Hi guys,
I tried searching for threads with this topic, but the ones I did find were five years old and not too informative, so I just thought I'd ask.
If you took biochemistry/physiology in your undergrad years, was it useful in dental school? If you didn't take biochem/physio during your undergrad years, was it difficult to pick up the topic (in your opinion, was it much harder for you compared to those who *had* taken it)?
I'm still an undergrad. For upper-division elective courses, I've taken anatomy and microbiology (and genetics), and I will be taking histology in the fall, so I was just curious if you guys think your undergrad biochem and/or physio class was helpful when you got to dental school - or if one of the classes was more helpful than the other.
I'm only asking because I'm thinking of graduating after the Fall 2010 semester so I can take one semester off and do other things, like dental assisting, etc. - and my school only offers Physio in the spring, so it's a matter of whether I want to stay and take that class or not. As for biochem, I am genuinely curious - I'd like to take a bio course for "fun" (instead of it being a requirement) - something like marine bio, etc. - but if you guys think biochem was a big help, I might just do that instead.
Thanks so much in advance!
I tried searching for threads with this topic, but the ones I did find were five years old and not too informative, so I just thought I'd ask.
If you took biochemistry/physiology in your undergrad years, was it useful in dental school? If you didn't take biochem/physio during your undergrad years, was it difficult to pick up the topic (in your opinion, was it much harder for you compared to those who *had* taken it)?
I'm still an undergrad. For upper-division elective courses, I've taken anatomy and microbiology (and genetics), and I will be taking histology in the fall, so I was just curious if you guys think your undergrad biochem and/or physio class was helpful when you got to dental school - or if one of the classes was more helpful than the other.
I'm only asking because I'm thinking of graduating after the Fall 2010 semester so I can take one semester off and do other things, like dental assisting, etc. - and my school only offers Physio in the spring, so it's a matter of whether I want to stay and take that class or not. As for biochem, I am genuinely curious - I'd like to take a bio course for "fun" (instead of it being a requirement) - something like marine bio, etc. - but if you guys think biochem was a big help, I might just do that instead.
Thanks so much in advance!
