Dental school location

[ashlander]

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I have an important question.
If you want to live in LA or SD or SF after dental school, is it advantageous to attend a Cali school?
Does that matter?
Will I have difficulties getting patients if I went to a school in east coast?
If I later specialize, the school I do DDS or DMD matter? or where I did residency is more important?
On the other hand, what if I do general dentistry ?
Thank you for your input.
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[The Hammer]

I have an important question.
If you want to live in LA or SD or SF after dental school, is it advantageous to attend a Cali school?
Does that matter?
Will I have difficulties getting patients if I went to a school in east coast?
If I later specialize, the school I do DDS or DMD matter? or where I did residency is more important?
On the other hand, what if I do general dentistry ?
Thank you for your input.
👍

Its not a bad idea to go to D school in the area in which you want to practice. You will make contacts in that area that can help you when you graduate and are looking for a job. As far as getting patients it really doesn't matter where you go to school as your patients won't know or care what school you attended. If you want to go into a specialty it doesn't matter if you have a DDS or a DMD but sometimes it is easier to get into a program at the school that you attended.

 

[bigstix808]

I have an important question.
If you want to live in LA or SD or SF after dental school, is it advantageous to attend a Cali school?
Does that matter?
Will I have difficulties getting patients if I went to a school in east coast?
If I later specialize, the school I do DDS or DMD matter? or where I did residency is more important?
On the other hand, what if I do general dentistry ?
Thank you for your input.
👍

you prob wont have a problem finding px's on east vs west coast...but from the talk on here, Cali is getting more and more saturated with dents so finding a job there might be of more concern

 

[Daurang]

If you can get in then go for it. Otherwise go to the cheapest chool that will accept you. After five years working elsewhere, you get Cali licensure by credential anyway.