LOS ANGELES
The nation’s largest dentist group is investigating allegations of students cheating on licensing exams at several universities, including three in Southern California, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
The American Dental Association is looking into whether some students improperly received questions to a test that helps fulfill qualifications for a license to practice dentistry.
Among the universities affected are the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, Loma Linda University and New York University, the Los Angeles Times reported on its Web site.
UCLA officials acknowledged to the newspaper that an investigation is ongoing.
“The ADA is looking into alleged improprieties by UCLA students associated with testing,” said Lawrence Lokman, UCLA’s assistant vice chancellor of communications. “We would certainly hope any ADA investigation provides adequate due process to the students, and whatever matter they are looking at would be resolved quickly and fairly.”
An afterhours e-mail left for an ADA spokesperson was not immediately returned Wednesday.
