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Hi y'all,
Ive been a dental assistant for almost 4 years and I have my x-ray license. I hope to apply to dental school next cycle. I've noticed almost all schools require about 100 shadowing hours. Since I've been working for some time now, I think I have a pretty decent amount of experience/exposure to dentistry. I probably have a total of 15 hours of shadowing tbh. I learned so much more being a dental assistant than peeking behind a dentist during procedures lol. I also switch off being a receptionist so I know/understand the business aspect too.
Do you think I still need to shadow? I don't want to apply and get rejected because I have such minimal shadowing hours compared to someone who has 500+ hrs. If so, what do you guys suggest? Shadow another office/dentist? Specialists?
Ive been a dental assistant for almost 4 years and I have my x-ray license. I hope to apply to dental school next cycle. I've noticed almost all schools require about 100 shadowing hours. Since I've been working for some time now, I think I have a pretty decent amount of experience/exposure to dentistry. I probably have a total of 15 hours of shadowing tbh. I learned so much more being a dental assistant than peeking behind a dentist during procedures lol. I also switch off being a receptionist so I know/understand the business aspect too.
Do you think I still need to shadow? I don't want to apply and get rejected because I have such minimal shadowing hours compared to someone who has 500+ hrs. If so, what do you guys suggest? Shadow another office/dentist? Specialists?