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Few pointers for pre-dents who got accepted in multiple dental schools and is having a hard time deciding what school to go to / or dental students.
1) Get military scholarship thing - don't know exact name for it but I know I should've got it but foolishly, I didn't.
2) If that didn't happen, just go to cheapest school. Don't bother going to prestigious schools. Patients don't care & won't ask what school you went to.
3) If you couldn't go to cheap school, at least go to school with lots of clinical experience. Don't go to schools claiming that they are "academically oriented" or "research oriented." Srsly? All you need to know is how to drill, apply etch, bond & prime and composite. That's 80% of your procedures - no brainer. Also, guys who went to school with little clinical experience present themselves as ******s in residencies compared to guys who went to school with lots of clinical background.
4) In third or fourth year, LEARN as much as possible and TRY NEW THINGS as much as possible. In dental school, there is an attending to back you up (or in residencies as well). In private practice, it's all on you. So it's really hard to try new things or improve.
5) Lastly, don't waste your money. You are already paying so much money for school. No need to waste money. If you go out too many times, it will all come back to you.
1) Get military scholarship thing - don't know exact name for it but I know I should've got it but foolishly, I didn't.
2) If that didn't happen, just go to cheapest school. Don't bother going to prestigious schools. Patients don't care & won't ask what school you went to.
3) If you couldn't go to cheap school, at least go to school with lots of clinical experience. Don't go to schools claiming that they are "academically oriented" or "research oriented." Srsly? All you need to know is how to drill, apply etch, bond & prime and composite. That's 80% of your procedures - no brainer. Also, guys who went to school with little clinical experience present themselves as ******s in residencies compared to guys who went to school with lots of clinical background.
4) In third or fourth year, LEARN as much as possible and TRY NEW THINGS as much as possible. In dental school, there is an attending to back you up (or in residencies as well). In private practice, it's all on you. So it's really hard to try new things or improve.
5) Lastly, don't waste your money. You are already paying so much money for school. No need to waste money. If you go out too many times, it will all come back to you.
