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Hello, I’m new to the community, and I’m glad I’ve found this website!(: A little background information, I’ve graduated college with a degree in finance, worked for 5 months and did not enjoy it what so ever. I shadowed a family friend who is a dentist and I absolutely loved it! With that...

Hello to you all! I am a D1 and have a loupes fitting coming up soon. My school requires us to get loupes from 2 different vendors, surgitel and designs for visions. Just curious as to see what you guys recommend? Thank you!!

Hey guys, so I am debating between a CS or a MD (and slightly considering dental, but first I want to eliminate or not eliminate CS). I am going to college (a T10) this fall. I am taking an intro CS class as well as pre med requirement classes such as phys and chem, skipping out of intro bio and...

Hey guys, so I am debating between a CS or a MD (and slightly considering dental, but first I want to eliminate or not eliminate CS). I am going to college (a T10) this fall. I am taking an intro CS class as well as pre med requirement classes such as phys and chem, skipping out of intro bio and...

Hi folks, I've been a lurker for a few weeks, great deal of information and want to thank all of you for contributing and helping us pre-dentals in gaining knowledge about the process. I am currently finishing my undergrad, non-traditional student, former management professional; I was...

Hi y'all, Ive been a dental assistant for almost 4 years and I have my x-ray license. I hope to apply to dental school next cycle. I've noticed almost all schools require about 100 shadowing hours. Since I've been working for some time now, I think I have a pretty decent amount of...

Most specialties in dentistry hover around a 50-60% match rate. However in Medicine most specialties have 90%+ match rates, and even the toughest specialties such as Derm/Ortho/Neurosurg all have match rates 75%+. Med students make it seem as if specializing in Derm is almost impossible, you...

Hey, I plan on taking the RHS exam in the state of PA and was wondering about how long it took people to study for the exam? And any suggested books I could use to study with?

Will someone please help me with my personal statement. I am so so bad at writing these, and have no clue how to start it/ what to say in it. It would mean so much to me.

Good luck to everyone! Link to interview prep: University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry Interview Feedback ----> Be sure to give feedback on your interview to help future applicants! Last year's thread: *** The Official UCSF School of Dentistry Class of 2023...

Hi everyone! Just took the dat and got a 20AA/20TS . I have a 3.75 gpa, lots of volunteering hours, lots of shadowing hours, have been working as a dental assistant at a free clinic, will start working at a cancer research lab in September, and am involved with 3 clubs on campus. I’m aiming at...

Applied this cycle with the following stats: cGPA: 3.47 sGPA: 3.38 DAT: AA = 23 TS = 22 RC = 27 PAT = 19 Residence: CALIFORNIA Shadowing: 115 hours Volunteering: 200+ at nonprofit Leadership experience: president of nonprofit for 1 year Research: 2 years at prestigious research university...

You know the saying that there is a time and a place for everything? Or something along the lines of things having"bad timing"? Well, I feel like I am either not finding the right time to start my DAT perp.. or I'm just too afraid of starting because I don't want it to go downhill. I know its...

I was a D2 student at a dental school on the east coast but was dismissed due to poor academic performance, due to a few medical issues I was facing (severe anxiety and panic attacks, a pre-existing metabolic disorder, and resurfacing of rape trauma due to a sexual assault case in my apartment...

I am applying this cycle but to be honest, I doubt I will get in due to my stats. I am hoping to focus really hard on a 1 year masters and do well so I can reapply next cycle! I want it to be online so I wouldn't have to move anywhere to save on housing. Are there any suggestions?

Hey guys! The dental application opened on May 14th, 2019, and today (June 4th, 2019) is the first day you can submit! These are exciting times!! 2018-2019 Application Timeline Thread (This was not created for this cycle due to the poll results. Change that by clicking on the link & voting!)...

I am applying this 2019-2020 cycle. I am a Washington Resident. I have 3.51 sGPA and cGPA. First 2 years were 2.70, last 3 years were 3.97 combined (upward trend). My DAT scores are: 24AA, 23TS, 23PAT. RC 19, BIO25, CHEM24, OCHEM22, QR30 - 200+ Shadowing hours at GD offices, Ortho, Endo, OMFS...

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Please do not quote this thread. Hello everyone, I hope y'all are doing well. I'm a current reapplicant and I hope to make it in this cycle! Any constructive advice would be very helpful! Date of submission: TMDSAS June 13 AADSAS Hopefully before July Calculated GPA on TMDSAS Overall GPA: 3.51...

Has anyone used the free DAT given by "Peterson's" through "March 2 Success"? My pre-health advisor at my University recommended it to me, but I can not seem to find ANY information about other students using it. It would help if I could gauge my scores against other students', because the test...

Hey, I am a current 3rd year dental student in Florida. Looking ahead, I was wondering how multiple state licenses work. Say for example, I wanted to be licensed in Florida and Ohio. Would I have to take different tests in both states or is there one test that would get me a license for both...

Hey everybody! First I want to say I really appreciate anytime you put in to reading/ replying to my post. Thank you in advance. I'm not asking about my chances per se, just looking for advice: SMP or informal local Postbacc. (BTW i’ve read EVERYTHING about my position here on SDN), but here’s a...

Have always wanted to do one of these, so here I start and hopefully I'll remember to do one every year :) I'm currently halfway through my last quarter as a D1, and in like 6 weeks I'll have a 2 week summer break and be a D2!! :soexcited: Ask me (almost) anything. From applying to scrubs to...

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Hi Everyone, I just wanted to get some insight from those not at my university, because I just wish to see if there are any success stories out there? I struggled heavily with mental illness (I.E. depression and things of this nature) which caused my transition into/through out college rough...

Hello all! So not trying to make anyone feel bad for me or anything but my years in college have been stressful. I had went from switching my major from Nursing to Biology (which was overwhelming and caused my GPA to drop) and posted questions on here previously to seek help throughout my...

Hello, I am a dental student and want to be a volunteer abroad! When I am done with the volunteering, how can I recieve the volunteering hours and sign them to the application profile ??

Will there be drug tests in dental school? If so when, at the beginning or throughout the four years? Thanks!

Hey everyone! So I am very fortunate to be a NHSC scholarship recipient and I have recently been considering a pursuing a GPR or AEGD prior to graduation (I’m only a D1). I was wondering if you guys think completing a residency would be worth the time investment. One of my concerns is simply...

So I studied extremely hard and I can't say I was surprised with anything. Math has long been my weakest subject and I spent a lot of time on it but didn't the score I expected. So what do you guys think, should I retake(REALLY dont want to but I will if its a must), should I apply this cycle...

Hello! Does anyone on here have any experience or knowledge about the GPR residency at the Wilkes Barre VA Hospital? I’ve been considering pursuing a VA GPR residency and I was wondering if anyone could post their experience with this program and provide me with information about numbers of...

Hey guys! I am currently debating between UOP and USC. I am leaning toward UOP but am a little hesitant as it is an accelerated program. Can any current or potential students tell me more about the curriculum/schedule of a first year student at UOP?

Hi, By what month should a person apply for an NHSC or HPSP scholarship? Are they so competitive that you should apply asap? Or are some branches less competitive and relatively easy to get? Thanks for your input!

Hey! Starting this thread since there isn’t one yet.

Starting this thread since there isn’t one yet.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone have dental schools statistics data that could share with me (for instance school names/ requirements/ gpas/ volunteering.. etc.... and also all private schools in the US (that are easier to get it than other schools) I would greatly appreciate your help

Hello. Do you know which are the cheapest dental schools with low cost tuition in the US that have international program for foreign dentists ?

I know that if I have been offered an interview at another institution but have accepted a seat at another school, that I am supposed to get in touch with the school and withdraw my application ( which I have done). I was wondering what the etiquette was for schools who haven't sent me an...

I applied to 8 school got rejected from 4. All i have left is Marquette, BU ,Tufts, and UPenn, haven't heard anything from any of them up to this point. Except that Marquette decided to hold making a decision on my application. Am i to assume that at this point i should expect to be applying...