Should the dentist you shadowed include the # of hours in your LOR?

[madirocks]

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If I have about 30 hours with a dentist, should he write the number of hours in my letter or should he just include the time frame?
Thanks!

 

[datdental]

If I have about 30 hours with a dentist, should he write the number of hours in my letter or should he just include the time frame?
Thanks!

Ideally, it would be best to include both.

 

[dentalprodigy]

Dentist recommendation letter doesn't have to include number of hours.

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[SpaceCake]

If I have about 30 hours with a dentist, should he write the number of hours in my letter or should he just include the time frame?
Thanks!

I would just in case some schools I think Tufts or BU has a requirement that the # of hours be included in the letter. Just tell your dentist to include it and you'll cover all your bases. And it would only be logical for the dentist to write "Mr So and So shadowed me for 100 hours and has shown his/her interest in dentistry by observing the following procedures blah, blah and blah."

 

[doc toothache]

I would just in case some schools I think Tufts or BU has a requirement that the # of hours be included in the letter. Just tell your dentist to include it and you'll cover all your bases. And it would only be logical for the dentist to write "Mr So and So shadowed me for 100 hours and has shown his/her interest in dentistry by observing the following procedures blah, blah and blah."

If that's the case, maybe the schools should just write the letters themselves and ask the providers to sign and have it notarized.

 

[yappy]

It's so redic that schools want 100hrs of shadowing. I shadowed over the past few weeks alot to reach that number but I would have stopped at 30. 0-30 hrs was very useful in determining if dentistry was for me; however, from 30-100 I felt like I was just checking a box.

 

[SpaceCake]

If that's the case, maybe the schools should just write the letters themselves and ask the providers to sign and have it notarized.

cool story doc.

 

[madirocks]

Thanks everyone! I won't be applying to BU or Tufts. Would it hurt me if states 30 hours on my letter vs. not having hours (just having the time frame) and the dentist just writes nice stuff?

 

[SpaceCake]

Thanks everyone! I won't be applying to BU or Tufts. Would it hurt me if states 30 hours on my letter vs. not having hours (just having the time frame) and the dentist just writes nice stuff?

Most schools require between 50 to 100 hours, so if he can write 100 hours and then you would make up those hours that would make you a better candidate. Good luck!

 

[doc toothache]

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