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Okay, many people are ignorant about dentisty, so just ignore it, guys. I won't even bother setting them straight. Those pre-Meds think medicine is better than dentistry, but only WE know that dentisty is better (in fact, so much better) and lets just leave it at that. 🙂
 
The whole basis of the post is incredibley ignorant and really annoys me.
 
You are totally wrong, Flong. (hehe that rhymes)

This false rumor can't be more than 40 yrs old or so. I can think of some that are much, much older.
 
Guys, there will be a day where dentistry is the King of all health professions.

Just think, we used to be the backup plan, in the olden days. Now we're pretty much equal, and with many more applicants trying to get in I'm sure dentistry will be publicly viewed as the best damned career in health care. Even though WE know it already is.
 
Sorry Dr.Pheta if i got a little carried away on the lounge. I am so sick and tired of medical professors passing out that ridiculous claim.
 
Originally posted by flong
Sorry Dr.Pheta if i got a little carried away on the lounge. I am so sick and tired of medical professors passing out that ridiculous claim.
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Well you know. Those medical professors are like dinosaurs, they are still going to retain attitude towards dentists that apparently has been perpetuated and are unable to adjust to the respect dentistry seems to be getting. However that didn't stop me from teasing friends while they are in dental school😀
 
It's ok, just think of it this way. While we're bitching about "being considered 2nd rate doctors" they're dealing with being on call, insane malpractice insurance costs, managed health care (though we may be there soon..*knock on wood*), and at least 7 years of school.

Sure, we get the raw end of the deal when it comes to treatment from med school profs, and public opinion (many hate coming in to see us), but all of this is quickly changing. Trust me, I see many med school professors shocked at what we go through just to get our DDS/DMD. I see much of the public willingly go to visit the dentist to keep their mouths healthy. It's all starting to look up for dentistry. The technology, new health promotion view, and current need for dentists makes our life very sweet.


It's all how you look at things. Really, while the MD's sit around in the hospital, we'll be out playing golf...or learning how to 😀
 
On the otherhand I hear radiologist make some serious $$$$$$$.
 
I believe that the dentists/suicide thing is a myth. But I don't understand why dentists (or maybe it's just pre-dents) are so hot and bothered when people bring it up. I always see people going crazy about this one and maybe it's just a personal pet peeve some people have. I'm not really worried about killing myself and I have yet to see anything in dentistry that would lead me to do so. So, while I may give a half-hearted effort to correct the ignorant, I'm not going to get my panties in a bunch over it.

Similarily, so what if the MDs don't give us respect? It doesn't bother me too much - we'll see who has the last laugh. If not "getting the respect you deserve" bothers someone, maybe they shouldn't go into dentistry. I don't want to see bitter little dentists running around with some inferiority complex screaming at everyone "I AM A DOCTOR!" Time to let go of your egos a bit and realize we have the best deal out there. Dentistry is a little more relaxed and friendly. Think Bob Marley.
 
Okay, MDs also commit suicide. Happy😀

But then again so does everybody.
 
Originally posted by jaap
I believe that the dentists/suicide thing is a myth. But I don't understand why dentists (or maybe it's just pre-dents) are so hot and bothered when people bring it up. I always see people going crazy about this one and maybe it's just a personal pet peeve some people have. I'm not really worried about killing myself and I have yet to see anything in dentistry that would lead me to do so. So, while I may give a half-hearted effort to correct the ignorant, I'm not going to get my panties in a bunch over it.

Similarily, so what if the MDs don't give us respect? It doesn't bother me too much - we'll see who has the last laugh. If not "getting the respect you deserve" bothers someone, maybe they shouldn't go into dentistry. I don't want to see bitter little dentists running around with some inferiority complex screaming at everyone "I AM A DOCTOR!" Time to let go of your egos a bit and realize we have the best deal out there. Dentistry is a little more relaxed and friendly. Think Bob Marley.
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Word 😎
 
haha we be jammin!
 
Originally posted by jaap
I believe that the dentists/suicide thing is a myth. But I don't understand why dentists (or maybe it's just pre-dents) are so hot and bothered when people bring it up.
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Bit drunk here, but this should make sense. Personally I could care less if people think dentist commit suicide more than the average person. They can think what they want, I know im not worried about it.

What gets me is the absolute ignorance of the original poster (of the thread that is linked obviously). Do they seriously think that everybody that goes into the professions that he mentioned all really want to be MD's? Are there people out there that are really that close minded and ingnorant that they cant see past the fact that becoming an MD is not everybdoys dream profession. And its not the lack of respect from them, I could care less if a tool like that respects what I hope to accomplish or not, I just really feel sorry for people like that, if they are not a troll. For someone to be that close minded, they must not have experienced anything worthwhile in life.
 
