the implantology course, good luck finding a ideal case for them to let you place it. and if you do find that ideal case, remember mass health patients have mass health for a reason. sure its great to experience placing one, but will you really be ready to place them after one or two as a pre-doc? you do know APEX just means you are shadowing for a summer right? you already shadowed as a predent, why do you want to do it again as a dental student? smaller class size??? whats small to you? cause 120 isnt small to me. and once you get into clinic you mix with around 80 AS students. so looking at 400 students for 80 chairs in the clinic starting d3 year. LORs are easy to get at any school. you just become buddy buddy with one of the profs.