Now that we're 6 months away from graduation, how many procedures have you done as a current D4?

[78t87]

Asking for others going into general dentistry, how many procedures have you done and is it enough for you to feel comfortable going straight to work?

What I've done so far:
90 fillings
2 anterior RCT
8 crowns
13 full SRP
15 limited SRP
45 Exams
3 Arches rem prosth
1 bridge
15 EXT

How many have you done?
I'm feeling semi-confident and going straight to work. But hoping my confidence is not misguided.

Any input is appreciated!

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[PerioDont]

Whatever you do you won’t feel like it’s enough, and you will not feel super comfortable as a new grad. That’s okay, get some mentorship and reps and you’ll be just fine

 

[SweetBites]

42 fillings (6 class IIIs, 10 class IIs)
3 crowns
3 arches of remo
38 exams
4 NS-RCT (2 anterior, 2 biscuspid)
12 remo
15 arches SRP

I still have yet to go on external rotations so I'll get plenty of experience there. My plan to complete an AEGD residency since I've always struggle with confidence myself.

 

[gunner4ever]

100 fillings
40 units crown/bridge/onlay/inlay
7 arches RPD
5 arches CD
12 RCT (3 molars)
80 EXT (4 surgical)
6 implants placed
6 implants restored
Don't know/don't care how many exams or SRP lol

Don't feel comfortable going to practice because even tho we do a lot our school doesn't actually teach anything. Don't feel comfortable with diagnosis and treatment planning. Gonna do a good AEGD.

 

[RollingDDS]

100 fillings
40 units crown/bridge/onlay/inlay
7 arches RPD
5 arches CD
12 RCT (3 molars)
80 EXT (4 surgical)
6 implants placed
6 implants restored
Don't know/don't care how many exams or SRP lol

Don't feel comfortable going to practice because even tho we do a lot our school doesn't actually teach anything. Don't feel comfortable with diagnosis and treatment planning. Gonna do a good AEGD.

What school is this that allows you to place so many implants? At my school you have to do an implant honors program and then maybe you can place ONE implant.

 

[gunner4ever]

What school is this that allows you to place so many implants? At my school you have to do an implant honors program and then maybe you can place ONE implant.

Midwestern AZ

 

[SirBrotherJam]

100 fillings
40 units crown/bridge/onlay/inlay
7 arches RPD
5 arches CD
12 RCT (3 molars)
80 EXT (4 surgical)
6 implants placed
6 implants restored
Don't know/don't care how many exams or SRP lol

Don't feel comfortable going to practice because even tho we do a lot our school doesn't actually teach anything. Don't feel comfortable with diagnosis and treatment planning. Gonna do a good AEGD.

 

[schmoob]

100 fillings
40 units crown/bridge/onlay/inlay
7 arches RPD
5 arches CD
12 RCT (3 molars)
80 EXT (4 surgical)
6 implants placed
6 implants restored
Don't know/don't care how many exams or SRP lol

Don't feel comfortable going to practice because even tho we do a lot our school doesn't actually teach anything. Don't feel comfortable with diagnosis and treatment planning. Gonna do a good AEGD.

But how many zygomas have you placed?

 

[Quinque]

47 fillings
8 units crown/bridge
76 extraction (~10 of them being surgical)
7 quad alveoloplasty 1 frenectomy
20 prophy 22 quad SRP
1 premolar RCT
0 arches denture 0 arches partial denture

Probably will only add 2-3 more crowns and 4-5 arches dentures 0 partials 0 more endo before graduating

 

[deleted994703]

100 fillings
40 units crown/bridge/onlay/inlay
7 arches RPD
5 arches CD
12 RCT (3 molars)
80 EXT (4 surgical)
6 implants placed
6 implants restored
Don't know/don't care how many exams or SRP lol

Don't feel comfortable going to practice because even tho we do a lot our school doesn't actually teach anything. Don't feel comfortable with diagnosis and treatment planning. Gonna do a good AEGD.

what do you mean by they don’t teach anything

 

[gunner4ever]

what do you mean by they don’t teach anything

First two years of school most of my friends studied around half a day a week on top of skipping class, and that was enough to do well

 

[luisfigo]

100 fillings
40 units crown/bridge/onlay/inlay
7 arches RPD
5 arches CD
12 RCT (3 molars)
80 EXT (4 surgical)
6 implants placed
6 implants restored
Don't know/don't care how many exams or SRP lol

Don't feel comfortable going to practice because even tho we do a lot our school doesn't actually teach anything. Don't feel comfortable with diagnosis and treatment planning. Gonna do a good AEGD.

I wouldn't waste your time with an AEGD, most dentistry you'll do is single tooth anyway, you can learn the diagnosis and treatment planning on the job with good CE

 

[dentalstar100]

75 fillings
50 units crown/bridge/implant crowns
7 arches RPD
9 arches CD
6 RCT ; no molars allowed at my school
150 extractions; 10 third molars
hopefully get to place 2-4 implants before graduating!

and most importantly 10 zygomas placed

I am planning to complete an AEGD focused mostly on surgery stuff. With 5 months left of school, I am working up my speed and being more practical and picking my faculties' brain. I got to get my money's worth !

 

[averageasian]

and most importantly 10 zygomas placed

Your school lets you place zygomatic implants?????

 

[averageasian]

Wtf

Why is OP saying they placed 10 zygomas as a D4? Aren’t those zygoamtic implants?

 

[dentalstar100]

Your school lets you place zygomatic implants?????

Lol it was a joke from a previous comment on this thread

 

[TanMan]

Realize that none of it really matters if you learned it the dental school way. I believe that if you do too many the dental school way, that it hurts you more since you're reinforcing bad habits and it can be hard to undo bad habits.

It's more important that you know the concepts and foundations of dentistry so that you may improve upon what you don't know yet, either through CE or your own thought processes. It's amazing how many practitioners can't think beyond what they are taught and don't have the problem solving skills that would be expected of someone who graduates with a DDS/DMD. For a new grad, it would definitely be more acceptable, but for dentists 10 years out, I'd expect a lot more.