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ADEA CAAPID (Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for International Dentists): Translation Requirements for Foreign Transcripts
Accepted through the evaluation
ADEA CAAPID asks for a credential evaluation, and WES, one of the agencies it accepts, takes certified translations from professional services such as eVerbary.
- eVerbary translatesCertified, usually within 24 hours
- Credential evaluationBy WES or another agency ADEA CAAPID accepts
- ADEA CAAPIDThe agency sends its report
$24.95per page · usually 24 h for 1–3 pages
- ATA member #273062
- Preserves the original layout
- Signed certificate of accuracy, PDF
- See the price before you pay
See a sample translation →Real order format, fictitious data
Requirements checked on November 12, 2026 from ADEA CAAPID's public pages (sources).
ADEA CAAPID requires internationally trained dentists to submit their foreign coursework to World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) for a course-by-course report sent electronically to CAAPID; it discards foreign transcripts, even translated ones, and accepts no other evaluator.
WES requires English translations by a professional translator and ECE accepts any word-for-word translation, so eVerbary's certified translation of your dental school records fits either agency.
Each advanced standing program may require one of the two, and the evaluation itself is between you and the agency.
ADEA CAAPID at a glance
Does it accept eVerbary? Yes
ADEA CAAPID takes foreign dental coursework only through a WES or ECE evaluation (foreign transcripts); WES requires translations "completed by a professional translator" (WES translation requirements), so a certified translation from eVerbary meets it. Policy checked on November 12, 2026.
- Translation
- Through WES or ECE; transcripts discarded
- eVerbary translation
- AcceptedBy the evaluation agencies it names
- Credential evaluation
- WES or ECE, as each program requires
- Price
- $24.95 per pageNo word cap, certification included
- Delivery
- 24 hoursStandard for one to three pages
- Grades
- As recordedNever converted to a US GPA
Checked on November 12, 2026. Sources are listed at the end of this page. Policies change: confirm on ADEA CAAPID's own page before you submit.
Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript
This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.
What to notice
- Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
- The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
- Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
- The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.
Worth knowing about ADEA CAAPID
Evaluation required
CAAPID says you must submit foreign coursework for a course-by-course report.
Program picks the vendor
Each advanced standing program may prefer or require WES or ECE.
Carries forward
WES evaluations received in a past cycle show as received again.
ADEA CAAPID requirements in detail
Foreign transcripts
Not accepted; those printed in English or translated into English are discarded (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Evaluation
If you attended a foreign school or earned your degree outside the US, you must submit your foreign coursework for a course-by-course US equivalency report, sent directly to ADEA CAAPID by the service (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Agencies
Electronic evaluations from ECE and WES; evaluations completed by any other organization are not accepted. Each program may have a preferred or required vendor, listed in the ADEA CAAPID Program Finder (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Translation for WES
English translations by a professional translator; translations by applicants are not accepted, and WES does not translate (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
Translation for ECE
Any complete, literal, word-for-word translation in the original's format, or ECE's $85 Translation Waiver instead (ECE: documentation requirements).
Reapplicants
Previously received WES evaluations carry forward; order a new one only for new coursework or if Customer Service asks (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Timeline
CAAPID's suggested timeline: have schools send official transcripts at least 10 to 12 weeks before the deadline (quick start guide); evaluators can take several weeks once they have your transcripts (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Check the program before choosing WES or ECE
CAAPID accepts both agencies, but each advanced standing program may require one of them, and the Program Finder lists that requirement (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
If your programs split between WES and ECE, you may need both reports; the same certified translation can go to each agency.
The translation rules differ. WES requires a professional translator and takes translations as uploads in your WES account (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
ECE accepts any word-for-word translation or translates for its own report under the $85 Translation Waiver, which leaves you without a translation to reuse (ECE: documentation requirements).
Dental school records in detail
CAAPID's Dental Degree section asks for your dental school, country, degree type, the year conferred, whether courses were taught in English, program length, mandatory rotations and, if your school uses one, your GPA (dental degree information).
The evaluation is built from your dental transcript, so the translation keeps every subject, clinical rotation, hour count and grade exactly as recorded, with the grading scale your school prints.
We never convert grades or calculate a GPA; the evaluator does that in its report.
Need a certified translation for ADEA CAAPID?
$24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages. See the price before you pay.
Documents applicants usually translate
- Dental school transcripts and mark sheets (BDS, DDS, DMD or equivalent)
- Dental degree certificate or diploma
- Internship or mandatory rotation certificates
- Dental license or registration from your home country
- Transcripts from any other university you attended
What an eVerbary translation includes
- A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
- Grades, hours and credits exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA or equivalency.
- A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload or print.
- $24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.
- Notarization added at checkout ($34.90 per order) when the office asks for a notarized translation.
Submitting the translation to ADEA CAAPID
For WES, upload the certified translation as PDF or JPEG from your WES account; no sealed envelope is needed (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation). For ECE, follow its documentation requirements (ECE: documentation requirements).
Enter Colleges Attended first, then order the evaluation from Academic Records with the WES or ECE button; the agency sends the completed report to ADEA CAAPID electronically (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
What we do not do
eVerbary is a translation service, not a credential evaluation service or an application service: we do not issue evaluations, US equivalencies or GPA conversions, we cannot send transcripts on behalf of the school that issued them, and we do not submit your application.
For ADEA CAAPID that means we translate your dental records; the WES or ECE evaluation and the report sent to CAAPID are between you, the agency and ADEA.
How to order
- Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
- Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
- Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and submit it with the copy of the original wherever the office asks for it.
Frequently asked questions
Does ADEA CAAPID accept translated dental transcripts?
No. Foreign transcripts are discarded, translated or not; send the translation to WES or ECE (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Which evaluation should I order for CAAPID?
WES or ECE, depending on your programs' requirements in the Program Finder (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Does WES accept a translation from a translation company?
Yes. WES asks for a professional translator, such as a certified translation agency, and does not accept translations by applicants (WES: translation requirements for a WES credential evaluation).
I applied last cycle. Do I need a new evaluation?
Not usually: earlier WES evaluations carry forward unless you have new coursework or Customer Service asks for a new one (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Can I use an evaluation from Josef Silny or IERF?
No. CAAPID will not accept evaluations completed by any organization other than WES or ECE (ADEA CAAPID Applicant Help Center: foreign and French-Canadian transcripts).
Sources
ADEA CAAPID (Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for International Dentists)'s own pages, read on November 12, 2026.
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