So since I have been new to this forum, I am seeing "new" (well to me) dental schools. Like for example, Meharry or Medical College of Georgia. Are these schools accredited by the ADA? And if not, does this mean it is not a good idea to go to schools like this?
Are ADA Accredited schools better?
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you can check the status of dental school accreditation on the ADA website:
http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/programs/search_ddsdmd_us.asp
http://www.ada.org/prof/ed/programs/search_ddsdmd_us.asp
Ohhh ...And now I see they are accredited! Thanks
I don't think there is a dental school in the US not ADA accredited.
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both MCG and Meharry have been around and accredited for quite sometime...new??
Yea.. and international 🙁 sorry
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No that is not true.
AZ
Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine
19555 North 59th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85308
Dean: Dr. Richard J. Simonsen
Phone: 623/572-3800
Accreditation Status: Initial Accreditation
Last Accreditation Visit: n/a
Next Accreditation Visit: 2010
Web Address: www.midwestern.edu
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine
College of Dental Medicine
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA 91766-185
Dean: Dr. James J. Koelbl
Phone: (909) 706-3492
Accreditation Status: Initial Accreditation
Last Accreditation Visit: n/a
Next Accreditation Visit: 2011
Web Address: www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/dentistry/about.xml
Nice info👍... Is there a reason some schools haven't or lost their accreditation?
Isn't that the same as newly accredited? as in they're new schools accredited by the ADA.
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From my understanding the newly accredited distinction allows all current students that are enrolled into the program to achieve their DDS/DMD degree.
however the school itself is on a probational period and may have its accredited status revoked upon formal reviews of the program (if this happens all current students may finish their course and required years but there will be no more admissions and/or the school will argue the finding and make changes to their curriculum) . these reviews happen more frequently then a fully accredited university but are held to the same degree of detail and required areas to maintain the accredited status.
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confused...
MCG/Meharry are not new, they are in GA and TN.
not sure where you going with this...but anyway, the two schools above, Western and Midwestern, are new to open and have not yet graduated any dentists so they have no basis as to their "qualifications".
I was saying that I am international, and not familiar with some schools..
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lol...got it 🙂
