Can I shadow my brother who is a dentist ? Do dental schools accept that or it has to be a non-relative dentist?
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Most schools want non-relatives. But I think hours are hours and they will be invaluable to you no matter what. ...
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Really?
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Where did you read/hear this from? I planned on shadowing my father this summer, but also some other dentists/specialists as well....
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There is no problem shadowing your brother, I even think it's a great idea. However, I would not get an LOR from him but rather another dentist b/c a letter coming from him may seem biased in the eyes of the admissions committee.
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I shadowed my sister.... No one seemed to care.
HOWEVER, you can't get LOR from family member, so I also shadowed another GP (and got letter from him)
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I believe I read that OSU needs the hours to be from non-family members. I think the experience might be a little different if you shadowed a family member so schools want you to shadow others as well. Also, a lot of schools need a dentist as a LOR, so you need to get to know one any way. Nobody is going to stop you from shadowing a family member though.