It doesn't bother me. I'm not gonna do extensive research on it to prove anyone wrong or right. I have done my research on dentistry, and I am confident that a career in dentistry will make *me* happy. If it ever ceases not to, then I will stop. Plain and simple

Personally, I don't believe it, but I've met some *dentists* who do believe it and some that don't. I talked to a dentist who said his dentist friend committed suicide. If you go over to dental town you will find threads related to this and there are plenty of dentists over there who know of other dentists who did it. Now, does that mean dentists have a high suicide rate? I don't know, but I doubt it. Maybe it just gets noticed or talked about more? Could be a snowball effect (the rumor)?

Just accept the fact that most people will probaby think this, and there isn't much you can do about it. Even if you start some massive research study on it, do you *really* think that people are gonna listen to your results. It's human nature. People are gonna believe what they wanna believe.

And it seems that people wanna believe that dentists have a high suicide rate. I mean dang, it has almost become a part of our culture. I know I am rambling here, but off the top of my head I remember a movie where Mathew Perry played a dentist. The movie portrayed this guy who got up every morning and seemed to dread his job, his life, and pretty much everything associated with it. Now, what profession did they pick to portray this character? A DENTIST. They did not pick a physcian, lawyer or a chiropractor. NO, they picked a dentist.

It sucks I know. But what can ya do? I'm all ears. But in the meantime, I'm gonna concetrate on getting into dental school. All I can do is tell people its most likely a myth and that dentists do not have any higher suicide rate than other professionals. But, will they listen? prob not. They'll just go rent their movies and laugh at the "poor dentist" on the movie screen.

In the meantime. Us dental students will be laughing at the "poor med students". OK. That was a joke. :laugh: But seriously, I have some buddies in dental school who tell me that they can't help but laugh to themselves sometimes when they see med students. Becasue they can't see why anyone would want to choose medicine over dentistry. And to be honest with ya, I can't either. DENTISTRY ROCKS :horns:


OK, I'm going to bed now 🙂
 
But Street Philosopher, one of THE most respected posters on SDN had a perfectly logical and true statement:

"I could see people doing dentistry over medicine. The pay is nice and the hours are even better."
 
SP. Respected?

Muhahahahahahaha. That's the funniest thing I've heard all morning.

Muhahahahaha

However, after reading that statement, I'm starting to respect him a little 😉
 
By the way SP. If you're reading this, I was just kidding. But ONLY if you are reading this :laugh:
 
I was just kidding Gavin. SP is da man.
 
Yup !

I chose Dentistry over medicine ! DENTISTRY ROCK !

I got decent MCAT scores, solid supports from several falculties at Baylor Medical schools (one on ad comms) and UT Houston medical school. but at the end, I figured out that medicine was not for me.
 
to larry T: decent MCATs guarentee you NOTHING in terms of admissions to medical school. Unless you are in posession of a letter ADMITTING you to medical school then you really didnt get in or did you? apolgies if I read your post wrong but it seems if you had recieved an acceptence to a medical school you would have said so. Remembering that most people who do apply to medical schools have "good" numbers, MCATS, spoke with adcomms etc and many of these dont even get an invite
to be interviewed ( and yes its true lots of these people then start taking a hard look at DO and DMD programs )

If you applied to BOTH dmd and md programs and ended up being accepted to both then it would be a little more compelling that you in fact CHOSE dentistry when you were in interested in medicine ( why in the hell anyone would take the MCAT if they didnt really WANT to be a physciscian is strange to me: I wouldnt touch that test with a ten foot pole and never had to worry about it because dentistry has always been my thing, its about as relevant as me taking the LSAT ) Medical school is very very difficult to get into ( MD that is, DO isnt but I've already been flamed on this one ) and does deserve some respect. I do know that dental school itself is every bit as hard as medical school though in a different way but its easier to get in.


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I have posted these STATS before in other threads. But after that post, I will post them again.

Disclaimer:
I am not making the claim that one school is harder to get into than the other.

I don't know much about other states, but down here in Texas, dental school is competitive *to get into*. I'll let you look at the #'s and decide for yourself which ones easier to get into than the other. But, they look pretty neck and neck to me.

http://www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas/Stats/stats_EY03.htm
 
Well once again we are back to QUALITY OF UNDERGRAD as it relates to gpa.

