Originally posted by futureD
Some VERY important INSIDE info about BU:
Fact:
BU does not have enough dental chairs in the clinic. Students have to "WORK" hard for chairs. This will definitely affect your clinical skills. The school will never tell you this info.
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Tufts is not any better in this area than BU, in fact a new clinic just opened at BU. Go ask some dentaltown members about the tufts clinic.
My opinion:
APEX is an INEFFECTIVE use of your time as a dental student. Why pay ENORMOUS tuition to observe a dentist when you should be at the school practicing.
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Practicing? General Path and Immunology at tufts, cleaning teeth at unc?. Ineffective? I'd rather be making future contacts and getting the dirty side of the BUSINESS, after all that is what it is, a business, and practice management cannot be taught well in a classroom.
Believe it or not. Boston is NOT that big of a city. THere is definitely competition for patients among the three dental schools there.
Of course there is competition, and? BU students finish their requirements at the same rate as Tufts and Harvard.
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I did not have to share these tidbits but felt obligated to contribute for having learned much from other people's posts. Sort of...GIVE BACK WHAT YOU TAKE???. So, don't attack me.