (Friday and Saturday)
Perio/Restor: March 15-16, 2019 (Friday and Saturday)
Perio/Restor: May 14, 2019 (Tuesday)
Application Deadline: August 6, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Endo/Pros: December 1-2, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: March 8-10, 2019 (Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: October 22, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Illinois (Chicago, IL)
Endo/Pros: December 2-3, 2017 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: March 2-3, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: October 23, 2017
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Maryland (Baltimore, MD)
Endo/Pros: October 5, 2018 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: February 21-22, 2019 (Thursday and Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 15, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: April 26, 2019 (Friday)
Application Deadline: August 27, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Endo/Pros: October 20, 2018 (Saturday)
Perio/Restor: March 16-17, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: September 10, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Endo/Pros: September 15-16, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: March 30-31, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Application Deadline: August 6, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Mississippi (Jackson, MS)
Endo/Pros: August 24, 2018 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 8, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: April 12, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: May 16, 2019 (Thursday)
Application Deadline: July 16, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
University of Nevada (Las Vegas, NV)
Endo/Pros: September 22, 2018 (Saturday)
Perio/Restor: January 26, 2019 (Saturday)
Application Deadline: August 13, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of New England (Portland, ME)
Endo/Pros: September 29-30, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: January 25, 2019 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: March 21, 2019 (Thursday)
Perio/Restor: May 3, 2019 (Friday)
Application Deadline: August 20, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
Endo/Pros: October 20-21, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: March 25-26, 2019 (Monday and Tuesday)
Application Deadline: September 10, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
Endo/Pros: September 14, 2018 (Friday)
Perio/Restor: February 7-8, 2019 (Thursday and Friday)
Application Deadline: August 6, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
Class of 2020 – CIF ADEX Dental Exam
(CIF Class of 2020 Only)
*LECOM School of Dental Medicine (Bradenton, FL)
Endo/Pros: March 30-31, 2019 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: TBD – 2020
Application Deadline: January 28, 2019
Typodont: Acadental
*Midwestern University Dental Institute (Glendale, AZ)
Endo/Pros: August 15 and 16, 2018 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Perio/Restor: TBD – 2020
Application Deadline: July 16, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*Midwestern University Dental Institute (Downers Grove, IL)
Endo/Pros: October 15-18, 2018 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)
Perio/Restor: TBD – 2020
Application Deadline: September 10, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Illinois (Chicago, IL)
Endo/Pros: December 1-2, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: TBD – 2020
Application Deadline: October 22, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
*University of Minnesota School of Dentistry (Minneapolis, MN)
Endo/Pros: September 15-16, 2018 (Saturday and Sunday)
Perio/Restor: TBD – 2020
Application Deadline: August 6, 2018
Typodont: Acadental
Class of 2021 – CIF ADEX Dental Exam
(CIF Class of 2021 Only)
*Midwestern University Dental Institute (Downers Grove, IL)
Endo/Pros: May 15-16, 2019 (Wednesday and Thursday)
Perio/Restor: TBD – 2020
Application Deadline: April 22, 2019
Typodont: Acadental