I interviewed at MWU a few months ago and one thing they really hammered was the fact their students get a lot more clinical experience than any other dental school, so much so that their graduating students dont even need to complete a AEGD or GPR and can start working right away. I'm wondering if anyone has any insight on this? And is it true most dental students usually do a GPR after school if they want to work as a general?
Do MWU AZ students really receive a lot more clinical experience than other dental students?
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I have a good friend who graduated from Midwestern Arizona. They for sure get well above average experience.
More and more students are doing residencies after dental school, but I wouldn’t say it has reached the level of “most” students. I didn’t do one and felt perfectly competent and comfortable practicing right after graduation. I wasn’t an exception either. The job market, especially on the east coast, is what seems to pressure the residency decision. That, the training for implants/sedation, and not feeling “ready” yet... probably in that order, too. It is a very personal decision. Good residencies are amazing (so I hear), but bad residencies are everywhere. You have to do your research and really soul search for something that would benefit you and your career goals to make it worth it.
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This has been brought up many times. Go to the cheapest school PERIOD. Your REAL training comes AFTER dental school. DS provides a basic grasp of dentistry. Experience and practice will make up most of your post DS education. Attending a fancy expensive school with all the high tech toys does not mean you'll be a better dentist than someone who graduated from a less expensive DS. Just do the math. High debt will affect your future financial decisions for a long, long time.
You think patients give a crap about where you went to school? Means nothing. If anything .... patients have more allegience to those dentists that attended the recognized state schools as opposed to the private schools.
Save your money and stop drinking the koolaid.
You think patients give a crap about where you went to school? Means nothing. If anything .... patients have more allegience to those dentists that attended the recognized state schools as opposed to the private schools.
Save your money and stop drinking the koolaid.
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At each school I interviewed at, each one was SURE that they were the best in regards to clinical experience compared to any other dental school lol take what each school says with a grain of salt
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Whoever runs MWU-AZ's PR team does a great job tricking kids into spending money. No dental school is worth 500K no matter the experience you get. Use the money for CE.
I was talking to students and apparently the average number of crowns a 4th year graduates with was around 20 - 30, and everyone does at least 1 implant. Do you know what the average number of procedures other dental students perform?
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You can do a 5000 dollar CE course after dental school and place 30 implants. Don’t pay an extra 200k to have the chance to place one implant during dental school. You’ll need extra training either way.
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None of that warrants the price they put.
I was actually talking to a D4 and he's placed 40 something implants!
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That is definitely not the norm and even if it was it still wouldn’t be worth the extra cost.
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This is quite difficult to believe.
I interviewed here early in the cycle and liked the campus, clinics, faculty, etc.. It does appear that some of the students do more than the average dental student but I doubt this means much upon graduation. With that said, as Dec. 3rd approached and the reality of the cost of this school actually hit I was really hoping to get in somewhere more affordable.
Bit of an aside but if students actually do that much work, which isn't entirely unbelievable after seeing all the retirement homes along the freeway in PHX and Glendale, I would think that tuition would be more affordable if students were generating that much money from doing so many lucrative procedures (40 implants). But even if they were I guess this isn't the way the world works lol.
Bit of an aside but if students actually do that much work, which isn't entirely unbelievable after seeing all the retirement homes along the freeway in PHX and Glendale, I would think that tuition would be more affordable if students were generating that much money from doing so many lucrative procedures (40 implants). But even if they were I guess this isn't the way the world works lol.
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Tuition and fees are only going to run you $400,000 with a paltry $120,000 or so for living expenses. Even if tuition increases 4-7% annually as their website states (Glendale Tuition and Fees), you'll pay this off in no time! Accrued interest? Don't worry about it! Haven't you heard, starting salaries for associates are exceeding seven figures...if you count the two numbers to the right of the decimal point.
Go to a cheaper school if at all possible.
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Go to a cheaper school if at all possible.
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lol I told you the same thing a while back.
MWU AZ is surrounded by a lot of huge retirement homes so a lot of people need dentures and implants there.
I also mentioned that my interview group saw a student doing sinus surgery.
Are you applying next cycle? I am sure you will get into a cheap great state school so just apply to MWU for fun and see if you fall victim to their PR team
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This is very accurate. No school will turn you into a ready dentist. Yes, some schools have a "higher focus" on clinical skills but the difference between completing 10 crowns and 15 or 20 crowns is minimal. Same goes for implants. Do you think you will be implant ready if you completed 5 or 10 implants during dental school? Most pre-dents don't realize but there is something called CE courses where you pay several thousand and spend a week completing 40 implants. The same applied towards every other procedure. The majority of your learning will happen after dental school. And well by 1st year post graduation, most dentists will be on an even level.
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