Masters in what?

[vhouse3]

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looking at doing a Masters since my undergrad GPA is gonna fall in the 3.2 range, do dental schools consider the major? I was looking at a masters in public health because my school has this and I can complete it in 1 year... would this improve my chances if I keep my GPA high?

 

[vhouse3]

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[kaDa]

I would say stay away from an MPH, just because a lot of courses won't go into a BCP gpa calculation. Many schools will want to see success in classes comparable to dental school. Many people, such as myself, are looking at a bunch of one year Masters programs where you basically take a bunch of bio/biochem classes. Hope this helps.

 

[Smilemoncheri]

Alright I just graduated with a MPH Epidemiology degree and find this comment to be incorrect somewhat. Honestly, I think any health related Master's degree is a plus in your dental application. I plan on applying into dental school now and I have worked on research studies pertaining to Dental care/treatment. I really think the fact that I can conduct research studies in the medical field and by my contribution improve dental research is a positive on my application! So don't think that because your courses are not all pertaining to Bio/Biochem classes it won't help your application. I have a friend who graduated before me with a MPH also and is currently in Dental School. Just do well in whatever Master's degree program you choose, ultimately showing the admission committee that you can handle upper division coursework! All the best!

 

[bigstix808]

get a masters in anything you want...i mean, it DOES help to get one related to science, but a MPH is nothing to shake a stick at. we have an MBA in our class as well as MS health care management. the lessons you'll learn while in grad school will def help you in dschool and having one always looks better than not (well unless you fail out of course 😎 )

 

[reapply2007]

You'll want a MS in health sciences- microbiology, histology, physiology, medical sciences, etc. Do something that demonstrates you can do well in higher level sciences related to dent. An MPH focusing on epidemiology, biostatistics, industrial hygiene seem like good choices.

 

[UFRalo]

I am finding myself in the same situation. I have actually contacted about a dozen schools and they have all told me different things. Some of the schools told me to stay away from the MPH, while others said they prefer that, while others said that it doesn't matter, while yet others said they don't like it but somehow there have been at least 2 enter the school each year with MPHs.

I am planning on the MPH Epidemiology and if I can't get in then I will do a 1 year biomedical science degree. However, I think that if you do really well you should be at an advantage with the MPH degree at many schools.