Advanced Dental Aptitude Test (ADAT) Policy

Resolution 206-2016 — Adopted
Sponsors
Brenna Croft, First Delegate, Louisiana State University
Lindi Perkins, Second Delegate, Louisiana State University
Ronna Rowland, First Delegate, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Andrew Mills, Second Delegate, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ronald Young, First Delegate, University of Mississippi
Coury Zachary, Second Delegate, University of Mississippi
Alison Novakovic, First Delegate, University of Florida
Preston Hansen, First Delegate, Nova Southeastern University
Shaileen Ejtemai, Second Delegate, Nova Southeastern University
Fabiola Salgado, First Delegate, Puerto Rico
Laura Guerra, Second Delegate, Puerto Rico
Desiree McMillen, First Delegate, LECOM
William Buis, Second Delegate, LECOM
Financial Impact
Estimated savings of $250+ for dental students interested in advanced dental education
Resolution

Resolved, that American Student Dental Association (ASDA) adopt the following policy:

ASDA encourages residency programs not to use the ADAT until it is validated with several years of results.

ASDA encourages the ADA to extend the term of the pilot phase of a suggested 3-5 year period for the purpose of data collection and refinement of the exam.

ASDA encourages the ADA to subsidize the cost of the ADAT exam until the “pilot” phase is finished.

Upon completion of the pilot phase, ASDA encourages residency programs to weigh the ADAT no more heavily than class rank, GPA, or other criteria.

ASDA encourages ADEA PASS to not publish ADAT scores on the PASS application until after the pilot period.

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