Hey .. I got an 81 on the NBDE I and I have a 3.5 GPA. What are the average board scores for specialties (esp pedo/prosth)? What are my chances to get into a specialty? Thanks
Hey .. I got an 81 on the NBDE I and I have a 3.5 GPA. What are the average board scores for specialties (esp pedo/prosth)? What are my chances to get into a specialty? Thanks
An 81...could be worse...well not much but I think your chances for a specialty are good---especially in pedo. All you have to do is play with kids and that doesn't take much smarts.![]()
Pretty much what I was thinking. If you really want to specialize, it should be in one area of dentistry. If you can't narrow your interests that far, you're likely much better off being a GP and slanting your practice toward your interests, rather than trying to specialize in something just for its own sake.Prosth is doable pedo is going to be highly unlikely. If you are serious about either one you should retake the boards.
You've got it a bit backwards...by presenting board scores and then asking where you can fit into a specialty. You should want to do the specialty to begin with and then work for the board scores. Pedo and prosth? Probably the two most polar opposite residencies in dentistry.
Pretty much what I was thinking. If you really want to specialize, it should be in one area of dentistry. If you can't narrow your interests that far, you're likely much better off being a GP and slanting your practice toward your interests, rather than trying to specialize in something just for its own sake.
I disagree. I don't think an interest in two specialties necessarily means that you should abandon the thought of specializing in either one. The kid has plenty of time to figure it out. In any case, the question wasn't "should I specialize or be a general dentist"? The question was about a board score being good enough or not.
An 81...could be worse...well not much but I think your chances for a specialty are good---especially in pedo. All you have to do is play with kids and that doesn't take much smarts.![]()