I dont have any west coast stats ( am I giving away where I am? obviously I know nothing of Texas schools ) but there is no way there are as many people from Harvard, Princeton, Stanford etc in our class versus the medical school class which is FULL of them. I would confidentally say that those people who did their undergrad at JOHNS HOPKINS or UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO might just might be a tad more academic than me. just a tad.

Most people on this board think that type stuff doesnt matter but it really does when it comes to any type of grad school. A 3.2 from stanford is better than a 3.9 from applachian state but some people in this forum REFUSE to accept this. Schools do look at where you went. All I have to compare is the makeup of our class in terms of this oft overlooked statistic. The admissions committees sure take this stuff into account. Its way more than "numbers".

From all I've heard the MCAT is quite a bit tougher than the DAT but I have no way to prove this as I didnt take the test. As one 3d told me a few weeks ago "the dat was a gift" and though many many people on this board did way better than me I would have to agree with him. It really doesnt take a ton of preperation to do well as the questions are very straightforward.

Beleive what you want but freshman medical school classes are made up of more students from academically superior institutions ( MD SCHOOLS ). Why so many people on this board get upset reeks of an inferiority complex ( watch all the flames I'm gonna get ). If you were comfortable with yourself then this REALITY wouldnt bother you. I'm glad MOST of the superstars are one building over so I dont have to compete against them ( just the couple of super brains who are obsessed with ortho and will be at the top of our class )

Not that Dental school is easy to get into. Its certainly quite competitive. Of course all this is for fun and it doesnt really matter anyways.

Does that stats page you gave break down quality of undergrad institution??? I wonder how many of those D school freshman went to RICE versus the number of med school freshman who went to RICE????? hmm... It does say that dental school is quite compettive and I would agree with that. Nothing to sniff at.

BTW: I do remember reading a thread on here by some UCONN students that were bitching against having to compete directly in medical school classes. They were very upset from the sounds of it. Isnt UCONN one of the highest ranked dental schools in the US in terms of incoming "stats" ?????
 
Originally posted by blankguy
Okay, MDs also commit suicide. Happy😀

But then again so does everybody.
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it's sad, but some dentists would also do stupid things.........like running over their husbands with cars!! hahahaha
 
Texas is like a nation in itself. Except for Baylor Medical school, all medical schools and dental schools are state funded and public. With that said, Texas accepts very *very* few out of staters.

I would venture to guess that there are the same proportion of students from each Texas University in both medical and dental school. To use your example, I find it hard to believe that there is a disproportionate number of pre-dental students at Rice. Occasionally, you will have the rare applicant who traveled out of state to go to school, but still remained a Texas resident. If the school they went to is well known, I would say they have an advantage over other applicants just because they "stand out". But, I'm pretty sure these type of applicants are proportionately the same for both medical and dental. I know first hand cuz I met an applicant like this on one of my interviews.

But, I don't think what you are saying really applys to Texas schools. I think what you say holds true for "Big Name" private schools but not state funded public schools. Thats probably true for any state that doesn't accept too many out of staters. Becasue if you think about it, most people who are applying to their state medical or dental school went to school in that state and probably attended a state university. This holds true for both medical AND dental schools.

So, I'm gonna say that on average private medical schools are gonna be more competitive to get into than private dental schools, in terms of "caliber" of college attended. Part of the reason why is becasue medical schools have more "Big Name" private schools than dental schools. Most pre-dental students opt to choose their cheaper state school, wheras alot of pre-med students choose "Big Name" private med schools becuase of the reputation.

However. if that state has both a state funded medical and dental school, they are prob gonna be pretty close in terms of "quality applicants".

I'm totally guessing here, as I am really only familiar with Texas schools. But I know that dental schools are starting to attract quality applicants. In the past (5 years ago?), I would totally agree with your statements. But for now, I'm gonna guess that dental school is starting to gain some ground.
 
Well, I go to a STATE school and its obvious there is NOT parity in representation. The Med school definitely has the CREAM of the academic crop putting aside gpa's for a second and realizing that there are better more academic undergrad institutions. Those students are state residence but went to elite schools in the east. Thats what I'm talking about. They apply as instate residents.

