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Many pre-dental students wonder whether shadowing or volunteering carries more weight. Shadowing gives you direct exposure to the daily life of a dentist, while volunteering often highlights your commitment to service and empathy for patients. Both are valuable, but admissions committees tend to look at them differently.
- Shadowing shows you truly understand what dentistry involves.
- Volunteering shows you can serve others, even outside of dentistry.
For those further along: which experience helped you more during interviews, and how did you talk about it?
