The bragging thread

[tinker bell]

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Since we all are so passionate about our future dental school so much, why don't we brag about it a little bit here.
Please brag in a professional manner. I mean so to convince any confused pre-dental fellows out there to attend your school. Do not trash any other school and put NDBE board scores up here. Because you're looking at someone else performance, not your performance. Board scores also change from year to year. Put something that is a little bit more solid.

I'll start with my school first:

Official name: UCSF
Nick name (given by me): GOLDEN GATE DENTAL.
Location: Parnassus hill of San Francisco.
Free stuff that comes with it: Free view of the famous federal bridge from the library: the golden gate bridge is visible from the library about 9months/year.

Founded in 1881

First dental school west of the Mississippi.

368 students for the whole school. Average every year class is 80-82 students.

Number of community clinics operated by the school: 14

Leads nation in federal research funding

Treat 144,000 dental patients a year. (notice that we have a small class size. Third and fourth year together are about 164 students. And that means lots of patients for students)

Has the most laser gadgets.

Anatomy lab has excellent ventilation system.

SIM/DENTSIM lab is being built now.

50 students a year bring dental care to the city's homeless shelters.

Tuition fee: $10,525

Cost of living allowance: $16,530

Weather in SF: mostly between 60-70 F. No snow. Can go up to 80 F in august. Humidity is almost zero

Surrounding: safe.

Public transportation system: can go around SF with metro or bus. No need for a car here.

Beautiful surroundings (beaches, mountains...)
Food is plenty around the campus. The food in SF is also outstanding.

Chancelor of the school is a Nobel Laureate. Dr. Bishop.

COME JOIN US

 

[Brand]

Quote- Treat 144,000 dental patients a year. (notice that we have a small class size. Third and fourth year together are about 164 students. And that means lots of patients for students.)

That is nuts!!!! Are you sure about this number? If you are it is by far the most of any of the dental schools. At every interview I went to I asked, "how many patients are seen a year?" The numbers I got were 16,000 - 70,000 for various schools. The schools with the clinical reputations were between 45k and 75k. But 144k that IS AMAZING!!! With UCSF being a premier research school along with that many patients... what was I thinking when I didn't apply.😕

Tink, can you check that number? It seems awful high. Almost impossible. If it is true I am completely jealous. I think I might even start bragging for you.

 

[tinker bell]

I didn't make anything up. The profile of my school is posted on the web. Someone printed it out and gave it to me.
http://www.ucsf.edu/about_ucsf/facts/profile.html

 

[tinker bell]

And that 144,000 patients number only gets us to second in CA. The school that treats more patients than UCSF is Loma Linda.
They do truly have more than 144,000 patients.

 

[Pi__Guy1]

You're forgetting the greatest city on earth: NYC. NYU has the most at 225,000 patient visits each year...with 25,000 new patients each year. And, trust me, some of these patients have medical histories that are just unbelievable. Most are so drugged up (illicitly and via prescription) that it'd probably take 2 patient visits to fully comprehend the drug interactions that are involved...

 

[tinker bell]

Pi-Guy,

NYU for sure is awesome. They even have a huge number of alumni. Can you post the school profile up?
So, some of us will be convinced enough to go to the big apple?
That's the purpose of this thread.

 

[mofo]

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[DesiDentist]

Whoa MOFO:

I'll be at UOP next year, too!!





UOP = University of Pennsylvania.

So we both will be at our own UOP next year!!! Yeah!!

DesiDentist

 

[damian12]

Anyone who knows U of Florida must also be familiar with those gigantic three-story funnels during GatorGrowl ! If you haven't yet obtained your official keg-chuggin'-beer-luvin'-party license, then you'll have a problem with the adcom @ UF. For more info on the license just drop me a PM baby !!

Put those horns up baby, cuz UF rocks !!

 

[MDQ]

damian12 - yes UF does rock! I completely agree.

