Programs after dental school

[roadtodmd1]

If you did not have good grades in dental school but want to specialize are there any programs you can do to try and make your application look better for residency programs? (ortho, omfs, endo)? What other advice would you have for someone who is trying to become more competitive but has finished DS?

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[Big Time Hoosier]

If you did not have good grades in dental school but want to specialize are there any programs you can do to try and make your application look better for residency programs? (ortho, omfs, endo)? What other advice would you have for someone who is trying to become more competitive but has finished DS?

What specialty are you wanting to apply to? What was your class rank/GPA in dental school? What have you already done to help you be a good candidate? I should also ask, what is your student loan balance? There are some “predatory” residency programs out there that are going to be easier to get into, but they could end up adding $300,000+ to your loan balance.

Big Hoss

 

[veryhappylabrador]

If you did not have good grades in dental school but want to specialize are there any programs you can do to try and make your application look better for residency programs? (ortho, omfs, endo)? What other advice would you have for someone who is trying to become more competitive but has finished DS?

Depends…many schools have a whole intern year or fellowship which is like a yearlong CE course where you pay around $30,000. Some are basically a trial period and if the faculty like you enough you may basically secure a spot in the residency next year. OS intern years are pretty intense so it’s like an additional year of residency. I’ve seen plenty of endo, ortho, perio, prosth programs that have them too.

 

[veryhappylabrador]

38/50 class rank and 3.38 GPA. No student loans/debt

Probably not competitive based on pure rank and grades alone, but if you score well on standardized tests and/or have good leadership experiences and involvement or work experience, then you probably have a fair chance.

 

[Big Time Hoosier]

How long ago did you graduate?

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[Condylotomy]

What specialty are you looking at? The route for omfs drastically differs from ortho. But in general you need letters of recommendation from specialists in your desired field

 

[Big Time Hoosier]

What specialty are you looking at? The route for omfs drastically differs from ortho.

This.

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