MCG is a great dental school and if you are a Georgia resident I highly encourage you to apply. I'm nearing the end of my dental school career and look back on it fondly. The advantages MCG has to offer is an excellent clinical education, early introduction into clinic, and low cost of tuition. I have really enjoyed the mentoring environment I have had with many instructors and I feel the faculty members really make your education enjoyable. There are varying opinions on Augusta as a place to live. Its not too terribly exciting here, but once again it is a very cheap place to live. I didn't really appreciate this as much until I met people on the interview trail this year with $200K+ worth of debt coming out of dental school. I think almost everyone knows that MCG only accepts Georgia residents. The competition is becoming fierce, and since I started they increased the class size by 5 slots. The admissions committee favors applicants from under represented communities. The majority of the graduating class enters private practice. Not too many seek additional training, but I think the opportunity to make yourself competitive for specialties is abundant. Some changes that are currently underway that I won't see to fruition are a seniors only clinic with your own chair and an new facility (if you feel like contributing the additional $30,000,000!). I wouldn't have chosen to go anywhere else.