I've lived in FL, DE, and SC and there is honestly no place in this country like Charleston, SC. MUSC is the major medical and research institution (along with Clemson Univ and Univ of South Carolina) in the state and has an excellent balance of clinical and research preparation throughout its program. In comparing it with other schools such as Maryland, Temple, Tufts, USC, UNC Chapel Hill, and Florida...its program has just as much to offer as any. In my mind what makes it stand out is its location. If you've been to Charleston, SC before then you know what I am talking about. It is an old Victorian port town surrounded by beautiful beaches and islands. At the same time its historical significance is balanced well with big city commerce you'd find in LA or NYC (its pretty wild that carriage rides through historical downtown markets and homes parallel Gucci and King St - the 5th Ave of Charleston). Cobblestone streets, palm trees, warm weather year round, and the fact that students often live in large, victorian style mansions or modern apartments in places like James Island make the lifestyle here very unique. The school is minutes from the beach and the Battery; amid the preserved beauty of the 'old South'. Every person I know at MUSC medical or dental loves the area and lifestyle it provides. Charleston is a gorgeous place.

So MUSC or Columbia? It's definately a tough decision...

 

[FiXToofs]

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[yosemitesam]

MCG has a patient pool so big that the waiting list to be treated is often three months or longer.

Augusta, GA is a great, affordable place to live. It's not far from Atlanta or Savannah or Myrtle Beach. The weather is nice.

Home of the semi-annual nitrous oxide enjoyment seminar and weekend retreat.

Provides groundbreaking training for pre-docs in full mandibular transplantation.

It is the only school currently equipped with operatories for zero-gravity simulation.

 

[MDQ]

Zero-gravity simulation? Thats pretty sweet, but I'm not sure how practical that is for the majority of practicing dentists....Hey yosemite, do you really like Augusta? Just wondering.

 

[yosemitesam]

Actually, I do like Augusta. I've lived here for about two years now. It's not exactly the most exotic city, but there's tons of stuff to do, it's close to a lot of other neat places and it's affordable. I have a 2000 square foot home in a nice place just outside of town and mortgage is only about $550/ month - you're not gonna find that kind of affordable luxury in many other cities.
I'm not gonna live here in Augusta when I'm done; I'd like to be someplace smaller, but it's a good place to be for the next few years.

Anyhow... back to the bragging.

 

[Yah-E]

How about my school is the only US dental school that's closest to the equator.

How about my school is the only US dental school that does NOT have their own dental t-shirts, sweatshirts, folders, pens, and/or any gears at their own bookstore! Nothing, Nada!

How about my school is the only US dental school that will operate until 6 PM instead of 5 PM in other dental schools!

How about my school is the only US dental school that will have their D1s to take NBDE Part I immediately after our first year in July!

NOVA = Learn and fun in da sun!

 

[Viraj]

Tufts does operate till 7p.m.

 

[booshwa]

USC-

No view...in the ghetto...70k/year....

But have you seen the undergrad women there?

Works for me!!!

 

[jojo2280]

Fo shizy

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straight outta compton!

 

[DesiDentist]

Originally posted by booshwa
USC-

No view...in the ghetto...70k/year....

But have you seen the undergrad women there?

Booshwa here's your budget:

Dental Edumacation: $45,000
Living Expensivications: $ 18,000
Mace & Ammo: $600
Courting and Entertainment: $5,000
Trojan "Her Pleasure" Condoms: $12.50 + tax +embarrasment

Trojan women: Priceless. Aye, Muy Caliente!!!

Total: Too much!

DesiDentist

 

[Comet208]

damn,
Desi, condoms are expensive where you live...
go to your RA, he/she could give you some for free!!! (i am an RA, every semester i get 2 HUGE bags of them to give to my kids!)

Comet.

 

[DesiDentist]

Comet:

I was estimating!!!

DesiDentist 😉

 

[cochino]

Beginning this July (2003), D1's at Virgina Commonwealth University will also be taking Part 1 of the NBDE exam. They will be taking them right along the D2's. So Nova is not the only US dental school with D1's taking Part 1 of the NBDE after there first year.

 

[tinker bell]

Yah-E, I heard that everything is digital at NOVA. Can u please elaborate on it a little bit? Like how many digital x-ray machine you have for each clinic floor? Do u have xray right in the chair for doing root canal? Anything that you can tell (or picture) would be nice to hear/see.

Desidentist, you can put upenn pix here. We have 50 dental schools in the country. We should get more profiles than this.

