8 Dental Students Accused of Cheating

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEWARK A cheating scandal at the dental school of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey has led to at least eight students facing suspension or dismissal.

Students secretly memorized test questions and distributed the answers to other students who were likely to take the tests the following year, The Star-Ledger of Newark reported on Friday.

Eight students were charged with violating the school’s honor code, and punishments ranging from letters of reprimand to outright dismissal have been recommended. The students can appeal the judgments.

Dental school Dean Cecile A. Feldman said students memorized specific questions from the tests and e-mailed the questions to other students using e-mail accounts under false names. The questions would be posted on a Web site, assembled and given to members of the next year’s class.

Last year, nearly one-quarter of the dental school’s graduating class was found to have traded clinical credits for procedures they never performed.

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