A lot of this has to do with some facts that really bother people on this board because they are in DENIAL 1. dentistry is not as "prestigious" as medicine 2. dentists dont make as much money. Its always been this way and its fine with me but some people on this board constantly compare themselves with med school classes and fail to realize that its quite a bit more competitive to get into an MD school. Period. If its close in raw numbers then your not looking at the QUALITY OF THE UNDERGRAD SCHOOL. The "dat" is an easier test. I know several people already in my class who have admitted that they did poorly on the MCAT and took the DAT and did very well and that med school was their first choice ( and yest they have great "stats" ). This is a fact. And more power to that guy from texas who chose dentistry so he says. Great. Why is it important for him to post his stats when he never even recieved an acceptence letter from a medical school? What, like he is really privledged to be going to dental school instead of medical school? ( in my mind he might be but I am unusual since dentistry is in my family and I know what a great profession it is )right. Just would love to have a guy like this sitting next me to lin lab spouting off about how much better than everyone else is because he "chose" dentistry over medicine etc. What an idiot. I'm sure the MD students in his health science center might have something to say about that not to mention his dental profs.
Its ok to be excited about Dentistry but fantisizing about how its just as hard as med school to get into is kinda of amusing.

This will be my last post for awhile. To many time constraints firstyear. Just deal with the reality and dont pretend that you are a hot**** super adademic type cause you go to dental school. Makes for more NAUSEATING dentists and its not true either IN MOST CASES . Dentistry is one of the more difficult professional schools to get into but its not like the MD incoming classes which consist of the academic ELITE. Why do you think there are so many DO schools? because its damned hard to compete with some guy with a 3.6 from Princeton ( or RICE BTW: Thats a great friggin school ) with a near perfect MCAT. I think so many of these people have been number one since early in their lives that there is no way they would screw up an MCAT. Some of those who screw up the MCAT take the DAT and look to dentistry as an alternative which is fine with me. I welcome them. Most of them dont have big heads about their "stats" either because they are FULLY AWARE stats are RELATIVE ( I'm excepting DO schools because I think their admissions are quite a bit easier than MD granting med schools ).

All that being said I wouldnt like my chances on the MCAT either. Glad I had the DAT as a "gift" ( sorry this is my view of that test: if you study you can do well simple as that, from all I've heard about the MCAT the equation is not that simple )

Goodnight.
 
Originally posted by johndental
Well, I go to a STATE school and its obvious there is NOT parity in representation. The Med school definitely has the CREAM of the academic crop putting aside gpa's for a second and realizing that there are better more academic undergrad institutions. Those students are state residence but went to elite schools in the east. Thats what I'm talking about. They apply as instate residents. A lot of this has to do with some facts that really bother people on this board because they are in DENIAL 1. dentistry is not as "prestigious" as medicine 2. dentists dont make as much money. Its always been this way and its fine with me but some people on this board constantly compare themselves with med school classes and fail to realize that its quite a bit more competitive to get into an MD school. Period. If its close in raw numbers then your not looking at the QUALITY OF THE UNDERGRAD SCHOOL. The "dat" is an easier test. I know several people already in my class who have admitted that they did poorly on the MCAT and took the DAT and did very well and that med school was their first choice ( and yest they have great "stats" ). This is a fact. And more power to that guy from texas who chose dentistry so he says. Great. Why is it important for him to post his stats when he never even recieved an acceptence letter from a medical school? What, like he is really privledged to be going to dental school instead of medical school? ( in my mind he might be but I am unusual since dentistry is in my family and I know what a great profession it is )right. Just would love to have a guy like this sitting next me to lin lab spouting off about how much better than everyone else is because he "chose" dentistry over medicine etc. What an idiot. I'm sure the MD students in his health science center might have something to say about that not to mention his dental profs.
Its ok to be excited about Dentistry but fantisizing about how its just as hard as med school to get into is kinda of amusing. This will be my last post for awhile. To many time constraints firstyear. Just deal with the reality and dont pretend that you are a hot**** super adademic type cause you go to dental school. Makes for more NAUSEATING dentists and its not true either IN MOST CASES . Dentistry is one of the more difficult professional schools to get into but its not like the MD incoming classes which consist of the academic ELITE. Why do you think there are so many DO schools? because its damned hard to compete with some guy with a 3.6 from Princeton ( or RICE BTW: Thats a great friggin school ) with a near perfect MCAT. I think so many of these people have been number one since early in their lives that there is no way they would screw up an MCAT. Some of those who screw up the MCAT take the DAT and look to dentistry as an alternative which is fine with me. I welcome them. Most of them dont have big heads about their "stats" either because they are FULLY AWARE stats are RELATIVE ( I'm excepting DO schools because I think their admissions are quite a bit easier than MD granting med schools ). All that being said I wouldnt like my chances on the MCAT either. Glad I had the DAT as a "gift" ( sorry this is my view of that test: if you study you can do well simple as that, from all I've heard about the MCAT the equation is not that simple ) Goodnight.
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Aw, c'mon, are you SURE you don't want to stick around?

