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I know there are some schools that require cadaver dissections from the waist up, but I don't know what schools they are. Does anyone know the schools that do the dissections for anatomy?
 
We do our own dissections here at IUSD. Not sure about any other schools.
 
Western and Colorado both do.
 
I actually WANT to go to a school that does it! I think it would be fun. I am applying to MUSC, NC Chapel Hill, GHSU, UAB, UFL, LSU, and LECOM. So I was just wondering if any of those schools do them. 🙂
 
I heard that all work with cadavers except for NY since they have "plastinated" cadavers so everything is clearly visible and you don't do any dissection
 
kcakezzz said:
I actually WANT to go to a school that does it! I think it would be fun. I am applying to MUSC, NC Chapel Hill, GHSU, UAB, UFL, LSU, and LECOM. So I was just wondering if any of those schools do them. 🙂
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I know UNC does
 
UOP does too.

Does anyone know if CASE does?
 
what about detroit mercy?
 
OOOO ooo does UConn? They told us when we were there, but I forgot haha

EDIT: looks like UConn does use cadavers! Awesome!
 
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Buffalo uses cadavers. I would not go to a school that doesn't. It's such an amazing experience and is a true privilege. It would be a significant deal-breaker for me if a school used anything other than real cadavers (e.g. plastic, computerized, etc). I feel much more strongly about that statement having just completed Gross Anatomy last month.
 
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what about detroit mercy?
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A student who goes there said that this was their last year using cadavers. Apparently they are bringing in the plastics. I never got a confirmation on that though.
 
Penn uses cadavers
 
UBDent19 said:
Buffalo uses cadavers. I would not go to a school that doesn't. It's such an amazing experience and is a true privilege. It would be a significant deal-breaker for me if a school used anything other than real cadavers (e.g. plastic, computerized, etc). I feel much more strongly about that statement having just completed Gross Anatomy last month.
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I better get used to the smell of formaldehyde :laugh:
 
Temple does. Just started the semester and working on them.
 
Has anyone got freaked out (at least before you actually working on a cadaver)? Or do you know of anyone that got freaked out? And how it turned out?

Personally, I'm nervous. I'm hoping to conquer that fear before I got my chance to stand in front of a cadaver....
 
dentaloldguy said:
Has anyone got freaked out (at least before you actually working on a cadaver)? Or do you know of anyone that got freaked out? And how it turned out?

Personally, I'm nervous. I'm hoping to conquer that fear before I got my chance to stand in front of a cadaver....
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For me, it's a different ballgame when you're looking at it from an academic point of view. And with the timer ticking during a practical, I get all sorts of personal and hands-on without thinking twice. It's just a smelly mass of brown. That being said, I'm grateful to those who have given their body to science because it's a great way for us to really learn about the human body.

I heard a story about a gal who was not familiar with the word 'cadaver' and didn't expect that she was walking into a room of bodies. This was as an actual dental student, not just someone taking a tour or an undergraduate or something. Sounds ridiculous, yes? But it was told by the student surrounded by a few of her classmates. So either they're all telling this fabricated tale, or you're one step ahead by at least knowing what a cadaver is. I think she had to retake after she got over it. She said she felt like she had to earn the trust of her classmates again because she thought they believed she didn't deserve to be there. I assume she's doing fine now.
 
Pitt has a cadaver lab. You get to work on them after the med students.

Does anyone know about ASDOH?
 
UAB does, more or less clavicle up, but not waist up
 
@BU, dental students do not dissect cadavers; you don't even watch them perform the dissections. They just recycle the cadavers which were previously dissected by medical students. There is one pre-dissected cadaver per 12 students. On one side of the table is a medical student who points things out, on the other side of the table are all the dental students. It's very difficult to get much out of it since only 3-4 students have a good view, and refuse to rotate positions. I could see better, and for longer, watching anatomy videos on my computer.

dentaloldguy said:
Has anyone got freaked out (at least before you actually working on a cadaver)? Or do you know of anyone that got freaked out? And how it turned out?

Personally, I'm nervous. I'm hoping to conquer that fear before I got my chance to stand in front of a cadaver....
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A girl in my class cried hysterically and couldn't handle it. They made an accomodation for her to minimize her interaction with cadavers. A bunch of other girls couldn't handle the smell of formaldehyde and wore scented masks, but would still constantly complain about the smell. Formaldehyde is nothing compared to halitosis or perio pocket curettage.
Being around dead bodies is always gonna be uncomfortable. What's unique for dentists is that we focus on the head and neck area where you see the cadaver's face. I actually don't think dental education benefits much from the use of cadavers (unless you actually perform the dissections), but maybe that's just because of the school I went to. It would have been nice to experience using a scalpel to cut tissue on a cadaver, instead of experiencing it for the first time on a live person.
 
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UCLA does too. Best part about cadavers was probably those people who came in alone at 11 pm and stayed 'til 2 am...
 
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