I am embarrassed to say that I did not notice a smell while I was there. I did notice it was in a bad neighborhood, but with that came the plethora of patients. I know this is bad a generalization, but excluding retired people, it is mostly people who do not have dental insurance and/or can not afford to go to a dentist that visit dental schools. Temple being in an impoversihed area kind of lends to what a great school it is. Most dental students I talked to I asked the very important question, "Do you have enough patients to complete your requirements to graduate?" A lot of people had stories of dragging family members in (Milwaukee, LA, and Portland, OR). In Philly each Senior laughed and said that most people are done early and able to practice what they feel they need work on for their regionals. I have also checked the number of requirements for these schools, more less its the same. Temple really has so many patients that there are few down days for the students.
That was lengthy. What I mean is: My goal is to be a great dentist...not to attend the flashiest school there is.
