OMFS residency letters of rec. question

[dent2018istry]

Hi!
I currently have 4 letters of recommendation from oral surgeons which means I have space for 1 more letter. I was wondering which of the following would be my best option:
1) My school's head pathologist who asked me to tutor students in the year below me and who knows me pretty well.
2) My pre-doc OMFS clinic faculty who has worked with me a lot. However, he is not an actual oral surgeon but is in the department.
3) A periodontist who knows me the best
4) My school's dean of students who knows me very well

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[bergus95]

1 or 4

 

[PokerDonk11]

3

 

[PhansterZ]

3

We have comedians on this forum.

 

[yappy]

EDIT: Unproductive.

 

[keep2camel]

1

 

[dentistrydmd]

The best person is the person who you would estimate would give you the best reference letter. Usually the person who knows you best would be that person

 

[super frank]

The best person would be an oral surgeon.

 

[OMFSLife123]

The PD at my dental school said if a letter isn't from an oral surgeon, he doesn't even bother reading it. Anyone you get a letter from will say good things about you, but he is trying to figure out if you will survive a rigorous residency that only someone who has been through it will be able to comment on

 

[AONLINE]

The PD at my dental school said if a letter isn't from an oral surgeon, he doesn't even bother reading it. Anyone you get a letter from will say good things about you, but he is trying to figure out if you will survive a rigorous residency that only someone who has been through it will be able to comment on

PD from my dental school OMFS program says the exact same thing lol.

 

[yappy]

Bump

 

[nade0016]

Hi!
I currently have 4 letters of recommendation from oral surgeons which means I have space for 1 more letter. I was wondering which of the following would be my best option:
1) My school's head pathologist who asked me to tutor students in the year below me and who knows me pretty well.
2) My pre-doc OMFS clinic faculty who has worked with me a lot. However, he is not an actual oral surgeon but is in the department.
3) A periodontist who knows me the best
4) My school's dean of students who knows me very well

Dean or OS.