Best way to prep for D-School

[SillyRabbit]

hey guys,
I just want to get started already!! Can't wait any longer...and i feel like studying for dental school. Are there any good books to start reading to get a head start on those really hard classes. I'm not a science major so i could probably use the help.
Thanks!!!

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[3rdMolarRoller]

Just enjoy your free time and life until then

 

[NewNameForGoogleBot]

Boo! Why don't we give the OP an answer to his question?

 

[ShawnOne]

Originally posted by jaap
Boo! Why don't we give the OP an answer to his question?

Like your response helped any more than his, BOOOO!

 

[UBTom]

to SillyRabbit:

I agree with the other guys-- Don't sweat it. Just enjoy your last free summer as much as you can. Once dental school starts you probably won't have a relaxing summer for three more years.

But if you insist on wanting to study something... If I was in your shoes I would look over something like Netter's Anatomy Atlas. DON'T MEMORIZE STUFF-- Just get familiar with it. So when you start Gross Anatomy (assuming you go to a school that does full-body anatomy like mine), you at least have an idea of what to expect.

Since you are chomping at the bit to get started, can we assume congratulations are in order? (i.e. have you received fat envelopes?)

 

[3rdMolarRoller]

My response is simple bec there is no need to prep.

If you took the pre-req you should be fine. Why kill yourself studying wrong material. Sure it may help some, but you will regret it when school starts.

Just have fun and don't worry about it until you get to D-school. By then the material may change. We had a lecture 2 weeks ago where the prof said he just read something new and to change what he had on the powerpoint.

 

[gryffindor]

Those really hard classes are tough to judge. Each school runs them differently so you wouldn't want to study Wheater's Histology in detail only to get to dental school and find out that they don't even open Wheater's in the Histo course.

If I were in your position, I'd try to learn some dental terminology. Wherever you go, you will have to know terms like mesial, distal, buccal, lingual, marginal rigde, vestibule, occlusal table, fossa, cusps, root trunk, and a gazillion others as part of your daily vocabulary. If you haven't heard of any of these words, be prepared to practically learn another language. And it can get difficult trying to learn dental terms at the same time you are attempting to memorize the muscles of the forearm and figure out why the brachial plexus is of any value. If you've already got dental terms down, move on to dental anatomy. Again, that is another subject you can't miss in dental school. No matter which book you use at your school, the maxillary first premolar will always have a mesial concavity and two roots. Eruption times are always a good thing to know, the boards love asking those questions.

 

[NewNameForGoogleBot]

Thanks for the good advice, griffin!

 

[Rezdawg]

Im going to audit a biochemistry course before I begin dental school. I never took it in college, so I would like to familiarize myself with the subject before it kicks my butt.

 

[openwyd22]

Rezdawg,

I am going to do the exact same thing. Audit a biochem course because I never took one. They say that may be one of your biggest challenges in school.

 

[Turnpike]

If you're bored get a job. Dental school is expensive.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Thanks soooo much for all your advice.
They were all really good ideas!!
You guys are great!

 

[SillyRabbit]

I'm waiting for Dec. 1 ...but i'm really psyched. Hope i get in somewhere!! ahhhhhh