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How important is histology course for dental school? I have taken pathology course.
It would certainly be advantageous, but is by no means necessary in determining successful completion of the course in d school. I never had it I'm udergrad, but I assume it would like nice as it is usually on of the upper level recommended courses
I've heard that histology and pharmacology are two of the most difficult courses in dental school that people wished they had exposure to in undergrad.
I am not in dental school yet... so I don't how how much it will help and to what degree... some dental/medical students tell me its an advantage, cause histology at the professional level is very dense.
Basically, Histology is anatomy at the cellular level, its also heavily focused on staining techniques so you can view specimens. I took it and I can safely say, I learned ALOT especially stuff you've never seen in any other upper level bio course
I have a option to take Microscopy and Microtechniques, but both classes look so similar in content.
The good thing about histology is that it is very nearly another physiology class.
I really enjoyed the class, and the book we had was really good.
Poke around these sites for a flavor of histology without taking the class:
https://histo.life.illinois.edu/histo/index.php
http://astro.temple.edu/~sodicm/labs/
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/Histo/frames/histo_frames.html
http://www.histology-world.com/
Our prof gave us those links for our 'self taught lab'.
I have not taken it in dental school yet (three more months until that starts), but I will be sure to let you know then if you want me to.
I'd take histology instead, Yes you will learn some microscopy techniques but, histology will also cover the cellular organization of every body part (huge content)