Math courses in dental school?

[MentalDental13]

Are there any mathematics courses in dental school? Just curious.

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[redhotchiligochu]

Differential equations and linear algebra to calculate the crest of convexity of 3rd molars during waxup




















Real answer: nope

 

[cooliyak]

Are there any mathematics courses in dental school? Just curious.

Not specifically mathematics, but we had some business courses and had to do things like figure out our pay based on mock contracts (percentages of collections vs production, etc). There’s an occasional math problem for ortho (angles mostly) or percentages for public health and/or research, but not much else. Just know how to count to 32.

 

[Faefly]

I sure hope so!

 

[ab117]

We're doing some stats ostensibly to help us better evaluate research. Realistically, it's kind of a joke 1 credit class. It's conceptual though, no equations or homework or anything. I don't think you'd do that anywhere really, though I'm certainly not 100% sure about that.

 

[knewstance]

I've had some equations and math-related concepts in cardiac and respiratory physiology. Pretty basic algebra. If you can pass gen chem, you will easily understand those concepts and calculations.

 

[Charcot-Marie-Tooth]

Just how to calculate how much debt you'll be getting into.