UDM questions for current students

I'm not a current student, but I've interviewed and been accepted at both UDM and U of Mich. UDM moved to a awesome new facility recently and is located in one building in an urban area. You can commute from suburbs such as Royal OaK in about 20-25 minutes. I have friends that attend and they say that UDM is a top-notch dental school with a caring faculty. They focus on dentistry not religion. Their clinical experience is outstanding and there is no shortage of patients. At this point I am probably going to UDM over U of Mich. Hope that helps.

 

I am a student and let me go through your questions one by one.

1. You absolutely won't feel out of place at UDM being Jewish. I don't think religion has anything to do with admissions, at least from what I can see. Nothing is really focused on religion. However, a professor won't be reprimanded, it seems, for talking about God.

2. 1st year is didactic, as well as 2nd year. However, you will be working on each other in your first semester doing impressions, etc. So you begin your clinical experience quickly. 3rd year is when you begin seeing "real" patients, and the same for 4th year. You will see patients most of the day, from what I understand.

3. Everyone commutes. Some people 10 minutes, most 25 minutes, and some over an hour. You choose. There is ample parking, for sure. A lot of people carpool together.