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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:
- 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)
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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  .
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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 problems retrieving your DENTPIN or password, please 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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Update DENTPIN information
If you need to update your DENTPIN information (address, phone number, e-mail address), click here to update your DENTPIN information .
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Apply to Test
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
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Send Score Reports
Use your DENTPIN to send a score report:
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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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