Dentistry after medicine

[lookingforaspot16]

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I am a canadian citizen who graduated from St George's University, passed all usmle exams and am ecfmg certified. I am considering going into dentistry and am wondering if there are any schools that will accept my basic sciences courses from medicine towards a dental degree? Is it possible to enter into 2nd or 3rd year with those credentials?

 

[dp93]

Many dental schools take dental related classes as well first year to start developing hand skills so I would venture to say probably not skipable entirely. Though I know at least at my school you can take a proficiency exam to prove you already know the material and they can exempt you from individual classes so I will assume other schools can do the same. It's probably a case by case basis, you should contact schools your interested and find out for yourself

 

[JLT223]

Probably not. Like the above poster said it may be a case by case basis.

 

[Bucks783]

gonna say no as well

 

[ncide]

I just came back from a dental school interview where there were several MDs in the class. These students were able to skip some courses that were covered in med school. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

 

[zammyd]

why do you want to switch to dental?

 

[gabtse]

I just came back from a dental school interview where there were several MDs in the class. These students were able to skip some courses that were covered in med school. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

But I believe you would still need to take the DAT before you get to join the 2nd year students.

 

[Cello]

I just came back from a dental school interview where there were several MDs in the class. These students were able to skip some courses that were covered in med school. Let me know if you have anymore questions.

Colorado interview by chance?

 

[ncide]

Colorado interview by chance?

Yep.

 

[tgtremix]

out of curiosity, were the MDs in dental school US-MDs or foreign trained MDs?

 

[ncide]

out of curiosity, were the MDs in dental school US-MDs or foreign trained MDs?

US.

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

You could try contacting schools who complete the first 2 years with the med students. I know Harvard,
Columbia and Uconn does this. There might be others.

 

[doc toothache]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/2012-credit-allowance-for-md-ph-d-dh-other.944361/

 

[CanaDMD]

St George's University is a Caribbean med school - NOT a US med school.... which is probably why you're thinking of switching to dental lolll. Can't match a residency, huh?

Why the hostility 😳

 

[dp93]

St George's University is a Caribbean med school - NOT a US med school.... which is probably why you're thinking of switching to dental lolll. Can't match a residency, huh?

he said he passed the USMLE so im sure he probably could. no need to attack the guy for asking...

 

[FrenchyM.D/D.O]

St George's University is a Caribbean med school - NOT a US med school.... which is probably why you're thinking of switching to dental lolll. Can't match a residency, huh?

You have no right to be condescending to this guy. For all you know, he might be your boss one day. Have some respect!!!

 

[tortelliniboy]

I can't comment on the hostility but not matching to resodency after graduating from a carribeans school is common. There's also the fact that the user also recently made the same topic on the optometry forum which tells me they are in panic mode and looking to use any other health field as a back up since they have not matched. Finally there's the topic about how they're a 2014 graduate and still looking for a residency...

Bottom Line is: will dental schools look kindly on the situation or interpret this as a back up plan and an affront

 

[darknightzzz]

St George's University is a Caribbean med school - NOT a US med school.... which is probably why you're thinking of switching to dental lolll. Can't match a residency, huh?

what this CCCN2 says has some valid points. The big three carribean med school (Ross, St George,) have like 30% match rate, which was their best statistic once upon a time. the 70% leftover don't match. you guys should read stories on how Carribean international medical graduate can't match after 6 7 tries.

and USLME has a score, so passing is important as well as the score.

as MD schools and DO schools expand in US, the spots for carribean graduates shrinks and shrinks ( i heard the good time used to be 10%, before around 5%, but they expect the future will be 1%).

I just feel bad these people shell out 120k$ to get a useless carribean MD degree which is sold to them as false hope and false future.

 

[darknightzzz]

I am a canadian citizen who graduated from St George's University, passed all usmle exams and am ecfmg certified. I am considering going into dentistry and am wondering if there are any schools that will accept my basic sciences courses from medicine towards a dental degree? Is it possible to enter into 2nd or 3rd year with those credentials?

i think you have to start from scratch, aka retake prereqs, DAT, etc because foreign classes taken outside US are usually not counted (to my knowledge) as prereqs, let alone let you skip classes in dental schools

your prereqs probably expire by now. so I think you have to retake them all.

 

[FrenchyM.D/D.O]

I can't comment on the hostility but not matching to resodency after graduating from a carribeans school is common. There's also the fact that the user also recently made the same topic on the optometry forum which tells me they are in panic mode and looking to use any other health field as a back up since they have not matched. Finally there's the topic about how they're a 2014 graduate and still looking for a residency...

Bottom Line is: will dental schools look kindly on the situation or interpret this as a back up plan and an affront

No, trust me I get it. I have a lot of friends who attended Med school in the Carib. Some matched, some didn't. So I know the deal. In fact, my best friend went to AUA, did match but he told that he had to go outside of the regular matching company or something of that sort. He did match eventually though.
I just didn't like how CCCN2 attacked this person for no particular reason. People tend to forget that the users behind these Avatars are real individuals with real emotions and a real heart rate. We are all trying to make it, let's help each other, not put each other down. That's all.