Do not apply to maryland

[MarylandDDSGrad]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc7acAWlSZA

 

[MarylandDDSGrad]

Terrible dental school.

 

[MAdental]

Talk about creative

 

[jeffity]

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[MarylandDDSGrad]

TVs in the bathroom? That's not such a bad idea. I think I'll add them to my list.

Sounds good until you try to do some dentistry and realize that you can't see patients because there is not enough faculty coverage. You end up doing nothing. Ask any maryland student. You can go weeks between filling cavities. Apply somewhere else if you want to do dentistry.

 

[hamptongirl]

Sounds good until you try to do some dentistry and realize that you can't see patients because there is not enough faculty coverage. You end up doing nothing. Ask any maryland student. You can go weeks between filling cavities. Apply somewhere else if you want to do dentistry.

you made that video?

 

[dentalWorks]

Your status says "Dentist"... So here is what I suggest

Since your really trying to help out the younger pre-dents... instead talking down a school, why don't you put up a big sign on your practice that says "Shadowing for pre-dents welcome"... Trust me, you'll be helping more pre-dents this way.

 

[jeffity]

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[anonymouse1]

I was kidding. The list of postgraduate programs alone took them off my list long ago.

why would you take it off bc of the post grad programs? what does that have to do with anything...

 

[MarylandDDSGrad]

you made that video?

I didn't. A classmate did

 

[MarylandDDSGrad]

Since your really trying to help out the younger pre-dents... instead talking down a school, why don't you put up a big sign on your practice that says "Shadowing for pre-dents welcome"... Trust me, you'll be helping more pre-dents this way.

I will do both. I can't let pre-dents shadow me yet because I don't have an office or job. Just graduated this year. Am doing a AGED residency because Maryland does not train their students enough to go out and work after 4 years of dental school so they have to do a residency.

 

[MarylandDDSGrad]

I was kidding. The list of postgraduate programs alone took them off my list long ago.

You are very smart. Maryland has all the specialty programs. This is not good for dental students. This is bad. This means the DDS clinic screens for the specialty programs. You can't do a 2nd molar root canal. Automatically post-grad endo. You can't do 5 crowns on a patient. Goes to post-grad prosth. You can't do implant partial dentures. Automatic post-grad prosth. Forget about doing any basic ortho. Forget about doing a crown lengthening procedure. You end up getting patients taken away all the time. End up with all the crap the post grad residents don't want. Sometimes instructors will take away a patient and not even say why other than it is "too complex" for you.

The movie touches on that http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc7acAWlSZA#t=1m58s

You are very smart to avoid Maryland because of all the speciality programs

 

[MarylandDDSGrad]

why would you take it off bc of the post grad programs? what does that have to do with anything...

The more post grad programs the less dentistry you get to do. Your patients get transferred to the residents for them to do the work and learning on, not you. But yuo still pay full price to find other residents their patients.

 

[IlikeDentite]

I will do both. I can't let pre-dents shadow me yet because I don't have an office or job. Just graduated this year. Am doing a AGED residency because Maryland does not train their students enough to go out and work after 4 years of dental school so they have to do a residency.

It is so obvious that you are on the Maryland waitlist and want to dissuade people from attending for your own benefit. Even if you are really a Maryland graduate and am telling the truth, the fact is that NO dental school is perfect, and the ones that are cost over $350,000 a year to attend. If you are a Maryland resident, the disadvantages of Maryland should not deter you from attending. Unless of course, you get into Harvard. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

 

[MarylandDDSGrad]

It is so obvious that you are on the Maryland waitlist and want to dissuade people from attending for your own benefit. Even if you are really a Maryland graduate and am telling the truth, the fact is that NO dental school is perfect, and the ones that are cost over $350,000 a year to attend. If you are a Maryland resident, the disadvantages of Maryland should not deter you from attending. Unless of course, you get into Harvard. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

My arguments have fact and logic. You do not. Choose who to believe. Yes, no dental school is perfect. Does that mean you should attend the one that has the most problems?

Email the rising senior 2012 class and ask them what they think: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=6315044607 Sophomores do not know anything. they are not in clinic until juniors. Only ask 2012 2011 or 2010

I am a Maryland DDS grad and do not recommend anyone applies there. If you do, TALK TO THE SENIOR STUDENTS AT YOUR INTERVIEW AND ASK THEM IF THEY ARE HAPPY. DO NOT ASK THE TOUR GUIDES. MARYLAND PICKS THE STUDENTS AND TELLS THEM WHAT TO SAY. THEY LIE TO YOU.

