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Read the Intelligent Investor by Ben Graham then go for 18 holes and one or two Coronas. Thats how im spending my summer and man am I loving it

Edit: but seriously the general consensus seems to be that pre studying is a waste
 
i'd suggest you find God. perhaps your holy book?

when the times get tough, having a sound mind will be very beneficial.

there's no point in studying to get ahead. this is coming from someone with a bachelors in engineering + 2 masters degrees + real work experience.
 
you could read a board exam review book. that should cover most of the topics you'll learn first year in a breadth of detail.
 
You'll find out that the biggest dbags who go out all the time do the best in dental school because they are innately smart. So, there's no point in trying to compete with them. You may think I'm crazy now, but let me know when you come to the same conclusion =).
 
What are your plans after Deval school that make pre-studying so essential? Pick up a hobby, spend time with family and friends, work out - anything but pre-study. It's worthless imo, took study the wrong material inefficiently and ways away your precious summer while doing it.
 
You can study a board exam book if you want. Or brush up on your head and neck anatomy. But if I were you I would be enjoying my summer off. Dental school is long and drawn out and very tedious. You'll learn what you need to as you're going through it.
 
@free99 Let the gunners at his/her school out-take her when he/she feels burnt out from pre-studying.
 
LaughingGas said:
Fine.

Management of temporomandibular disorder by Okeson

You've been warned.
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LIRL its actually a cure to insomnia


With the Netter being your #1 lecture and your main focus (trust me you will thank me later), you can also watch Dental anatomy videos from University of Michigan, really cool videos

start with this


then you watch Dental anatomy Maxillary incisors video :

Then the Mandibular incisors video :


then canines video :


then you watch the premolars videos:

and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOyPZY_-0TQ

then you watch the molars videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5tB5iPpdYY and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUHOAtneGiM

Then you watch the reviews to make sure you understood: (for example thats the maxillary molars review) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B46Djs4E_Z0
this one is a general review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggXgfan3Lr0 (start it at 0:00)

ALL FROM UMICHDENT on youtube do not get out of that path
the path https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF1F17D438FB715E7


and if you are more into lectures you can read the Wheeler's dental anatomy book easy to find a free .pdf on google, but theres a lot of unnecessary info and many things you wont really understand (so thats why you better watch the videos), I didnt read the Wheelers I only used my teachers notes so I cant really tell you what to read/not read in it
 
I've been trying to pick up golf. This is a skill that should come in handy in the not so distant future because of two reasons: 1) Being able to not embarrass myself while playing golf will allow me to spend more time socializing with friends when we're on the course, 2) If my all-time-best score of 45 over par is any indication of inherent skill, I figure I'll be able to turn pro at the ripe age of 86, allowing me to earn enough money to finally pay off my dental school debts.
 
Step 1: Don't think of the people you will be spending the next 4 years with as competition before you even get started or you might have a lonely time in school. Just saying, many of your classmates want to specialize too I'm sure but you can be friends and still do your best.

Step 2: Really any Head and Neck, Physiology, Biochem or Histo text would have been useful for me but I wouldn't stress yourself out about it. As you've probably heard, you will learn so much that first year that it won't matter too much anyway.
 
vrzc said:
What's the highest yield study material that I could possibly look at if I want a leg up on the competition?
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The beach.

Just enjoy your last summer break.

UOTE="rxdmx372, post: 16665354, member: 572891"]Do you guys still think that pre-studying isn't helpful even if it is after taking a year off? If I'm graduating May 2015 and starting dental school August 2016, do you think it would be a good idea to at least look at something so I don't have a 15 month gap of no learning?[/QUOTE]

You'll learn everything you need to learn when dental school starts. No reason to start "pre-studying"
 
Man, no. Take the summer off. Go to the beach. Watch some television. Hang out with friends. Do the things you're not going to have time to do once school starts. Dental school's enough work as it is without getting all competitive before the school year's even begun. Once you're in, you're going to be absolutely inundated with information at every turn and breaks will be few/far between. Studying now is not going to help you in the slightest and, if anything, it's just going to hurt you. Enjoy your leisure time while you still have it.

((Protip: You absolutely can burn out from studying, even if you enjoy it, and at some point you probably will. Don't make that day come any faster than it already is.))

Second point of note, never think of your classmates as competition. That mindset is going to make you miserable in the long run. Your classmates have the potential to be the single largest and most helpful resource available to you over the course of the next few years. Working with them would be in your best interest.
 
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