ECE- How To Get A Credential Evaluation For US Schools

International Trained Dentists or Dental graduates who wish to seek licensure in the United States need to get a Foreign Credential Evaluation, which is done by a non-profit organization, ECE. 

Find everything about how you can get a credential evaluation for the US Dental Schools.

Foreign Credential Evaluation

Many professions in the United States require you to get a license from the state board before you can start practicing in the field, and different licensing boards have their own education requirements.

Those who have completed their education outside the US and want to get a license need to have a Foreign Credential Evaluation.

It helps the institutions evaluate the students from different parts of the world and who have degrees from different countries on the same scale.
 

ECE - Education Credential Evaluation

If you are an International Trained Dentist who wants to practice in the United States, you must get a license from the state board. For this, you need to pass the INBDE Exam and get admission into a US Dental School.

One important part of this process is ECE which stands for Education Credential Evaluation.

Every foreign dentist or dental student has to get an evaluation report by the ECE, Education Credential Evaluation, which does all the foreign credential evaluations for Dentists.

All foreign-trained dentists need to get a course-by-course evaluation by the ECE before applying for the INBDE.

Candidates have to submit a few documents to ECE that may vary with every country. 

Indian Dentists and Dental Students are required to submit the following documents for credential evaluation on the official ECE website.

• Standard XII (Grade 12) Certificate (or equivalent)
• Standard X (Grade 10) Certificate (or equivalent)
• Degree, Diploma, or Provisional Certificate confirming the earned qualification.
• Statements of Marks for all examination attempts or official Transcript:
• Internship Completion Certificate (if the internship was required for the qualification)

Email the required documents(depending on your country of education) to ECEMail@ece.org from a verifiable email address of your institution.

Also, mention your name and ECE reference number in the email.

Click here for more information about the documents you need to submit.
 

How to Apply for ECE

Step 1 : Go to ece.org

Step 2 : Click on Applicants to US Institutions

Step 3 : Scroll down a bit and click on the ‘for further education option. Then you’ll be redirected to a page that will explain the 3 step process to apply for ECE.

Step 4 : Click on the Course-by-Course option in the first step, and then click on the Apply Online button that appears with the price of the Evaluation Report.

Step  5 : You’ll land up on this page where you need to click on create an account. If you have an existing account, log in with your credentials.

Step 6 : After clicking on create an account, click on For Individual

Step 7 : Enter the details in the form provided according to your Passport. Click on I’m not a robot and then submit.

Step 8 : Once you submit the form, you’ll get an email to activate your ECE account. Activate your account, log in using your credentials, and click on the US Evaluation Report Application option.

After that, fill in all the details as asked in the form and submit the form along with the request to send the ECE report to JCNDE, Junior Commission of Dental Examination.

You will get a confirmation email once the JCNDE/ADA accepts your application.

Conclusion

After obtaining a confirmation, you can now apply for the INBDE exam and start your preparations.

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