 

[liya]

Is it true that U-penn only has 16,000 patients per year for their students. That is an awfully small ammount comparing to NYU who has 225,000+ per year.😱

 

[DesiDentist]

liya:

PENN has 16,000 patients in their main clinics and 18,000-20,000 patients in their satellite clinics (where we will work during third year). Almost 40,000 patients. Which isn't that bad and gives enough clinical exposure. Also, you have to remember schools with huge amounts of patients do not screen them. PENN screens their patients before admission, so you, a student-doctor, will have a good idea of the patients' health history and know how to diagnose and prevent yourself from being exposed.

DesiDentist

 

[logistical99]

There are many schools with 75,000+ patients/ yr that screen all patients.

Anyway, patient pool is irrelevant because some schools require that you bring in your own patients or are required to perform routine treatment on only about 15 - 40 patients/ yr.

You'll be probably be sharing the patients with other students. For the advanced procedures, you might end up only standing watching because you have no business in them whatsoever.

It's pretty boring so just place hope in successfully getting a job or a decent residency after graduation.

Also, I don't mean to discourage anyone but a more competitive dental school is not necessarily going to help the typical student in getting a good job or residency. Remember that students are ranked and, regardless of curriculum, good students will do well on exams wherever they go. Specialty programs only take in about 10%, and employers will look at the job hunter's class rank.

But if you plan to set up your own shop after you graduate ( like me ), a trusty old 2.0 gpa will do fine but the reputation of my dental school might become a factor in attracting patients.

 

[xc1999]

a trusty old 2.0 gpa will do fine but the reputation of my dental school might become a factor in attracting patients.

Um....actually.....patients usually don't ask where you went to dental school. What REALLY matters is how good you are, and from that, patients will keep coming to you and refer you to their families and friends. The type of dental school does play a part in attracting patients, but only indirectly. Basically, if you end up going to a dental school you don't like, then patients won't come to you because you more than likely won't become a good dentist. This seems obvious, but it does happen. So...just go where you're happy, which will make you a good dentist, and then will also bring more patients into your practice 🙂

 

[perfectsmile]

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I love the school, everyone there is friendly and helpful. The students during my interview would approach me and ask me how I liked the school. I did not recieve that attention at any other school I went to. The school was very organized and they seem like they want you to go to their school, while other schools it seems like they don't care. You can't beat the 3 year program, and all that clinical experience.
The money is an issue but not big enough not to go to that school. I would prefer to go to an expensive school that had awesome teachers and classmates than anywhere else that does not offer that. Many schools are too competative and it seems like it would be hard to make friends, if everyone always wants to do better that you. I want my dental education to be a memorable one, not one that I hate to think about. I believe being happy is more important than money. By the way we will all be able to pay any school loan back when we are dentists.
So, go to UOP!!!

I love that school 😍 and so will you!

-perfectsmile
UOP class of 2006

 

[DesiDentist]

The money is an issue but not big enough not to go to that school. I would prefer to go to an expensive school that had awesome teachers and classmates than anywhere else that does not offer that. Many schools are too competative and it seems like it would be hard to make friends, if everyone always wants to do better that you. I want my dental education to be a memorable one, not one that I hate to think about. I believe being happy is more important than money. By the way we will all be able to pay any school loan back when we are dentists.

I ditto that!! Congrats, perfectsmile.

DesiDentist

 

[mofo]

The friendliness of everybody at UOP is perhaps the best thing about UOP. I came back to the school a day after my interview to give my interviewer a thank you note. I asked somebody on the elevator ( a professor) if he knew where I might find Dr. so and so. He took me all around the school looking for this guy. He even went into a room while a lecture was going on to find this guy! Since it wasn't very important for me to see him, I was praying that he wasn't in that lecture, so I wouldn't have to interrupt, but it was so nice of this guy to help me!! I guess I'm ready to be treated well and on the same level as professors after going to a huge undergrad school. Oh, and it will be nice to be called doctor starting the first day!
I can't wait!!
😍

 

[agutier3]

Yes! These are just some of the reasons I decided to attend UOP. I'm glad that there are those who want the same things out of the dental school experience as I do. Can't wait to meet all of you in SF!