Clinical Experience vs. Research for Specializing

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udonzilla

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I know that Board scores are the most important factor when applying for a specialty residency but what would be more beneficial: having a lot of clinical experience such as the number of extractions or researching while you're a dental student. Also, do dental students generally have extra time to take part in research? I am in the process of deciding which school to attend and I would greatly appreciate any info. Thanks.
 
Thanks for your response amorshell. I was only asking this because some new schools like Midwestern wouldn't have researching off the bat and some "clinical" schools do not have as many research opportunities as others.
 
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armorshell said:
Is there some moratorium on doing both? I go to a so called "clinical school", but I have multiple research projects.
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Moratorium means a suspension of something ongoing. I think you mean "is doing both mutually exclusive?".
 
Isn't scrabble more about spelling? Regardless, I would love a jacket that said scrabble police on it. 😀
 
i would love a jacket that said moratorium. some people would have to go find a dictionary when they see me because i had to look it up =)
 
udonzilla said:
i would love a jacket that said moratorium. some people would have to go find a dictionary when they see me because i had to look it up =)
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Yet another sad example of gratuitous word usage by people who don't know what words mean.
 
depends on what specialty. for ortho, i was never asked about what ortho procedures i did in school. my friends in pedo had interviewers ask about how many SSC's they did, what kind of externships, community rotations, etc, they did. i would think endo and OMFS would also be interested to know if you have relevant clinical experiences (especially externships for OMFS, from what i hear).


udonzilla said:
I know that Board scores are the most important factor when applying for a specialty residency but what would be more beneficial: having a lot of clinical experience such as the number of extractions or researching while you're a dental student. Also, do dental students generally have extra time to take part in research? I am in the process of deciding which school to attend and I would greatly appreciate any info. Thanks.
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yojimbo53 said:
depends on what specialty. for ortho, i was never asked about what ortho procedures i did in school. my friends in pedo had interviewers ask about how many SSC's they did, what kind of externships, community rotations, etc, they did. i would think endo and OMFS would also be interested to know if you have relevant clinical experiences (especially externships for OMFS, from what i hear).
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Yes, exactly. Depends on the specialty and I don't see why they are mutually exclusive. You can do some research and still get lots of clinic experience.
 
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