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I'm currently a chemistry major at my undergraduate university and we are required to do research in order to complete our major. For me, I chose to do research under an organic chemistry professor and he is currently doing research on dental materials and cavities. However, I am definitely going above and beyond the requirements as I am staying at school this summer to work in the lab 40 hrs/week on a research grant. I am highly involved and am pursuing my own project. So does this research fall under the medical category even though it is dental research? Or does it fall under the hard sciences more? Also, is this research worth it in the long run applying to medical school? Could my time be better spent shadowing? I already have 100+ hours of clinical volunteering.