 

[Double Bonded]

It is so obvious that you are on the Maryland waitlist and want to dissuade people from attending for your own benefit. Even if you are really a Maryland graduate and am telling the truth, the fact is that NO dental school is perfect, and the ones that are cost over $350,000 a year to attend. If you are a Maryland resident, the disadvantages of Maryland should not deter you from attending. Unless of course, you get into Harvard. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

I echo your scepticism. You see threads like this quite frequently on the pre-med forum where kids are #3-4 on the waitlist and haven't been accepted anywhere.

..that or he could be a dentist with a little too much free time on his/her hands and wants to inform applicants about the cons of Maryland.

 

[MarylandDDSGrad]

..that or he could be a dentist with a little too much free time on his/her hands

or a 2011 grad who does not want other students to make the same mistake. if you apply to maryland ask the senior dental students if they recommend you attending. Don't ask the student tour guides. Maryland hand picks them and tells them what to say. The student tour guides lie to you. Talk to regular students in clinic. If they won't let you, then you know something is wrong.

 

[iralex801]

Thank you for your sincere gesture to warn predents like me to stay away from this school. We need more people like you. lol jk

Be wary of this guys advice. I have a gut feeling that jeffity and the OP are the same person.

 

[bipster10]

My arguments have fact and logic. You do not. Choose who to believe. Yes, no dental school is perfect. Does that mean you should attend the one that has the most problems?

Email the rising senior 2012 class and ask them what they think: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&gid=6315044607 Sophomores do not know anything. they are not in clinic until juniors. Only ask 2012 2011 or 2010

I am a Maryland DDS grad and do not recommend anyone applies there. If you do, TALK TO THE SENIOR STUDENTS AT YOUR INTERVIEW AND ASK THEM IF THEY ARE HAPPY. DO NOT ASK THE TOUR GUIDES. MARYLAND PICKS THE STUDENTS AND TELLS THEM WHAT TO SAY. THEY LIE TO YOU.

It is funny you say this....because at the interview they tell you to do the exact same thing....so I did... and ALL of the people I asked (Seniors and Juniors included) had NOTHING bad at all to say...

 

[jeffity]

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[MrSummerlin]

sorry for your situation...but the video is hilarious!!!

 

[SoulPower]

That video was pretty damn funny.

 

[Osity]

It is so obvious that you are on the Maryland waitlist and want to dissuade people from attending for your own benefit. Even if you are really a Maryland graduate and am telling the truth, the fact is that NO dental school is perfect, and the ones that are cost over $350,000 a year to attend. If you are a Maryland resident, the disadvantages of Maryland should not deter you from attending. Unless of course, you get into Harvard. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

He is definitely on the waitlist. There is no way he's a UMD grad. There are a hundred threads just like this with people trying to dissuade others from going to a school at which they're waitlisted.

Better start getting your application ready for June 1.


And the video is awesome.

 

[dentalWorks]

Isn't it weird that threads like this are always appearing right around the time wait-lists stop moving along?

You rarely see a thread like this between August - December periods....

 

[futuredentite]

As someone who also just graduated from Maryland, I can tell you from personal experience that the education I got at Maryland was nothing like the original poster. I have done crown lengthenings, placed implants, done more than enough crown and bridge (and shared some with my classmates), 10+ units of remo...(need I go on)...and I was also done with all my requirements in late March.

Education is what you make it. Maryland gives you a lot of choice in how you make your education--come to class, don't come to class, etc. If you choose to not come in every clinic session, work night sessions or use the resources around you, then what do you expect? One great thing about Maryland is you can schedule your patients whenever you want--so if you want to sit at home all day watching spongebob in your pajamas, you can, you just might not graduate on time. There were no surprise requirements/competencies that just popped up.

My guess from the original poster is this: he/she probably did really great first or second year when there was a lot of book work and did not have to think about interacting with patients, booking appointments and making a full schedule. Third and fourth year is up to the student to make sure their schedule is full and they're meeting their benchmarks. We have patient care cooridinators at the school who assign us as many patients as we want per type of proceedure you need. If you didn't ask them for patients and keep working them up until you found what you needed, thats on you, not the school.

