FAQs

The length of the program is 25 months.

We will admit 30 students for the upcoming application cycle, 2025-2026.

The UCLA School of Dentistry does not accept transfer students. All applicants must be in possession of their dental degree when applying to the program. Students who have not completed their dental degree will need to apply to the 4-year D.D.S. program.

Currently, information is only available through our website, but the PPID coordinator is available to help answer any questions you may have that were not answered on the website.  The PPID Coordinator can be reached by email.

Guided tours are not available. 

The course is no longer offered. To check if they have reinstated the course, please contact the Continuing Dental Education Office, by calling (310) 825-6238 or by email.

The application cycle will begin in March 2025.  We will not accept any components of the application prior to the beginning date or after the deadline.

The PPID program does not accept provisional dental degrees nor offer any exceptions to the dental degree requirement.

Yes. The application fee is to be paid on-line at the School of Dentistry PPID website/Supplemental Application/Application Fees. Checks or money orders will not be accepted. 

No. The supplemental application must be emailed to the PPID Coordinator at ppid_admissions@dentistry.ucla.edu on or before June 30, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. PST. 

No. The completed PPID supplemental application and curriculum vitae must be in one combined pdf, no larger than 5 MB, to be accepted and reviewed by the PPID admissions committee.

If you are having trouble combining the pdf or reducing the size of your combined pdf, please do an internet search for instructions on the process; our office does not provide technical support on these processes. 

Re-applicants must submit a CAAPID application, new PPID supplemental application and updated Curriculum Vitae, and all supplemental materials again.  No part of a previous year’s application can be used in a new application cycle.

To obtain the status of your application, e-mail the PPID Coordinator and include your name and CAAPID identification number.  Responses will be provided within 10 business days of your inquiry.

When documents are delivered to UCLA campus, they are first delivered to the main mail center and then routed to the respective office, this process can add an additional 5 business days to the delivery date.

Yes, if your name appears differently on any component of your application, please include a copy of government documentation (i.e. marriage license, formal name change approval documents, etc.) verifying the name change.

Yes, applicants can submit updated application documents (i.e. Official, sealed TOEFL scores and up to two additional letters of recommendation mailed directly to the Office of Student Services). Your updated curriculum vitae needs to be resubmitted with the supplemental application as a combined document to the box link. UCLA will not consider any updated application documents received after the deadline.

No, all supplemental documents must be received on or before the application deadline – June 30, 2025. Documents received after the deadline will not be considered or reviewed by the PPID Admissions Committee.

Yes. Applicants must complete a CAAPID application and the PPID Supplemental application form in order to be considered for admission. The PPID Supplemental application will be emailed to you upon completion of the CAAPID application.
 

We encourage you to complete your CAAPID application first, then forward the supplemental documents to the Office of Student Affairs as instructed on our School website. 

If you have problems with the CAAPID application, please contact CAAPID directly.

No. All applicants must complete both applications.

No. Three letters of recommendation must be submitted directly to CAAPID. Applications with incomplete CAAPID documents will be considered incomplete. We will not accept the three letters of recommendation if they are mailed directly to the program.

Yes. We will accept up to two additional letters of recommendation. They must be different than those that were submitted to CAAPID. The additional letters  must be official and unopened and submitted directly to the Office of Student Services. We do not accept electronic letters.  

The letter of recommendation should be written by the Dean during your time of study.  If you are not able to acquire a letter of recommendation from the Dean, then we will accept a verification letter stating you were enrolled in the dental program and received your degree.  The letter of verification can be written by the current dean or Registrar's office.  If you are still unable to provide a letter of verification from your dental institution then we ask that you submit a statement to the School of Dentistry explaining why you were unable to submit a letter. Please note that you will still need to submit three letters of recommendation to CAAPID, in order for the letter requirement to be completed.

Numeric scores are no longer provided. NBDE score reports are recorded as Pass or Fail.

Yes, Effective March 2018, applicant must pass NBDE Part 1 and Part 2 to apply. We will also accept a passing score on the INBDE. 

No. All score reports must be submitted by the application deadline date.
 

Official hard copies of your NBDE report are no longer available. You must request your official NBDE score report online and submit to the UCLA School of Dentistry, PPID Coordinator at ppid_admission@dentistry.edu.
 

Yes. All applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam. The only exception is if you have graduated from a high school in the U.S., in that case an official high school transcript is needed.  

Yes. All applicants are required to take the TOEFL exam. The only exception is if you have graduated from a high school in the U.S., in that case an official high school transcript is needed.  

Applicants must meet the minimum requirements in each subject section OR have a combined total TOEFL score of 95 or higher; otherwise, the application will be considered incomplete. 

No, TOEFL scores printed from the internet will not be accepted.

No, we only require the ECE course-by-course report to be sent directly to CAAPID.

No. We will access your ECE course by course report directly from CAAPID. 

No. The 2-year PPID program is a self-supporting program, as a result, there is no difference in tuition for California residents and non-residents.

There are no scholarships available for the PPID program. However, if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you are eligible to apply for financial aid.

The PPID admissions committee does not take visa status into consideration during the application process.

Yes, all accepted, incoming students on a F-1 visa will be required to submit a COF form to show available funds to cover the first year costs (tuition, dental kit, books, fees and living expenses) of the program.