DDS/PhD DMD/PhD programs

[thomasjm]

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Hey all, I was just curious if anyone out there has done any looking/considering regarding these programs. I imagine that they are quite competitive (being that they are funding through the NIH, no tution, and supply the student with a ~$25,000+ stipend) I applied to dental school once before, for the class of 2010 and was not succesful, and now I'm in grad school. I didn't have the hottest undergrad GPA, >3.0, performed competitively on the DAT the first time 18+ on all sections, and I am planning on taking it again in March. I have a 4.0 now in grad school, and I am having some work published in JOI (Journal of Oral Implantology) by the time I apply (for the class of 2012) I will have 3 publications....I just wonder if I have a shot at a program such as these. (undergrad GPA is going to be the major issue)
Thanks,
Just curious if anyone had any thoughts on the subject.

BTW, most programs that I looked at are 7 years.

 

[Fuji]

Considering it? No.

Do you have a good shot at it? Yes.

 

[jackbauer!]

it's an great choice if you don't mind being a career student. i wasn't aware that you are provided with tuition reimbursement...are you sure this is true? i can see the stipend b/c they are making money off your research, but i'm almost positive you're still responsible for d-school tuition.

jb!🙂

 

[thomasjm]

I'm about 80% sure about the tution remission, though I might have confused it with something else, there sure is a lot of information out there----can be confusing!

 

[pudge123]

hey, i was looking into similar programs and I am pretty sure that most programs offer you a tution remission for the years you are a ph.D candidate. I could be wrong but thats what i've seen so far. Most programs are: you spend 2 years of d school than 3-4 years of ph.d candidacy and that back to d school for clinicals.

 

[jackbauer!]

hey, i was looking into similar programs and I am pretty sure that most programs offer you a tution remission for the years you are a ph.D candidate. I could be wrong but thats what i've seen so far. Most programs are: you spend 2 years of d school than 3-4 years of ph.d candidacy and that back to d school for clinicals.

that makes sense...basically you pay out the ass for 2 years.....work your ass off in the lab for 3-4 years making $20-$25k....then go back to finish your clinicals for 2 years paying out the ass sounds like funnnnnn

jb!🙂

 

[SFPredent]

The UCs articulated DDS/PhD covers all required tuition fees and an annual stipend for both the dental and the research part, which are sort of morphed together. Harvard you pay your first two years of dental school, then your PhD and your remaining two years of dental school are paid for and stipended. So I guess it depends on the individual program.