And of course, I find that video absolutely hilarious. Well done for whoever made it. It has a lot of inside jokes from our class but by no means is meant to be taken literally. To the OP, you obviously graduated and survived the experience. Go have a beer and celebrate.

Final thoughts: dental school isn't supposed to be easy, its a lot of hard work. If it was, everyone would do it.

 

[dantemac]

As someone who also just graduated from Maryland, I can tell you from personal experience that the education I got at Maryland was nothing like the original poster. I have done crown lengthenings, placed implants, done more than enough crown and bridge (and shared some with my classmates), 10+ units of remo...(need I go on)...and I was also done with all my requirements in late March.

Education is what you make it. Maryland gives you a lot of choice in how you make your education--come to class, don't come to class, etc. If you choose to not come in every clinic session, work night sessions or use the resources around you, then what do you expect? One great thing about Maryland is you can schedule your patients whenever you want--so if you want to sit at home all day watching spongebob in your pajamas, you can, you just might not graduate on time. There were no surprise requirements/competencies that just popped up.

My guess from the original poster is this: he/she probably did really great first or second year when there was a lot of book work and did not have to think about interacting with patients, booking appointments and making a full schedule. Third and fourth year is up to the student to make sure their schedule is full and they're meeting their benchmarks. We have patient care cooridinators at the school who assign us as many patients as we want per type of proceedure you need. If you didn't ask them for patients and keep working them up until you found what you needed, thats on you, not the school.

And of course, I find that video absolutely hilarious. Well done for whoever made it. It has a lot of inside jokes from our class but by no means is meant to be taken literally. To the OP, you obviously graduated and survived the experience. Go have a beer and celebrate.

Final thoughts: dental school isn't supposed to be easy, its a lot of hard work. If it was, everyone would do it.

Finally, a lucid response. I agree with all of this...the video is funny, but I am sure the experience at Maryland is by far and away passable.

 

[lemoncurry]

if UMD is anything like LLU (we also have just about every specialty), you have plenty of opportunities to do complex cases.

 

[HupHolland]

As someone who also just graduated from Maryland, I can tell you from personal experience that the education I got at Maryland was nothing like the original poster. I have done crown lengthenings, placed implants, done more than enough crown and bridge (and shared some with my classmates), 10+ units of remo...(need I go on)...and I was also done with all my requirements in late March.

Education is what you make it. Maryland gives you a lot of choice in how you make your education--come to class, don't come to class, etc. If you choose to not come in every clinic session, work night sessions or use the resources around you, then what do you expect? One great thing about Maryland is you can schedule your patients whenever you want--so if you want to sit at home all day watching spongebob in your pajamas, you can, you just might not graduate on time. There were no surprise requirements/competencies that just popped up.

My guess from the original poster is this: he/she probably did really great first or second year when there was a lot of book work and did not have to think about interacting with patients, booking appointments and making a full schedule. Third and fourth year is up to the student to make sure their schedule is full and they're meeting their benchmarks. We have patient care cooridinators at the school who assign us as many patients as we want per type of proceedure you need. If you didn't ask them for patients and keep working them up until you found what you needed, thats on you, not the school.

And of course, I find that video absolutely hilarious. Well done for whoever made it. It has a lot of inside jokes from our class but by no means is meant to be taken literally. To the OP, you obviously graduated and survived the experience. Go have a beer and celebrate.

Final thoughts: dental school isn't supposed to be easy, its a lot of hard work. If it was, everyone would do it.

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I'm also a recent Maryland grad and am calling out MarylandDDSGrad as a disgruntled student who is probably still trying to fulfill requirements 🙄

Maryland is a GREAT dental school. I echo what futuredentite said. Dental school is not easy and not for the faint of heart. I worked my tail off and finished my requirements an entire semester early.

The video was hilarious, and you won't get 100% out of it unless you know the inside jokes of our class. There is a small amount of truth to it, but nothing that makes our dental education anything less than stellar. There is a reason why residency programs love students from our school 😎

Hup

 

[John Durian]

Isn't it weird that threads like this are always appearing right around the time wait-lists stop moving along?

Also weird is the fact that the OPs to these 'dont go to xyz' threads always have brand new accounts with no track record/history of helping or giving advice to predents.

Fishy. Sounds like the UDM-guy.