dental advice

  1. based_DMD

    Nontraditional Pre-dental student applying this cycle! (PLEASE HELP)

    If you guys could give some solid advice for my personal situation I'd appreciate so much. I'm a senior and I was planning on applying to dental school this upcoming cycle, but I am stuck on whether or not that is the best route for me. I have a low GPA that should be around 3.2, which is mainly...
  2. S

    Post-Bacc to Dental School Timeline

    Hi all, so I've heard back from a couple schools that I applied to that I should do a post-bac program to boost up my GPA because it's not competitive enough (oGPA 3.25, sGPA 3.08). I am currently wondering, for those of you that have done a post-bacc and got into dental school, when did you...
  3. D

    Need advice

    So I'm in need of some advice and opinions on my chances of getting into dental school. I'm a Hispanic male currently a Junior perusing a major in biology. Below are the list of my credentials. 3.2 GPA 20 DAT Minor in Business Deans list twice Member of pre health club 3 Letters of...
  4. S

    Pitt, Temple, Maryland, and Louisville

    Very happy to have a decision to make. Just having a hard time making said decision. Being from PA, I have instate tuition at both Temple and Pitt, so these schools would be a lot cheaper for me to attend, with Pitt being slightly cheaper. However, the location of Temple is better as it is...
  5. S

    Got accepted into Dental school, but have a C in biochem right now. Is my acceptance in jeopardy?

    Hi eveyrone! So It finally came I am accepted into dental school! However im worried because right now Biochemistry isn't going as well as it should and I have a 74 in the class. I was just wondering if I get a C overall will my acceptance to Dental school be jeopardized? Thanks for the...
  6. Zentist007

    Can Dental Students write scholarly yet practical articles?

    Are you a dental student who also likes writing CREATIVE blogs/articles to current or trending issues in the dentistry? The web is full of boring messages that current dental patients have hard time connecting with...only new generation can change it. Some topics could be: Affordability...
  7. P

    Starter Dental Practice for Sale in Philadelphia for 80K!

    Hi-- I am a 39-year old dentist (Penn grad 2002) in full-time private group practice. Additionally, I do part-time consulting and dental practice transitions. I have come across an outstanding opportunity for a motivated dentist and was hoping you might pass along my contact info to your...
  8. V

    I need to Buy loupes and im lost

    We have venders coming in next week, But I want to know what loupes you guys use and why you picked them. reason I ask is because im not really sure what to look for in them. If you dont mind me asking, Can you please add approximate cost?
  9. A

    What to do during my gap year?

    Hello SDN friends! I am in a bit of dilemma and I would like some input. I currently am a senior at Virginia Tech. I am a Biology major with a 3.32 overall GPA and I scored a 22 overall on the DAT this summer (22 AA 22 PAT 22 TS). I am definitely fighting what I feel is an uphill battle with...
  10. RJLIL

    Organic Chem Labs - New England Uni. Online

    I need to fulfill my requirements for Orgo 1 and Orgo 2 labs before matriculating. I wanted to know if any of you have experience with taking the Organic chemistry Labs online through UNE. Thanks
  11. H

    DAT scores - think I'll get interviews?

    Hey everyone. I just took my DAT and got my unofficial score report: PAT 17 QR 20 RC 25 BIO 23 CHEM 21 ORG 18 TS 20 AA 21 Okay so I'm not too happy about my PAT or ORG but I honestly didn't practice PAT at all so that was my fault. My nsGPA is 3.99 and my sGPA is 4.0. I'm curious if my...
  12. W

    Is it worth the risk? Should I do it? Dentistry decision help

    Hey guys I am in a dilemma here as to whether or not I should attend the university of Sydney dental school next year. Any advice given will be greatly appreciated so please just throw in ur $0.02. I am certain that without a doubt I want to be a dentist (many hours on shadowing, uncle is a...