title: Predictive value of the admissions process and the UK Clinical Aptitude Test in a graduate-entry dental school.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the association between admissions performance and the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT), and subsequent achievement within a graduate-entry dental school.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted at the University of Aberdeen Dental School between 2010 and 2014. Student demographics, pre-admission scores (PAS), Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) tariffs, multiple mini-interview (MMI) grades, UKCAT scores and percentiles were correlated with academic performance reported as the University Common Assessment Scale (0-20).
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were analysed by Pearson correlation and multiple regression (IBM(®) SPSS(®) Statistics 21).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data were obtained for 71 students (F: 44; M: 27). Student age, MMI, UKCAT scores and UKCAT percentiles demonstrated a correlation with CAS scores (r(2) = 0.119, P = 0.001, r(2) = 0.136, P = 0.001, r(2) = 0.077, P = 0.019 and r(2) = 0.118, P = 0.001, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that student age, candidate performance at MMI and the UKCAT might be a predictor of academic achievement for graduate-entry dental students.
authors.affiliation: Edinburgh Dental Institute, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH3 9HA.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.affiliation: The University of Aberdeen Dental School and Hospital, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZR.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hijazi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003099:College Admission Test / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012570:School Admission Criteria / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult