$11,000 D1 Books and Instruments for ONE semester!?!?

[a81091]

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Does this decrease the years go on? Will I see this charge in the Spring? Are there any other charges that generally tend to decrease? $11,192 seems like quite a bit for a SINGLE semester

 

[stag123]

welcome to dental school

 

[Jbrowndds]

Dental School is expensive, however this may be the wrong forum. Try the forum for the dental students. I see you are new.

 

[sjv]

Does this decrease the years go on? Will I see this charge in the Spring? Are there any other charges that generally tend to decrease? $11,192 seems like quite a bit for a SINGLE semester

That cost should be the initial purchase of your dental tools/equipment for the 4 years and should go down the next semester. Ask/look for a detailed breakdown of the cost of attendance for the school in question.

 

[sgv]

Instruments are required but books shouldn't be listed as required. Most of my classmates haven't bought books except when the professor was adamant on buying them. Still a couple of us didn't buy them. You can always resell the book or illegally download a copy.

Generally, third and fourth year is cheaper than first and second year. Generally tuition is increasing for everybody every year. By the time you're a D3, you're out of the preclinic simulation labs wasting material and money and are now treating patients and producing money for the school.

 

[Glimmer1991]

What school? Send us a link and maybe we can help you break it down/see when the charges will apply.

 

[biochem5]

I go to a school with Instrument Leasing and it's 2400 every semester (fall, spring, summer) for 4 years

 

[tooth knockn]

$11k on instruments, which I could probably get for 4-6k.

A lot of the school materials are over priced.

 

[cacajuate]

$11k on instruments, which I could probably get for 4-6k.

A lot of the school materials are over priced.

OMG you are so cool.