i need some advice!

[believer88]

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hey all

this is my first post. hope yall are doing good. im in 3rd year dental school and wow it sucks. i actually kinda liked the first year. i always loved biology so anatomy was something i really enjoyed.

fast forward to now, i flunked in 3 subjects last semester. yes, 3- endo, operative, and prostho. i'll explain. i was really nervous during my final endo and operative lab exams and screwed everything up. heck, i couldnt even take an x ray properly. prostho was never my thing. and it doesnt help that the lab teachers are really rude. the endo lab assistant is even more mean now. i thought teachers are supposed to try their best to help the students 🙁 it sucks. i never failed before and was a pretty good student in school. i think my problem is in the hand skills department. we dont get extra hours to practice (note to self- talk to the dean about keeping the labs open at least till 8 pm). im a pretty reserved person, it takes time for me to let my hair down and get comfy with ppl. i have friends but they arent friends in the real sense. i like to study myself though before exam we all get together and go thru stuff. but that's not a problem. idk why i suck at hand skills. and the endo lab professor is so rude. i cried today and seriously thought of dropping out. i want to finish this so bad. my bro (he graduated med school this year) says uni is just about getting a degree, the real thing is practice. im so confused, overwhelmed, physically and emotionally drained. i sleep for like about 5 hrs everyday and if my body is lucky i feed it twice every day. sorry for rambling. any advice? thanx a lot for reading.

 

[anschutz1913]

hang in there. do enough to pass. take care of yourself more. almost in the home stretch

 

[omaralt]

like was said previously, hang in there! you made it this far, and honestly your brother is right, its all about getting that degree. your hand skills will come. i cant believe your school doesnt have a sim lab thats open after hours, are you expected to finish all your lab work during school hours??!! at our school it stays open to 10 pm every night. take every opportunity you can to practice your hand skills; they will come trust me. also, even if you decide that dentistry is not for you, push on, and get your degree. there are a few things you can do with that degree other than private practice. good luck

 

[Jake8]

You are in this deep, might as well find some way to finish. After you get the degree you could always go into research or some other aspect of the field that doesn't actually require you to do hand skill work.

 

[UMpredent]

hey all

this is my first post. hope yall are doing good. im in 3rd year dental school and wow it sucks. i actually kinda liked the first year. i always loved biology so anatomy was something i really enjoyed.

fast forward to now, i flunked in 3 subjects last semester. yes, 3- endo, operative, and prostho. i'll explain. i was really nervous during my final endo and operative lab exams and screwed everything up. heck, i couldnt even take an x ray properly. prostho was never my thing. and it doesnt help that the lab teachers are really rude. the endo lab assistant is even more mean now. i thought teachers are supposed to try their best to help the students 🙁 it sucks. i never failed before and was a pretty good student in school. i think my problem is in the hand skills department. we dont get extra hours to practice (note to self- talk to the dean about keeping the labs open at least till 8 pm). im a pretty reserved person, it takes time for me to let my hair down and get comfy with ppl. i have friends but they arent friends in the real sense. i like to study myself though before exam we all get together and go thru stuff. but that's not a problem. idk why i suck at hand skills. and the endo lab professor is so rude. i cried today and seriously thought of dropping out. i want to finish this so bad. my bro (he graduated med school this year) says uni is just about getting a degree, the real thing is practice. im so confused, overwhelmed, physically and emotionally drained. i sleep for like about 5 hrs everyday and if my body is lucky i feed it twice every day. sorry for rambling. any advice? thanx a lot for reading.

Hang in and keep your head high, maybe approach a faculty member asking for extra help. What school do you go to?

 

[believer88]

i didnt get to talk to my dean today. i will soon. this sucks. i always wanted to be a doctor. med school requires lots of patience, hard work, and dedication ( so does dental school but it gets over faster). im gonna give it my best shot this semester and if i find that im improving, i will continue. i already thought of working alongside with my dentist this summer (she's been in the field for 20 yrs) so i get an idea of what it really feels like. i know where im going wrong-its just that my stupid school shuts down the labs and dont allow extra practice. how else am i gonna work on my skills? im going to the dean and giving him a piece of my mind. it's is so unfair. im paying for this **** and they dont offer any privileges.

 

[dentheartthrob]

i didnt get to talk to my dean today. i will soon. this sucks. i always wanted to be a doctor. med school requires lots of patience, hard work, and dedication ( so does dental school but it gets over faster). im gonna give it my best shot this semester and if i find that im improving, i will continue. i already thought of working alongside with my dentist this summer (she's been in the field for 20 yrs) so i get an idea of what it really feels like. i know where im going wrong-its just that my stupid school shuts down the labs and dont allow extra practice. how else am i gonna work on my skills? im going to the dean and giving him a piece of my mind. it's is so unfair. im paying for this **** and they dont offer any privileges.

hang in there. and practice those hand skills no matter how. good luck to you

 

[sonofapizzaman]

I don't feel like it's my place to give you advice since I am not in DDS school yet, but I will say that I remember some pretty difficult times in some undergrad classes while working and the whole nine. Looking back I kind of laugh about it. I don't want to make light of your situ, just hoping it helps.

I am very interested in the name of the school. You can send me a private message if you don't want to say on the forum. Good luck!

 

[Decan]

Something you could do is set up a home lab...i got one set up for around 250. Its relatively expensive but you can work at home after the school lab closes. Just a suggestion...good luck!

 

[jay47]

Something you could do is set up a home lab...i got one set up for around 250. Its relatively expensive but you can work at home after the school lab closes. Just a suggestion...good luck!

Good idea, but that really sucks you can't do stuff after school. People are in our lab until late late hours every day, and we STILL struggle. I could imagine if you HAD to only work in lab how difficult it would be. Hang in there, and seriously tell the dean how you feel. That is just ridiculous; the most important part of dental school won't allow extra practice...sheez....

 

[Sean Shukoor]

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[believer88]

Come on now, at least you gotta be slick when you trolling




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if i were trolling, i wouldn't choose SDN trust me.

 

[aida87]

I am so sorry that you are having a rough time with things--I had a similar situation last semester.

Is there a dental fraternity you can join? Some of them have labs in the house so you can practice after hours. As for friends---school can be very isolating. It's hard to be social when there is so much work to be done. I once had a professor tell me that graduate school is so rough that you have to learn how to study in with other people to be social. Try taking a few hours to study in the library, it's always nice to be around other people and in a way it gives you a sense of community.

 

[mike3kgt]

hey all
fast forward to now, i flunked in 3 subjects last semester. yes, 3- endo, operative, and prostho. i'll explain. i was really nervous during my final endo and operative lab exams and screwed everything up. heck, i couldnt even take an x ray properly. prostho was never my thing. ... i think my problem is in the hand skills department.

Ever think about pedo?

 

[browncrack]

Ever think about pedo?

lmao