I would like to discuss advantage and disadvantages of duggans course. I will start with the disadvantages-
1- It is way to expensive than what you pay, they will charge you two times of every small thing like burs, hand instruments. They know they will get their fees, they want to make more. So they have a small room with lots of dental material that they will push you to buy. Every morning after lecture Duggan will give you long list of burs and instruments to buy. Beacuse you pay so much for course, so you dont want to waste time, so everybody ends buying.
2- He gives every morning the lecture for 3-4 hours that can be finished in max hour and half. So you technically have half day after lunch to practice and show him for feedback. In my batch he comes only 2-3 times after lunch practice to see the preps. So max of half hour I got his attention and to show preps. He is constantantly on the phone just outside the building or in his office. He basically pass his time so that when 4.30 pm he can leave th office with big smile.
3- His has one girl who picks phone, distribute supplies, she is good girl, but convince students to have a course.
4- I didnot get in any of the california school after the course, so this course did not help me.
Advantage-
1- Duggan has the knowledge, experienced and very intelligent.
2-He has a good eye to tell mistakes in your prep.
Suggestion- When I went for the course before my exam, I met somebody who was in school, he said he would have trained me for few $ for the college requirements and would have guided me.
So try to contact students from the college where you get interview,as every college as different requirements and guidelines. If you dont get a hold for somebody, take out the WERB OR NERB guidelines, that what every college wants. You should know the basics like- depth of pulpal floor eg-1.5-2mm, adjacent teeth not to be nicked, your bur should be parallel to long axis of teeth, cahmfer should be .5mm, shoulder 1-1.2mm etc.
Ask me if anybody has questions, I practice lot by my self. That helps. Improve your CV like volunteer work, good letters etc.there is no limit of imrovement keep doing , keep working, you will get success.
Good luck..!