UCLA/UCSF secondary

[amyfubu]

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hi, i have some trouble writing UCLA and UCSF secondary. what is so good about them???? cus i look at the adea book and the school website, and the borchure they sent me, they dont really show much, and repeated the samething word by word. what is the real attraction of these schools tho???

thank you!!!

 

[pine88]

UCLA is well-known for research...

 

[bionerd]

UCLA is well-known for research...

really?? I thought it was big on clinical too?

 

[keibee82]

really?? I thought it was big on clinical too?

most state schools emphasize more on research.
I heard UCLA & UCSF are almost half and half research and clinic.

 

[DentalBoarder]

really?? I thought it was big on clinical too?

Oh.... I read that UCLA DS's have trouble finding patients so they repeat an extra year of clinical. In my 2nd year, my friend's bf's sister's bf was a dent student at UCLA. He had a LOT of trouble finding patients with certain ailments.

 

[keibee82]

Oh.... I read that UCLA DS's have trouble finding patients so they repeat an extra year of clinical. In my 2nd year, my friend's bf's sister's bf was a dent student at UCLA. He had a LOT of trouble finding patients with certain ailments.

thats what i heard too. I met a guys who graduated from UCLA this year
and he said UoP has a much better program with more patient pools and
clinical practice.

 

[Revellian]

Good lord, I don't know where to start. It astounds me how much misinformation some of you provide. I'm presently a fourth year at UCLA. There are no research requirements at our dental school. If you're interested in finding a lab to build your resume for specialty programs, or if you're just interested in getting some research under your belt you'll have no problem finding a P.I. willing to take you in. These positions are, however, completely voluntary. So to sum up, independent research is not a requirement of the UCLA program, but is easy to find if you're interested.

Oh.... I read that UCLA DS's have trouble finding patients so they repeat an extra year of clinical. In my 2nd year, my friend's bf's sister's bf was a dent student at UCLA. He had a LOT of trouble finding patients with certain ailments.

You heard from a friend's boyfriend's sister's boyfriend that UCLA students have trouble finding patients and have to repeat an extra year of clinical? Dude. This is utterly absurd. My patient roster is full (I think 38 patients at last count), and I'm sure other UCLA 4th years on SDN can attest to the same. I'm not sure how that number compares to other schools, but I know that I am completely booked up, and decidedly not short on patients. And I have never heard of a student in the history of this school having to repeat an extra year of clinical.

What is the attraction to UCLA? I would say we're best known for sending 1/2 to 2/3 of our graduating class into specialty programs (this number does not include AEGD and GPR programs). We typically do very well on Part I of the National Boards, and have a very strong didactic curriculum. You can expect to spend most of the first two years in class and lab full time, and won't start seeing many patients until you start your third year. Personally, I'm going into general practice and I couldn't be happier with the program. The faculty have been great so far, and my classmates couldn't be nicer.

 

[Dentalist]

I too heard from my pet's friend's owner's uncle's mom's best friend's grandson that UCLA is great for specializing but not for clincal experience.

 

[cuneatus2]

I too heard from my pet's friend's owner's uncle's mom's best friend's grandson that UCLA is great for specializing but not for clincal experience.

Are you calling me an incompetent dental clinician?

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