DENTPIN
About DENTPIN®
The DENTPIN (DENTal Personal Identifier Number) is a unique personal identifier for applicants and students involved with the U.S. dental education system and standardized testing programs.
You must register or retrieve a DENTPIN from this site and use it to proceed with your application to a dental education program or application service, your application to test, or your score report request.
The following programs use the DENTPIN to identify students and test-takers and for the confidential, secure reporting, transmission and tracking of test scores and academic data.
The name on your IDs must match exactly with the name on your application. If the name on your application and your IDs do not match exactly, you will be denied admission to testing and, as a result, forfeit your scheduled testing appointment and your application fee. You will be required to submit a new application.
To avoid delays in processing your applications and score requests, please be sure that the information you provide to these programs is accurate and identical (legal name, date of birth, and DENTPIN):
- Dental Admission Test (DAT)
- National Board Dental Examination (NBDE) Part I/Part II
- National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE)
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Associated American Dental Schools Application Services (AADSAS)
- Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS)
- ADEA Postdoctoral Application Support Service (PASS),
- ADEA Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for International Dentists (CAAPID)
- Postdoctoral Dental Matching Program (Match)
Register for a DENTPIN
If you have taken or applied for the DAT or the NBDE Part I/Part II or NBDHE prior to December 1, 2009, your DENTPIN has been assigned to you. Please see Retrieve DENTPIN below, otherwise, please register for a DENTPIN.
Retrieve DENTPIN or password
If you have tested or applied to test prior to December 1, 2009, a DENTPIN has been assigned to you. To obtain your DENTPIN, you will need to enter your:
- full name as it appears on your government ID (first name, middle name, last name)
- date of birth (follow the format from the drop down menu), and
- U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) or Canadian Social Insurance Number (SIN)
- If you have forgotten your DENTPIN, retrieve your DENTPIN here.
- If you know your DENTPIN but have forgotten your password, retrieve your password here.
If you have difficulty retrieving your DENTPIN or password, please complete the form below and email to: dentpin@ada.org
- DENTPIN request form (PDF)
If you experienced a problem and have already contacted us, we appreciate your patience as resolution may take five to seven business days.
Update DENTPIN information
If you need to update your DENTPIN information (address, phone number, e-mail address), click here to update your DENTPIN information.Apply to Test
The name on your IDs must match exactly with the name on your application. If the name on your application and your IDs do not match exactly, you will be denied admission to testing and, as a result, forfeit your scheduled testing appointment and your application fee. You will be required to submit a new application.
Use your DENTPIN to apply to take the:
- Dental Admission Test (DAT): Apply Here
- National Board Dental Exam (NBDE) Part I: Apply Here
- National Board Dental Exam (NBDE) Part II: Apply Here
- National Board Dental Hygiene Exam (NBDHE): Apply Here
Send Score Reports
Use your DENTPIN to send a score report:
- Dental Admission Test (DAT): Request Score Report (electronic request)
- Dental Admission Test (DAT): Request Score Report (PDF)
- National Board Dental Exam (NBDE Part I/Part II): Request Score Report (electronic request)
- National Board Dental Hygiene Exam (NBDHE): Request Score Report (electronic request)
- National Board Dental/Dental Hygiene Exam: Request Score Report (PDF)
Contact Us
DAT: 1-800-232-2162
NBDE Part I/Part II and NBDHE: 1-800-232-1694
E-mail: dentpin@ada.org
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