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Texas board members report national exam pass rates, expected growth in dental schools after ADEX/AADB meeting
Summary
Members who attended the joint ADEX/AADB meeting reported high hygiene and OSCE pass rates, a planned expansion of dental programs nationwide that could add roughly 720 new dental students, and national discussions about exam alignment and mental-health licensing questions.
Several Texas State Board of Dental Examiners members who attended the joint American Board of Dental Examiners (ADEX) and American Association of Dental Boards (AADB) meeting in Grapevine described national exam trends and workforce signals to the full board on Nov. 7.
Board member Margo Melcher said ADEX reported an initial pass rate for dental hygiene candidates of about 99.45 percent from a pool of 5,335 candidates and that overall OSCE pass rates ranged from roughly 77 percent to 99 percent across clinical categories. Melcher said ADEX also expects roughly 15 new or…
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