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Biochem
Started by Ozn
Most likely they will look favorably on you taking that class, and it may help you a little once you enter their dental program.
But if their site doesn't list in under their "required courses" section, then you don't HAVE to take it.
But if their site doesn't list in under their "required courses" section, then you don't HAVE to take it.
I called up Tufts and they said you can still be accepted without having taken Biochem, you'll just have to take it before beginning dental school. So if I were you, I'd call up the schools individually and ask if you can wait to take the course until you are accepted...that's what I'm doing!
Tufts requires Biochem. There's a difference between required courses and recommended courses (which, despite my post above, are not necessary). OP is asking about the latter.
If you want to know the definition of recommended it is not synonymous with required. A lot of schools recommend histology, embryology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry etc. but not all of those are required. What they are saying is they want a variety of science classes beyond gen bio. That being said there seems to be more and more schools that are making biochemistry required instead of just recommended.
If you want to brush up on your biochem, I tutor biochem at my school and recorded some lectures and uploaded them to youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/user/aaronsbiochemvideos
Check it out if you want to review.
http://www.youtube.com/user/aaronsbiochemvideos
Check it out if you want to review.
My bad, I misread the question. Even though they are not required, my pre-health adviser strongly suggests taking at least one of the "recommended"higher level courses... doesn't necessarily have to be Biochem though (I took Comp. Anatomy).
