Hi all,
I realise that this has been debated on here previously and I have done research before asking this but I can't seem to be able to find a relevant answer to my particular question.
For the record I am a mature (mid 30s) UK (British national) dental student who is shortly to graduate with a BDS degree. I have for some time now been interested in pursuing my career in the U.S. for personal/family reasons. I know that pretty much the only way to do this is to try and apply for one of the Advanced Standing/IDP programs and basically do half of my degree again. What I wanted to know was HOW people who come to the U.S. for this purpose are able to fund these programs? It just seems absolutely impossible to me that every single immigrant dentist (or doc!) who does these programs has either had a U.S. citizen willing to co-sign a federal loan (I haven't), or has had $200,000 in cash (I also haven't!)?
What would be ideal is if anybody on here has perhaps come from a country outside the U.S. with a dental degree and qualified with a DDS/DMD and did not have a U.S. citizen co-signer could advise on funding options or how they were able to achieve it? I understand that there are sometimes teaching positions available in which a candidate is able to lecture part-time and presumably do the IDP program alongside this? Does anybody have experience of this or know of anybody who has?
I know that a small number of British BDS graduates make this journey each year and I would love to have a chat with anybody who has done so!
Many thanks to anybody who replies in advance, any help is much appreciated.
C
I realise that this has been debated on here previously and I have done research before asking this but I can't seem to be able to find a relevant answer to my particular question.
For the record I am a mature (mid 30s) UK (British national) dental student who is shortly to graduate with a BDS degree. I have for some time now been interested in pursuing my career in the U.S. for personal/family reasons. I know that pretty much the only way to do this is to try and apply for one of the Advanced Standing/IDP programs and basically do half of my degree again. What I wanted to know was HOW people who come to the U.S. for this purpose are able to fund these programs? It just seems absolutely impossible to me that every single immigrant dentist (or doc!) who does these programs has either had a U.S. citizen willing to co-sign a federal loan (I haven't), or has had $200,000 in cash (I also haven't!)?
What would be ideal is if anybody on here has perhaps come from a country outside the U.S. with a dental degree and qualified with a DDS/DMD and did not have a U.S. citizen co-signer could advise on funding options or how they were able to achieve it? I understand that there are sometimes teaching positions available in which a candidate is able to lecture part-time and presumably do the IDP program alongside this? Does anybody have experience of this or know of anybody who has?
I know that a small number of British BDS graduates make this journey each year and I would love to have a chat with anybody who has done so!
Many thanks to anybody who replies in advance, any help is much appreciated.
C
