The Increasing Diversity in Dentistry pipeline program (IDID) is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides a solution to the racial disparity in the dental workforce by cultivating, nurturing, and mentoring underrepresented minority pre-dental students. These students remain in the IDID network throughout dental school as IDID.2 members, finally matriculating as IDID Docs, once graduated from dental school.

Founded by Dr. Jeanette Sabir-Holloway in 2010, IDID is a nationally recognized pipeline with an active membership of over 750 pre-dental students from across the nation. 

IDID provides a unique approach to diversifying the dental workforce by providing college-aged students with access to DAT test prep material, mentorship, AADSAS application assistance, life skills seminars, and much more. 

Our signature events include the “IDID Roundtable Summit” in partnership with Morehouse College and the “IDID Symposium” in collaboration with Tufts University School of Dental Medicine.    

IDID has built an outstanding legacy of producing top-ranked scholars who go on to pursue their DDS/DMD degree at world-class institutions including: 

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine

UNC Adams School of Dentistry

NYU College of Dentistry

Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

University of Maryland School of Dentistry

The Indiana University School of Dentistry

University of Louisville School of Dentistry

ECU School of Dental Medicine

Harvard School of Dental Medicine

University of Michigan School of Dentistry

Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine

Howard University College of Dentistry

Dental College of Georgia

Columbia University College of Dental Medicine

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry.

“IDID through exposing, mentoring and preparing URM

students, has proven to be quite successful in substantially improving the number URM students enrolled in our nation’s dental schools. This program is nationally recognized, as more than a third of all dental schools have participated in their programming.”

– Kenneth Durgans Ed.D.,MS.,MA.

Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion

Kansas City University

“IDID has assisted hundreds of aspiring dentists gain access to dental schools across the country. I have a very long history with IDID, assisting both as a mentor and an advisor to the participants. I have recruited dozens of IDID scholars both to Indiana University School of Dentistry and to Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, all of whom have been successful, with some of them winning senior awards for achievement.”

– Robert H. Kasberg, Jr., Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of Admissions

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine