Top 5 Dental Schools Based on Prestige Data

[Yellow Snow]

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You, my friend, are thinking about the name and only the name, which makes you naive. I've been around long enough and have had the opportunity to experience both lifestyles. You are going to get over the name real quick if you prefer wearing sandals, studying film, business or music and living in a metropolitan city--you probably should have picked USC and not Yale.

Exactly. As an undergrad I had the chance to go to Upenn and a state school. Penn offers a great education but a lot of it is also about the name and the indoctorination process. The top students at state schools or non-ivys are definently competitive.

 

[a1pha]

Exactly. As an undergrad I had the chance to go to Upenn and a state school. Penn offers a great education but a lot of it is also about the name and the indoctorination process. The top students at state schools or non-ivys are definently competitive.

Well your state school definitely didn't do too well... As if it isn't mind-numbing enough watching future dentists butcher your/you're.

 

[Columbia07]

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[hellohellomr]

Wow!

You are telling me that you would NEVER take USC over Yale? Hypothetically, if you wanted to do Film and were accepted to both USC and Yale, you would be absolutely out of your mind to not go to USC. Yale could give you a full ride and it would still be ridiculous for you to pass up USC. The name of the institution is not everything.

You are trying to convince someone who has attended an ivy league. Your stabs at my intelligence are quite insightful to how close minded and ignorant your posts have been.

Sigh, how dumb can you possibly be? When did I ever say absolutely no one would pick USC/NYU over Yale? I said, your arguement that "more" people would choose NYU over Yale if they get accepted in both doesn't make sense. Now you are saying that I somehow said that "no one" would choose USC over yale? Dumb..just dumb.

 

[DrDDSman]

Basically anyone that goes to a private or IVY league school with the hopes of attending dental school is a complete ***** for the 2 following reasons.

1) You will be heavily in debt

2) And/or have wasted their parents hard earned money.

Maybe, but classifying someone as a "*****" isn't the best way to put it. Of course, hind sight is 20/20 and most people will agree that attending a cheaper school MAY have been the route, but an education from Princeton and Duke will surely hold more regard than another's application from say a CSU or a CUNY school, all other things being equal. Also, SOME people are lucky enough to have been awarded grants or scholarships, which reduced financial burden on the student and family. Again, there are a hand full of pro's and cons for this debate.

I would agree with you in a sense that if I knew I wanted to pursue dentistry (assuming I also knew that dental education would surmount to an absurd financial debt) then I would conisider the cheaper alternatice. The truth is that many people have no clue as to what they want to do when they "grow up" and finally realize that dentistry may be right for them. Some peole have no idea until theyre well out of college and into a career they thought they would love. So, to make a long story short, to each his own.

 

[armorshell]

Well your state school definitely didn't do too well... As if it isn't mind-numbing enough watching future dentists butcher your/you're.

 

[Upenn08]

Columbia07, you are dreaming if you think more people will chose NYU over Yale of accepted to both, just because some ****ty list says more people put NYU as their dream school. Different levels of people have different dreams.

 

[PreDentDJ]

This is not even relevant, ask your dentist how many people ask where they went for school. As I said before, a majority of the population doesn't know what a DDS or DMD stands for, let alone it takes four years to achieve.

Amen.

Though I understand that the OP was probably just passing on information from the study, it's still pretty much - as you said - irrelevant. One of the dentists I work for went to Marquette.... not exactly Ivy League. But his patients and coworkers use terms like "inspirational" when talking about his restorations.

And if you think people don't often ask where you went to school, you should see how often they don't ask about your class ranking (according to my dentist anyway). As the popular joke goes... "What do you call the guy who graduated in last place from dental/medical school?

"Doctor"

 

[PreDentDJ]

but an education from Princeton and Duke will surely hold more regard than another's application from say a CSU or a CUNY school, all other things being equal.

There's definitely some truth to that. I'm not disagreeing. However, I think a Princeton or Duke education matters less in a profession like dentistry, than it does for, say, business or law professions. There's seems to be less politics in dentistry than in other professional fields.

One thing is for sure though; there is something about an Ivy League education that makes potential employers' ears perk up. It might be worth something if you can walk in and say "I graduated 3rd in my class from Harvard Dental." Then again, how long do new dentists have to worry about potential employers anyway?

Of course I haven't even applied to dental school yet. So take it all with a grain of salt.

 

[armorshell]

One thing is for sure though; there is something about an Ivy League education that makes potential employers' ears perk up. It might be worth something if you can walk in and say "I graduated 3rd in my class from Harvard Dental." Then again, how long do new dentists have to worry about potential employers anyway?

Just think about this: who is your employer going to be?

 

[DrDDSman]

There's definitely some truth to that. I'm not disagreeing. However, I think a Princeton or Duke education matters less in a profession like dentistry, than it does for, say, business or law professions. There's seems to be less politics in dentistry than in other professional fields.

One thing is for sure though; there is something about an Ivy League education that makes potential employers' ears perk up. It might be worth something if you can walk in and say "I graduated 3rd in my class from Harvard Dental." Then again, how long do new dentists have to worry about potential employers anyway?

Of course I haven't even applied to dental school yet. So take it all with a grain of salt.

You're absolutely right, undergraduate school does matter more in other fields, but my point was that it would help in the application process, to what extent I'm unsure. In dentistry, I don't think a prospective employer will really care about where you went to dental school. At the end of the day, a GP who graduated from UCLA= GP from UMDNJ=GP from Columbia=GP from Baylor...you get my point. I personally like to think its not where you get your education from, but its how you use it to benefit the lives of your patients is what matters. Any dentist that has successfully passed dental school, boards and all licensure examinations is perfectly competent and able to see patients. Of course, with time and experience, a dentist will become more effiecient and learn more techniques.

 

[setdoc7]

Incredible, watching all of you discuss this inane list process and talk about schools none of you even know the least bit about. Do not pay attention to any of these dream lists.
Dental schools are a reflection of the administration and staff that provides the educational process. This is dynamic, not static, and with amount of movement I see in the D school faculty these days, schools can change from year to year.
Since none of you have treated a patient yet as a doctor, or student doctor for that matter, you cannot really speak on the clinical education or experiences you are receiving at ONE SCHOOL, or even comment on the differences between your school and others. You are listening to conjecture on these boards, which are all lacking factual evidence.

Here is where it's at, in my opinion as a dental educator, residency program director, and clinical dentist for 25 years:

College education is basically the same at most schools. The experience/environment/studentbody/price....will be different, and this is probably the main reason to choose a school. The academics must be similar, because students from state schools and Ivys can all score well on standardized tests (DAT, MCAT for example). The other factors will be different, so the decision about having a roommate from a public high school or Exeter is on the table. Different strokes for different folks. Does not make one better than the other.

Dental school is also very similar, as each student must pass the NBDE, which is the same for everyone, and there are students in every school that do well. Going to Harvard is quite different from UCSF. I use these two schools as examples because one is a private and one is a state institution. Both provide a satisfactory education. Badmouthing a school you have never attended and have nothing to compare it to is juvenile at best, and reeks of narrow mindedness. You may one day be loving that school if it is the only one that accepts you. Focus on doing well in school, and learning more about what dentists really do. Yapping back and forth about which school is better is ridiculous. Class warfare has no place in society.

 

[armorshell]

Incredible, watching all of you discuss this inane list process and talk about schools none of you even know the least bit about. Do not pay attention to any of these dream lists.
Dental schools are a reflection of the administration and staff that provides the educational process. This is dynamic, not static, and with amount of movement I see in the D school faculty these days, schools can change from year to year.
Since none of you have treated a patient yet as a doctor, or student doctor for that matter, you cannot really speak on the clinical education or experiences you are receiving at ONE SCHOOL, or even comment on the differences between your school and others. You are listening to conjecture on these boards, which are all lacking factual evidence.

Here is where it's at, in my opinion as a dental educator, residency program director, and clinical dentist for 25 years:

College education is basically the same at most schools. The experience/environment/studentbody/price....will be different, and this is probably the main reason to choose a school. The academics must be similar, because students from state schools and Ivys can all score well on standardized tests (DAT, MCAT for example). The other factors will be different, so the decision about having a roommate from a public high school or Exeter is on the table. Different strokes for different folks. Does not make one better than the other.

Dental school is also very similar, as each student must pass the NBDE, which is the same for everyone, and there are students in every school that do well. Going to Harvard is quite different from UCSF. I use these two schools as examples because one is a private and one is a state institution. Both provide a satisfactory education. Badmouthing a school you have never attended and have nothing to compare it to is juvenile at best, and reeks of narrow mindedness. You may one day be loving that school if it is the only one that accepts you. Focus on doing well in school, and learning more about what dentists really do. Yapping back and forth about which school is better is ridiculous. Class warfare has no place in society.

*clapclapclapclapclapclap*

 

[dentstd]

Incredible, watching all of you discuss this inane list process and talk about schools none of you even know the least bit about. Do not pay attention to any of these dream lists.
Dental schools are a reflection of the administration and staff that provides the educational process. This is dynamic, not static, and with amount of movement I see in the D school faculty these days, schools can change from year to year.
Since none of you have treated a patient yet as a doctor, or student doctor for that matter, you cannot really speak on the clinical education or experiences you are receiving at ONE SCHOOL, or even comment on the differences between your school and others. You are listening to conjecture on these boards, which are all lacking factual evidence.

Here is where it's at, in my opinion as a dental educator, residency program director, and clinical dentist for 25 years:

College education is basically the same at most schools. The experience/environment/studentbody/price....will be different, and this is probably the main reason to choose a school. The academics must be similar, because students from state schools and Ivys can all score well on standardized tests (DAT, MCAT for example). The other factors will be different, so the decision about having a roommate from a public high school or Exeter is on the table. Different strokes for different folks. Does not make one better than the other.

Dental school is also very similar, as each student must pass the NBDE, which is the same for everyone, and there are students in every school that do well. Going to Harvard is quite different from UCSF. I use these two schools as examples because one is a private and one is a state institution. Both provide a satisfactory education. Badmouthing a school you have never attended and have nothing to compare it to is juvenile at best, and reeks of narrow mindedness. You may one day be loving that school if it is the only one that accepts you. Focus on doing well in school, and learning more about what dentists really do. Yapping back and forth about which school is better is ridiculous. Class warfare has no place in society.

Well gee thanks. Now how am I supposed to make fun of people when you tell them the truth? 😡

 

[Oracle DMD]

Incredible, watching all of you discuss this inane list process and talk about schools none of you even know the least bit about. Do not pay attention to any of these dream lists.
Dental schools are a reflection of the administration and staff that provides the educational process. This is dynamic, not static, and with amount of movement I see in the D school faculty these days, schools can change from year to year.
Since none of you have treated a patient yet as a doctor, or student doctor for that matter, you cannot really speak on the clinical education or experiences you are receiving at ONE SCHOOL, or even comment on the differences between your school and others. You are listening to conjecture on these boards, which are all lacking factual evidence.

Here is where it's at, in my opinion as a dental educator, residency program director, and clinical dentist for 25 years:

College education is basically the same at most schools. The experience/environment/studentbody/price....will be different, and this is probably the main reason to choose a school. The academics must be similar, because students from state schools and Ivys can all score well on standardized tests (DAT, MCAT for example). The other factors will be different, so the decision about having a roommate from a public high school or Exeter is on the table. Different strokes for different folks. Does not make one better than the other.

Dental school is also very similar, as each student must pass the NBDE, which is the same for everyone, and there are students in every school that do well. Going to Harvard is quite different from UCSF. I use these two schools as examples because one is a private and one is a state institution. Both provide a satisfactory education. Badmouthing a school you have never attended and have nothing to compare it to is juvenile at best, and reeks of narrow mindedness. You may one day be loving that school if it is the only one that accepts you. Focus on doing well in school, and learning more about what dentists really do. Yapping back and forth about which school is better is ridiculous. Class warfare has no place in society.

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...end of conversation.

 

[rewJW]

Yes, you were focused on the American people relating to undergraduate and graduate education.

Apparently you didn't read my original post. What I was getting at is that each applicant decides what they think is their top school. Some applicants care only about the perceived prestige some schools may have. Some other applicants, like myself, realize that 99.9% of your patients won't give a crap where you went to school and utilize different criteria in selecting their 'top ten' schools.