Official DAT links
The American Dental Association’s Department of Testing Services runs the DAT, Prometric delivers it, and ADEA AADSAS receives your scores for dental school applications. These are the official pages you’ll need, as named in the ADA’s 2026 Candidate Guide.
Links checked October 12, 2026. We are not affiliated with the ADA, Prometric or ADEA.
| What you need | Where | Run by |
|---|---|---|
| DAT home page and updates | ADA.org/DAT | ADA |
| 2026 Candidate Guide (rules, fees, retakes) | DAT Candidate Guide (PDF) | ADA |
| DENTPIN registration | ADA.org/DENTPIN | ADA |
| Score norms and averages | DAT User Manual (PDF) | ADA |
| Old-to-new score conversion | ADA.org/DATConcordanceTable | ADA |
| About the 200-600 scale | ADA.org/DATScoringUpdate | ADA |
| Booking, rescheduling and Test Drive | Prometric | Prometric |
| Dental school applications | ADEA AADSAS | ADEA |
Who to contact
- Application or name corrections: DENTPIN@ADA.org (at least two weeks before your test).
- Test-day problems or emergencies: testingproblems@ADA.org, within five business days.
- Accommodations questions: testingaccommodations@ADA.org.
- Requests for more than three attempts: DATexam@ADA.org.