Biochem

[Ozn]

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biochem, is it absolutely required to take if it says recommended for the dental school i am applying?

 

[dentaldawg32]

biochem, is it absolutely required to take if it says recommended for the dental school i am applying?

Yes, if it says recommended, it is absolutely required. It's common sense.

 

[wkupredental]

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.

 

[lala05]

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!

 

[dentaldawg32]

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.

 

[threeblindmice]

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.

 

[Pass The Dental Boards]

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.

 

[lala05]

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.

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).