seeking speciality

[teeth shrink]

hey fellows, i am very confused about the speciality to seek. i like both orthodontics and perio-surgery which are very different. any help to define what am i seeking ??!

 

[Bereno]

well... do you prefer apples or oranges?

 

[Mackchops]

Penn has a program in perio-ortho. Double board yourself. Problem solved.

 

[yappy]

If you're a practicing dentist I dont know that people can provide you with too much insight here. Maybe you can talk to some of your collegeues or post this questoin on "dental town" web site or under the practicing dentists/residents forum on this site.

GL.

 

[dentalWorks]

Isn't ortho alot harder to get into?

 

[Bereno]

If you're a practicing dentist I dont know that people can provide you with too much insight here. Maybe you can talk to some of your collegeues or post this questoin on "dental town" web site or under the practicing dentists/residents forum on this site.

GL.

I don't think they are a dentist if they are asking the differences between perio and ortho... I could be wrong though haha

OP: I recommend you shadow both specialties and see if you even like them.

 

[HoustonDAT]

hey fellows, i am very confused about the speciality to seek. i like both orthodontics and perio-surgery which are very different. any help to define what am i seeking ??!

If you are a pre-dent, you don't know what you're seeking for.

If you are a dent student, shadow the residents at your school (assuming you have both programs).

 

[Insipidipisin]

Do you like to bend and bond or cut and stitch?

 

[The QB]

Go to your ortho and perio rotations, and observe residents and then you get to know both specialties better!

 

[dmdwannnabe]

Do you like to bend and bond or cut and stitch?

that is a great analogy