Paying a dentist for LOR?

[darklordzz]

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First time poster, this forum is extremely helpful. i have went to interviews to the following school so far:
Roseman, UCLA, and Alabama

I heard something disturbing from a fellow interviewee i met at one of the above school.he never spent time shadowing a dentist but his dentist gave him a LOR and confirmed his 150 hours on the application. when he went to his dentist for his own personal appointments, he paid out of pocket for procedures like cleanings, fillings, x-rays and other routine procedures. he asked the dentist to write him a LOR and without spending a single hour at the office, the dentist obliged maybe because he liked the patient for paying out of pocket? isn't this unethical or does this happen more often than not?

 

[darklordzzz]

that certainly happens. nothing is black and white and ethical and honest in this world. however, he has to prove to interviewers he has the knowledge of someone who did shadow for 150 hours. though you arent required to know specific technical names for the procedures, you should be able to describe it in your own terms

PS: next time you run out of idea of cool names to name your sdn account, hit me up. just darklordzz sounds odd

 

[fogorvostan]

Yeah it's unethical to lie and say you did something that you didn't. It's that person's gamble though. The point of shadowing is to make sure that you have an idea of what you will be spending hundreds of thousands of dollars learning how to do. Hope he ends up liking dentistry.

 

[BiologyMajor86]

Students that have never stepped inside a clinic or medical office get letters for FREE from family friends whom practice medicine. Not an uncommon practice at all.

 

[JLT223]

Well when you go to an interview and have to talk about your experience and relationship with the Dr. you would look like an idiot. Say goodbye to your chance at admission.

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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[jonghyunie]

forgovorstan is completely right. Shadowing isnt just for the resume and to show that you spent time with a dentist. It's mainly to help you realize whether you want to do it or not as a living. If he hasn't shadowed a dentist for even 100 hours how will he know if he wants to do it for the rest of his life? Dental school is not cheap.

 

[FeralisExtremum]

that certainly happens. nothing is black and white and ethical and honest in this world. however, he has to prove to interviewers he has the knowledge of someone who did shadow for 150 hours. though you arent required to know specific technical names for the procedures, you should be able to describe it in your own terms

PS: next time you run out of idea of cool names to name your sdn account, hit me up. just darklordzz sounds odd

IMO the real ethical violation here is the way he tried to rob your name

 

[BiologyMajor86]

IMO the real ethical violation here is the way he tried to rob your name

savage

 

[darklordzzz]

OP,

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zZzPureBludzZz
zZzScrewMudBludzZz
NaginiPetty
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ParselTongue
DarkArt

 

[doc toothache]

First time poster, this forum is extremely helpful. i have went to interviews to the following school so far:
Roseman, UCLA, and Alabama

I heard something disturbing from a fellow interviewee i met at one of the above school.he never spent time shadowing a dentist but his dentist gave him a LOR and confirmed his 150 hours on the application. when he went to his dentist for his own personal appointments, he paid out of pocket for procedures like cleanings, fillings, x-rays and other routine procedures. he asked the dentist to write him a LOR and without spending a single hour at the office, the dentist obliged maybe because he liked the patient for paying out of pocket? isn't this unethical or does this happen more often than not?

The applicant paid for services rendered. There is no code (CDT) for writing lors. One could certainly question the wisdom of an applicant asking for a fictitious letter and actually using it as a legal document.