I gotta admit i'm a little worried about the course load in dental school. I currently average 16 credits per semester (12= full time) and maintain great grades, but the curriculum for the schools that i have researched have been insain e.g. http://dentalschool.unlv.edu/admissions_catalog.html UNLV list 35 courses for the first year alone. Does anyone else have this concern?
any one else freaked out about course load
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I haven't gotten in yet but yeah I'm a little scared. But I know that I have worked really hard to get where I'm at and I know that if I get in somewhere I'm just going to keep working hard and do the best I can, and I know that I'll be alright. 🙂
Hope that helps.
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Hope that helps.
Good luck 👍
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Pikeyman said:
Where exactly do you get a doctrate?
anyways, the way to think about it is that everyone else in the class handles it, so you will to. Just take it as it comes.
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A certain kind of stress is normal, physical and objective. Therefore I will call it Objective Stress. Such a stress is experienced when we face a challenging situation -- a lot of work has to be accomplished within a short period of time. If we have a tight schedule of engagements, even though we may be efficient, we feel stressed out because the time is limited. In such circumstances we must "keep cool" and not get overexcited. And figure out how our work can be accomplished in a short time. This is called the science of time management. For example, if I have to write ten letters in a short time, I should write only a few lines in each letter. Thus, we can see how the maximum work can be accomplished quickly.
One method of overcoming stress in the objective field is to become more disciplined and organised. The discipline of getting up earlier can make our lives smoother. When we hurry we try to do things quickly and often make mistakes, but with planning and discipline we can act with greater efficiency and less strain.
One method of overcoming stress in the objective field is to become more disciplined and organised. The discipline of getting up earlier can make our lives smoother. When we hurry we try to do things quickly and often make mistakes, but with planning and discipline we can act with greater efficiency and less strain.
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titan3035 said:
Dental school is easy and no big deal. Don't worry about it, you'll do fine. If you want to be in the upper-echelon of your class then you'll have to work much harder, but if you want to be a good dentist and learn what you need to know, then don't stress it.
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ItsGavinC said:
What? Wish I could say the same, but that's not the case.
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captaintripps said:
Sure, mileage will vary depending on school. The didactic years can be stressful, but I didn't run into any material that was difficult to learn. There was simply a LOT of material!
The clinical years are a different ballgame alltogether and the days of cramming for an exam will be a distant memory by then.
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Pikeyman said:
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ItsGavinC said:
I think i've always said Dental School isn't hard. But there's a hell of a lot of material. At least at my school the med school has a lot harder classes, but not near as many of them. Ours are just a huge amount of material to get through.
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CJWolf said:
True. But then again, I haven't studied a bit for 3-4 months now.
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ItsGavinC said:
That's true, but the 4th semester is generally a transition to clinic and basically lab time/pre clinic issues it seems. I think the 3 first semesters are the hardest, then a light preclinic semester and then 2 years of getting your stuff checked off and getting done.
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having 30+ units in dental school is pretty much the standard in most schools. however, i dont think that they are as hard as having 30 units in undergrad. getting units at dental school is slightly diff than under grad. i.e we have 3 classes this semester and that is about 25 units. on avg, we have about 2 hr lectures then 3 hr labs three times a week. not too bad huh?
having 25 units in undergrad would be a whole diff ballgame.
bottom line, 25 units of dental doesnt equal 25 units of college.
having 25 units in undergrad would be a whole diff ballgame.
bottom line, 25 units of dental doesnt equal 25 units of college.
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DDSSlave said:
You cram for your clinical procedures? Or, do you still have written exams during your clinical years?
I think MOST students would agree that there isn't anything to cram for during the final two years.
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PERFECT3435 said:
Excellent point. The credit hours at my school don't line up at all with what I experienced in undergrad.
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ItsGavinC said:
Written exams. In 3rd yr we have didactic courses basically 1 day/wk. Roughly 11 classes that meet once a wk. Some are a lot more difficult than others.... OMS, perio surg, implants, more pharm, more oral path, etc. The bottom line is clinic is exhausting in the beginning when you're treating patients all day. Tack on lab work for patients that you do after hours, stresses of requirements or competencies, and the simple fact that you've already been studying hard for the last 2 yrs, you just don't have the time or energy to study nightly for these classes. So, what ends up happening? Of course, you cram. Class-wise, 3rd yr is certainly lighter than the first 2 yrs, but considering you're in clinic/lab 80-90% of the time, you've got a lot of other stuff on your plate. A good example that I think is pretty universal is Part II of the Boards. You hear of 2nd yrs studying for several wks/mos in advance for Part I. Part II 4th yrs cram for (or so I've been told). Granted it may not be as important to you or as difficult as Part I, but part of it is lack of time or energy while in D-school clinic.
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DDSSlave said:
Gotcha. I don't think we'll have any didactic courses our final two years (although that could change), and we have a commercial lab in-house, so hopefully those two items will equate to more free time than you're getting.
I'm still not studying for Part II though.
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ItsGavinC said:
I'm surprised you won't have any more classes 3rd/4th yr. There's still a lot of advanced stuff I doubt gets covered early on. But that's awesome about the in-house lab. I don't mind doing the first model & die work/crowns/setting denture teeth etc on real patients with real complications not seen in preclinic. But once you do it once or twice, it's time to move on and mimic private practice.
