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introduction dental school admissions pakistan traditionally rely higher secondary school certificate hssc university health sciences uhs national testing service nts scores limited research available predictive validity dental school performance study aims investigate correlation students firstyear dental school performance hssc uhs nts scores methods total 282 records spanning years 2016 2020 obtained single private dental institution data included hssc uhs andor nts scores first professional examination results dependent variable statistical analysis conducted using statistical package social sciences ibm spss statistics windows ibm corp version 250 armonk ny encompassing descriptive statistics pearsons correlation coefficients multiple regression analysis results pearsons coefficients revealed weak moderate positive correlations first professional examination hssc r0209 p01 uhs r0344 p01 nts r0350 p01 statistically significant p 001 multiple regression analysis indicated uhs scores contributed highest explanatory power r 0146 predicting first professional examination results conclusion positive correlation hssc uhs nts scores dental students performance first professional examination observed however correlations moderate highlighting importance incorporating assessments consider cognitive behavioral skillrelated aspects admissions processes given evolving landscape dental education findings underscore need holistic approach identify candidates better equipped serve healthcare sector