The funniest part is, I think this guy really is convinced of everything he's raved about in this thread...even the stuff that's factually wrong. Way to be, John, way to be; I'll see you at an ADA convention in a few years if you're not already burnt out and out of the profession by then 😀
 
I wanted to disect this dudes post, but there is so many ridiculous statements that it would be a waste of my time.

And, seems this guy is so full of himself he would just call me a stupid pre-dent who wishes he went to med school.
 
That really disappoints me, I missed Flong getting banned.
 
Hey bill is that really a picture of you? Geez its clear you have SELF ESTEEM issues but dont you think it would be a good idea to leave that beautiful mug of yours off your id?

Scare all your patients away chief!

I just love guys like you who grace us with your perfect scores on this anonymous board.

Needless to say I think that mugshot says it all.

I've listened to your rave for quite awhile on this board. And of course is bs were music.. well even you are capable of figuring the rest out.

Talk about someone whose going to burnt out when they dont get that speciality they want cause they impressed their dental school profs a little "negatively".

😉
 
I just love guys like you who grace us with your perfect scores on this anonymous board.
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What are you talking about? Bill has constantly stated on this board that his undergrad GPA and DAT scores were not the greatest, and he also applied late, but still got in. He is a great influence for people on this board with lower stats.

And whats with the cheapshots? Making fun of someone's looks? Real mature there fabio.

I assume that this will to be your last post, cause johndental will be no more.
 
Originally posted by johndental
Hey bill is that really a picture of you? Geez its clear you have SELF ESTEEM issues but dont you think it would be a good idea to leave that beautiful mug of yours off your id?

Scare all your patients away chief!
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Look who's talking. I don't think that putting others down is a very positive way to lift yourself up.
 
Whats up with all the personal attacks that have been flying around the dental forums lately. I sure did like it better when we all acted professionally and had mature discussions and debates about dentistry.
 
I hear ya. This place used to be so laid back and easy going.
 
I sure did like it better when we all acted professionally and had mature discussions and debates about dentistry.
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When was this exactly? I must have missed that day. 😉
 
Yeah ok, my comments about bills mug shot were not appropriate. For all I know this could be his DL picture and mine isnt to hot either.

So to bill: you sound like a real jerk but its not place to make comments about your picture. Cant gain much from a small thumb anyways and its irrelevant.

😛
 
I'm not supporting Johndental's picture attack on Aphistis , but I just want to comment on his other lengthy post. He's not all wrong though. I may be reading it wrong (was studying pathology simulataneously...on a friday night, no less!) but all he was pointing out was that GENERALLY, you cannot compare med students w/ dental students. I do agree with Johndental that med students are elite students. Heck, the smartest dental student I know (who graduated #1 from SIU-SDM) would probably have a tough time getting into any med school. He would just blend in with the other med applicants. I don't think Johndental's post was to show that dental students are inferior to med students....so I'm wondering why everybody is attacking the kid. The guy just pointed out the obvious that med school applicants IN GENERAL are the "CREAM of the academic crop" as he put it.
 
Dude, this topic gets more lame every time it's hashed out on this board. Med school is hard to get into; dental school is hard to get into. Don't get so worked up about comparing the two.

The "real" doctors are ALWAYS gonna get more respect than us, and that's the way it's always gonna be. Just live with it. Don't feel like your personal worth is dependent on your career choice. The smartest person in my undergrad is teaching high school right now; she's gonna get no respect for the rest of her life. She just had no need to justify herself.

It seems like so many of the pre-meds I went to school with were always talking about how smart they were and how underappreciated their brilliance was. It was like their only purpose in becoming a doctor was to prove to everyone else how truly intelligent they were. Needless to say, it was not attractive. There was one kid in particular who was the worst about this. I remember when he found out that another guy, a lowly and unassuming pre-dent, had a higher GPA than him and was going to get the school award for being top of the class; he was shocked. He was seriously pissed off and even started making the same weak arguments that John has; how his course load must have been heavier (it wasn't), how he had taken harder classes (these two took almost all the same classes), etc... He did end up getting into med school, but he was a real snot. Don't be like that.

