School Review from Creighton Students

[The Ocho]

I was hoping to get a little more input in regards to the pros and cons of the Creighton dental program. I've heard great things, but would like to broaden my perspective a little bit.

-Creighton University School of Dentistry 2013-

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[Gone fishin]

This is my third year here and I am very happy with the education that I am receiving. I am most happy with my clinical education. We have an incredible patient pool here and I am so busy I can't even manage my patient family. I feel that we get to do lots of unique cases here because there we don't have the specialty residents taking anything. In other words, molar endo, impacted thirds, implant placement and restorations, perio surg, implant supported dentures, etc are very common here. We do have a pretty hefty list of requirments that we must complete that keeps us a bit stressed out, but I think that we all have tons of patients to keep us busy every day. The cons: pretty old school, a few really grouchy faculty members, and the weather here is really crazy!

 

[DrReo]

How were the first two years, Gone fishin?

 

[Gone fishin]

Well, I can't give much feedback about first year, because I am an RDEP student and spent my first year with the medical students at University of Utah. As for 2nd year, I would say it is alot like most schools-tons of classes and studying, lots of lab work, endless exams, stressing about boards, etc. I feel that Creighton prepares us pretty well for boards and the clinic. For the most part, I believe that you will get about as much out of dental school as you are willing to put into it, regardless of the school. If you choose to attend Creighton, I think you are going to be very happy with your decision.

 

[Omahahahaha]

Agreed.

As a recent graduate from Creighton, I feel like my clinical skills and knowledge were at a very proficient level compared to my fellow residents when I began my AEGD in August. Most hadn’t taken out wisdom teeth, hadn’t done molar endo, or had ever been involved with a perio surgery. I didn’t know how lucky I was to have chosen Creighton Dental, until I was out and could compare my experience with my peers.
Basically, I believe it comes down to clinical experience. The more diverse types of patients and cases you see, the better. Of course now, most of my fellow residents are on par, but I was very surprised with the narrow scope of cases they were able to treat at their respective dental schools. There REALLY is a significant difference going to a school without specialty programs.

 

[The Ocho]

Thanks for the input; I appreciate it.