D1 student needs some help

[pinhi]

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Hey all.....im a D1 this year and im really excited to get started w/ school.
Im actually wondering if anyone knows about misdemeanor offenses after acceptance and criminal checks.
So..its like this: i completed my criminal check and everything went thru just fine. Shortly after however, i was convicted for a misdemeanor dui. during our orientation the dean told us that we have to report all misdemeanors and felonies immediately.
Does anyone know how the school will react when i inform them of my situation? Is this grounds for expulsion?
Im quite concerned. Please help.
Thanks!!

 

[yangwang]

Hey all.....im a D1 this year and im really excited to get started w/ school.
Im actually wondering if anyone knows about misdemeanor offenses after acceptance and criminal checks.
So..its like this: i completed my criminal check and everything went thru just fine. Shortly after however, i was convicted for a misdemeanor dui. during our orientation the dean told us that we have to report all misdemeanors and felonies immediately.
Does anyone know how the school will react when i inform them of my situation? Is this grounds for expulsion?
Im quite concerned. Please help.
Thanks!!

You should be very concerned, you are already 50% unlicensable. If you get 2 strikes on DUI, you will not be able to get practicing license and that's why schools stress so much about DUI and other misdemeanors. You need to tell your school about this and work with them.

 

[John Durian]

Not looking good man. I "heard" bad things... especially with DUIs.

 

[doctor123456789]

If you got behind a wheel when you could have took a taxi, what makes you think I want you working on my mouth when i might possibly be put out.

I mean what scares me the most isn't that you were driving under the influence, sure maybe a 'good' amount of people have done that; but the fact you got caught, i mean you had to really be messed up to tip off a cop that you were driving drunk.

A close friend got a dui, and he just wanted to drive 6 miles. For the price of what his family has had to pay, he could have paid for the parking ticket, the car being impounded, and a hypothetical taxi payment from California to New York.

As a drunk driver you had the option to call a friend, taxi, neighbor or family member. If you were knowingly going to drive and possible die(you were pretty drunk to get caught), you think that we might think that you might even think twice about using an instrument on a patient?

Not to be a jerk, I wouldn't like to have you as a dentist. We all make mistakes, but I dont know if what you did was a mistake.

Sure i might be prejudice on this subject, but i think a vast majority of people would agree with me.

 

[m1817]

How often when someone's caught breaking the law, does he or she justify the actions with the "we all make mistakes and we must learn from them" mantra?

"A mistake is when you thought you were doing something right in the first place," he said, "and then you realize later that it was wrong. Mistakes are honest in nature. What I did was dumb and stupid. It's knowing the difference between what's right and what's wrong and still doing it anyway."

http://www.freep.com/article/201109...Jalen-Rose-sets-positive-example-his-students

 

[BTown DDS]

As a drunk driver you had the option to call a friend, taxi, neighbor or
family member. If you were knowingly going to drive and possible die(you were
pretty drunk to get caught), you think that we might think that you might even
think twice about using an instrument on a patient?





Not to be a jerk, I wouldn't like to have you as a dentist. We all make
mistakes, but I dont know if what you did was a mistake.

I don't know of any studies that show a correlation of DUI convictions and being able to practice dentistry. Yes you should have used better judgment, but I don't see how that has anything to do with being a good dentist. I think that should be left to the states who issue dental licenses.

 

[doc3232]

Why is everyone lecturing this person?
I don't think anyone will ever find out about it...but I would recommend telling your school administration. I can't imagine anyone kicking you out post-acceptance.

 

[tinman831]

First thing you should do is talk to a lawyer and do your darnedest to get this off your record. You will also need to inform your school. If you don't tell them and they find out, that's a good reason to kick you out (and if they don't expel you, then you've got a bad reputation there). Second issue would be that it would hurt your chances at getting a license. You should look into your state licensing board and see what are the requirements for licensure. If the DUI prohibits you from getting a license, it'd be a waste of time to go through dental school knowing you'd never be licensed. I know a couple of people who have misdemeanors and ended up becoming very successful dentists (although it was disclosed before applying to dental school).