And never mention to patients that you could have gotten into med school; I shadowed a dentist who mentioned this occasionally and it sounds SOOO pathetic. If you want to go to med school, do it. Despite what you'll hear in pre-allo, half of all applicants get into US MD programs. And a good portion of the other half ends up getting in on the second try or into DO/Carribbean/foreign programs. (Did you know 25% of all US physicians are FMG's?) Anyhow, my point is that if you want to go to med school, the chances are pretty good you can do it. If, on the other hand, you want to be a dentist, go to dental school. Just realize that you're not going to get the same respect as your medical counterparts and are going have to leave your insecurities behind you. In fact, you might as well start now.
 
Originally posted by Pi__Guy1
Heck, the smartest dental student I know (who graduated #1 from SIU-SDM) would probably have a tough time getting into any med school.
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Trust me, this is not the case at many many institutions. Im not arguing about which is harder, I dont really care. But, of the around 5 dental students I know, a couple of them would have an easy way with med school admissions. As in a 4.0 at a top tier university, consistently competing with and outpreforming pre-meds in undergrad, and all the extracurriculars that go with being a successful applicant, and they all have personalities. So you may not know any, but there are plenty of smart dent students out there who could get into med school.
 
I've been following this thread for some time, and it seems to be going back and forth. There are those that keep saying that we take the same classes as the med students, therefore we learn just as much. True enough that those classes are intense, but it only makes sense that the med student learn that material better. They NEED to. Medical doctors need a mastery of anatomy, physiology, etc, because they are going to be using those fundamentals day in and day out. Dentists simply don't need to know that stuff inside out to be competent. (Before anybody responds and states how many dental surgical procedures require this and that, you know what I am trying to say). Our day in and day out responsibilities don't deal with hardcore medical principles. My father is a physician, and so is my brother. I learned my biomedical sciences well, but I couldn't hold a candle to what they know and understand. Guess what? It's ok. I don't expect to. I don't have the day in and day out life and death responsibilities that they do. That's just fine with me.
As for whether or not med school is harder to get into than D-school, we all know the answer. But it really shouldn't matter. As a dentist, I'll be the first to admit that medical school draws a more highly qualified applicant pool, hence much stiffer competition. But in the end, who should care? Just do what makes you happy. If the thought that medical school is a harder path bothers you, get your perspectives in order and let it go. Be happy and less insecure with your choices. Don't let what others have to say bring you down. Dentistry is a great field. Enjoy it.
 
Originally posted by Supernumerary
I remember when he found out that another guy, a lowly and unassuming pre-dent, had a higher GPA than him and was going to get the school award for being top of the class;
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Something makes me think that this "lowly and unassuming pre-dent" was you!!😉 You are too humble my friend...

As always, good post Super. You are exactly right.
 
Originally posted by bcDDS

As for whether or not med school is harder to get into than D-school, we all know the answer. But it really shouldn't matter. As a dentist, I'll be the first to admit that medical school draws a more highly qualified applicant pool, hence much stiffer competition. But in the end, who should care? Just do what makes you happy. If the thought that medical school is a harder path bothers you, get your perspectives in order and let it go. Be happy and less insecure with your choices. Don't let what others have to say bring you down. Dentistry is a great field. Enjoy it.
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Beautiful. 😉
 
Originally posted by bcDDS
I've been following this thread for some time, and it seems to be going back and forth. There are those that keep saying that we take the same classes as the med students, therefore we learn just as much. True enough that those classes are intense, but it only makes sense that the med student learn that material better. They NEED to. Medical doctors need a mastery of anatomy, physiology, etc, because they are going to be using those fundamentals day in and day out. Dentists simply don't need to know that stuff inside out to be competent. (Before anybody responds and states how many dental surgical procedures require this and that, you know what I am trying to say). Our day in and day out responsibilities don't deal with hardcore medical principles. My father is a physician, and so is my brother. I learned my biomedical sciences well, but I couldn't hold a candle to what they know and understand. Guess what? It's ok. I don't expect to. I don't have the day in and day out life and death responsibilities that they do. That's just fine with me.
As for whether or not med school is harder to get into than D-school, we all know the answer. But it really shouldn't matter. As a dentist, I'll be the first to admit that medical school draws a more highly qualified applicant pool, hence much stiffer competition. But in the end, who should care? Just do what makes you happy. If the thought that medical school is a harder path bothers you, get your perspectives in order and let it go. Be happy and less insecure with your choices. Don't let what others have to say bring you down. Dentistry is a great field. Enjoy it.
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Indeed. I've never been able to make sense of the mentality that the initials behind someone's name will someone validate their existence. Fulfillment comes from within, not from without, and that means the initials don't amount to jack by themselves.
 
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