about clinical work

[sgdorfl90]

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sorry guys, i am not in dental school, so this question might be laughable, but if a given person is putting a lot of effort in lab, and instructors notice it, but still fails, do they just throw him/her out? Are you given any chances to redo stuff, or any other options besides getting thrown out? Please respond, this might be applicable to lot of pre-dents. Thanks.

 

[sgdorfl90]

anyone in d-school, please reply.

 

[crazy_sherm]

95% of students, if they put in enough hard work should eventually be able to produce something clinically acceptable in pre-clin lab. However, there are the unfortunate few, who may be really smart and work super hard, but just have the worst handskills ever...they either sneak by and become orthodontists or the instructors have no choice but to fail them. They can't in good faith let someone they deem unsafe to work on patients.

 

[sgdorfl90]

thanks..i don't how to react to that...thank you for replying, but it kinda makes me unez at the same time. i guess time will tell.


Are there any schools that are more willing to work and give time for people to latch onto clinical stuff? Please help me out.

 

[sgdorfl90]

Bump

 

[drPheta]

First off, not all orthodontists have horrible clinical skills. Most guys I know who went to ortho spanked their classmated in quality of clinical work.
Second, D-schools usually don't like to boot their students. If you fall behind along the way in a class, the administration will pick up on this and try to get some upperclassmen to help you out. If you truly suck, you should just leave dental school anyway.

 

[sgdorfl90]

thanx...i m willing to put in the effort, i'll stay at school all night if that's what it takes...i just hope its doable with practice....i guess i am looking for reassurance which i m not gonna find. I just hope people who do get kicked out are not putting in their best effort, in which case, it makes sense.

 

[drPheta]

Effort does not equal quality. You can try your best to prep a crown, but if you suck at it you'll never be a prosthodontist. You can try your best to get great grades, but you're not going to get them if you suck at learning/studying. There's a reason why there aren't 184701974017407148147194701740174 dentists. There's a certain skill, personality, and passion required to succeed in this profession.

If you have the skill, the effort won't be needed (that much). To a certain limit, practice does make perfect. Don't stress so much about sucking at something until you actually see that you do suck. To many students' delight, things turn out better and better as they get the hang of them.