Dental Pathways by Dr. Apurva DabakPractical guides and mentorship for foreign-trained dentists applying to US Advanced Standing (IDP) DDS programs: profile building, CAAPID, interviews, bench tests and life in dental school.https://www.apurvadabak.com/enA newbie to the DDS pondhttps://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/a-newbie-to-the-dds-pond/https://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/a-newbie-to-the-dds-pond/New to the US DDS route? What DDS, DMD and Advanced Standing (IDP) programs are, and the first steps foreign-trained dentists should plan before applying.Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTExploreapusdabak@gmail.com (Dr. Apurva Dabak)Ready, set, go! What to expect in the first week of the DDS programhttps://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/first-week-of-dds-program/https://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/first-week-of-dds-program/Starting an Advanced Standing DDS program? What happens in the first week, from ID cards and portals to instruments, scrubs, laptops and health insurance.Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMTStart DDSapusdabak@gmail.com (Dr. Apurva Dabak)Practicing or pausing?https://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/practicing-or-pausing/https://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/practicing-or-pausing/Submitted your dental school applications? How to use the wait for interview invites to prepare for IDP interviews, MMIs and bench (practical) exams.Sun, 07 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMTInterview & benchapusdabak@gmail.com (Dr. Apurva Dabak)Submitting your CAAPID application?https://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/submitting-caapid-application/https://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/submitting-caapid-application/A final checklist before you submit your CAAPID or supplemental applications. Personal details, SOP limits, letters, school questions, documents and scores.Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 GMTApply (CAAPID)apusdabak@gmail.com (Dr. Apurva Dabak)Profile Building Guidehttps://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/profile-building-guide/https://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/profile-building-guide/How foreign-trained dentists can build a competitive Advanced Standing profile through networking, research, dental assisting, hands-on courses and a strong CV.Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTBuild your profileapusdabak@gmail.com (Dr. Apurva Dabak)Profile Building 101https://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/profile-building-101/https://www.apurvadabak.com/blog/profile-building-101/Recording of a profile-building session for foreign-trained dentists. The key parts of a CAAPID application and what makes a strong Advanced Standing profile.Sun, 09 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMTBuild your profileapusdabak@gmail.com (Dr. Apurva Dabak)