Dental Match

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Results & Post-Match

Match Results Days

  • How do I get my Match result?

    Match results will be available in the NMS Match System starting at 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern Time on the Match Results Day for each Phase of the Match. You will also be sent an email with your Match result before 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern Time on the Match Results Day. However, due to unreliable email exchanges and inbound servers, we cannot guarantee an email delivery time.

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  • Why do we have to wait to get our results?

    NMS spends the time between the Rank Order List deadline and the Match Results Day checking and re-checking the data to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the Match results. Before we can process the Match, we look for potential errors or mistakes in the rankings submitted by applicants and programs. We are able to catch some (but not all) errors, and it does take a significant amount of time to reach these participants to follow-up, verify, and correct these mistakes. Program Directors and applicants are generally busy and can be very difficult to reach. We then have to run the matching algorithm and prepare the results for distribution via the various channels. While it may seem like it takes a long time to get your result, we are able to deliver the results in a time frame that is equal to or less than that of other matching programs of comparable (or even smaller) size in other professions.

Matched Applicants

  • Why do I have to wait until 12pm Eastern Time before contacting the program where I matched?

    We make every effort to send applicants and programs their results by email before 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern Time. However, due to unreliable email exchanges and inbound message handling, we cannot guarantee the time of delivery.

    We ask that applicants and programs wait until 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern Time before contacting each other to ensure that all participants have an opportunity to obtain their results online through the NMS Match System if they did not receive the email.

  • What should I do if I haven't received a letter of confirmation from my matched program?

    Your residency must send you a letter of confirmation of the Match result within 10 days of the release of the Match results. Matched applicants must return the letter of confirmation in accordance with the programs instructions within 30 days of the Match Results Day.

    If you did not receive the letter within 10 days of the release of the Match results, you should contact the Program Director directly.

  • What if I refuse to accept my matched position?

    The Match result constitutes a binding commitment from which neither the applicant nor the residency can withdraw.

    Applicants who do not accept appointment to the position to which they matched will be in violation of the Dental Match Applicant Agreement.

    Violations of the Agreement, such as rejecting a matched position, will be reported to the appropriate sponsoring organization and the sponsoring organization may pursue all available remedies, including reporting the applicant's actions to the applicant's dental school or to other Match participants. Even upon receiving a written release from the residency, the sponsoring organization may impose penalties on such applicants, such as cancellation or denial of memberships in the sponsoring organization, or barring the applicant from participating in future Matches.

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Unmatched Applicants

  • I didn't match. What do I do now?

    If you did not match, you may seek an available position in the Post-Match Process. Unmatched applicants from Phase I are also eligible to participate in Phase II of the Match.

    Beginning at 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern Time on the Match Results Day for each Phase of the Match, a list of programs with positions available will be provided in the NMS Match System. Programs are able to update information on the list at any time. You are free to contact programs, seek positions and accept offers directly from programs independently of the Match. NMS is not involved in the filling of positions during the Post-Match Process.

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Post-Match Process

  • What is the Post-Match Process?

    The Post-Match Process is the period after release of the Match results when programs with unfilled positions will try to fill those positions with applicants who did not match. No action to fill positions available in the Post-Match Process is to be taken prior to 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern Time on the Match Results Release Date for each Phase of the Match.

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  • How does the Post-Match Process work?

    Following release of the results for each Phase of the Match, unmatched applicants are permitted to seek and fill positions that remain available from that Phase of the Match, independently of the Match. NMS is not involved in the filling of positions during the Post-Match Process.

    Applicants will have access to a list of programs with available positions. Programs will have access to information on unmatched applicants.

    Applicants who are offered a position in the Post-Match Process are not required to notify NMS.

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  • When and how do I submit applications in the Post-Match Process?

    You should contact the program directly for application instructions. Some programs may accept applications through the ADEA PASS application service, while others may accept applications directly. The Match is not involved with applications during the Post-Match Process.








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