Clinical volunteering?

[PositiveLake]

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Can just volunteering in the community and shadowing dentists be sufficient?

 

[Frychicken]

Pretty much.

 

[DentTreadOnMe]

Can just volunteering in the community and shadowing dentists be sufficient?

I didn’t have any clinical volunteering but a lot of community volunteering (2 year lds mission) and I got 5 acceptances.

 

[MavsFanForLife]

Yea its definitely not essential, BUT if you are a below average gpa applicant (like my self, 3.2) then clinical volunteer can REALLY help you out. I did a dental trip to Honduras and had a lot more success this cycle this cycle than I thought I would. Every school I interviewed at, asked me about that trip

 

[DigitalDental]

Some schools (but not all) put a lot of emphasis on volunteer experience. I know that Tufts for example really stresses that they like applicants with many volunteer hours / experiences.


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[UConnDoIt]

I volunteered a lot for the community, but only have 20 hours of clinical volunteering under my belt. I got accepted to my top choice that happens to be my state school.

 

[BluntForceTrauma]

I didn’t have any clinical volunteering but a lot of community volunteering (2 year lds mission) and I got 5 acceptances.

Dude, where'd you serve?

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[KSprite]

No, clinical volunteering is not important. Those two are sufficient.

 

[DentTreadOnMe]

Dude, where'd you serve?

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