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does any other school have fast-track programs and stuff like that?
 
Something that stood out to me on multiple visits was, that even with the accelerated curriculum, many students seemed very happy and had nothing substantially negative to say about the program. That combined with the welcoming faculty, and contemporary facility made it seem like a really positive environment.
 
i dont think they have an accelerated program per se, they just go to school year round while everyone else takes summers off. i know about 8 students at UOP and i think everyone loves it there because of the way they treat their students. they are treated like dentists from day one. they learn from faculty who treat them as partners and it shows. they are encouraged and motivated throughout their 3 years and the students have really respnded. dr. dugoni set up an awesome program there!
 
I asked this in another thread, but might as well better my chances 🙂




Does UoP accept AP Chemistry credit?
Does anyone have an email address for the Admissions dept?
 
Hysteria24 said:
Something that stood out to me on multiple visits was, that even with the accelerated curriculum, many students seemed very happy and had nothing substantially negative to say about the program. That combined with the welcoming faculty, and contemporary facility made it seem like a really positive environment.
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What he said. I've visited a couple of times and was going to post the exact same sentiment. Students, faculty, and staff interact with each other in a friendly, colleague type manner. It appears to make a very friendly environment in which to learn.
 
Yeah, their humanistic approach to dentistry is pretty unique and I think it's great for people (like me) that want to be solid general dentists. Not a lot of other schools gave me the same good vibes that UoP did! 3yrs doesn't hurt, but I think their whole attitude is where they really stand apart.
 
Before I came here, I didnt really understand why people praise UoP's humanistic environment. But now I understand why after experiencing it. Everyone (faculty, upper class, etc...) at Pacific is always willing to help you and interact like friends making this unique characteristic of the school. Great education in great environment. Im happy for being here at Pacific Dugoni dental school.
 
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Oracle DMD said:
i dont think they have an accelerated program per se, they just go to school year round while everyone else takes summers off. i know about 8 students at UOP and i think everyone loves it there because of the way they treat their students. they are treated like dentists from day one. they learn from faculty who treat them as partners and it shows. they are encouraged and motivated throughout their 3 years and the students have really respnded. dr. dugoni set up an awesome program there!
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Not all dental schools have summers off. At least for the ones I'm interested in, most have class all summer too.
 
MolarExpress said:
Not all dental schools have summers off. At least for the ones I'm interested in, most have class all summer too.
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Full schedule? I've seen lots of programs that have 2 or more summers at a reduced schedule. How much time are you wasting in your curriculum with epidemiology, ethics or other fluff classes? How many of these schools have night clinic sessions? Or fixed prosth first year? How many of them would let a 2nd year dental student prep a bridge or do a root canal?
 
MolarExpress said:
Not all dental schools have summers off. At least for the ones I'm interested in, most have class all summer too.
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You're right, not all schools give summers off. As time has gone by, more schools have apadted a year long style. So the question really sits in what does UOP leave out and what is condensed. Pacific cuts out some courses, like you won't have a specific public health or epidemiology course. You don't have a mandatory Spanish class, nutrition or biomaterials courses, etc. What you find is the basic level of all those materials are covered during other courses and sometimes you still have books for that stuff, but don't have a structured class.

You'll also find very little free time in the schedule compared to some schools. In the 1st year, it's rare to see free time scheduled into the day. During 3rd year, you often pull a full day with night clinic every monday and thursday. Lab work is minimized, though we learn it during the 1st year and do some degree of it during the 2nd and 3rd, but far less extensive than some schools require. We just send a lot of stuff out to lab and make adjustments.

Those are a lot of the reasons I think our 3 year program works.
 
Thanks for the insight on UoP. I'm glad you like it so much..I think you've convinced me to apply next year!! 🙂

djeffreyt said:
You're right, not all schools give summers off. As time has gone by, more schools have apadted a year long style. So the question really sits in what does UOP leave out and what is condensed. Pacific cuts out some courses, like you won't have a specific public health or epidemiology course. You don't have a mandatory Spanish class, nutrition or biomaterials courses, etc. What you find is the basic level of all those materials are covered during other courses and sometimes you still have books for that stuff, but don't have a structured class.

You'll also find very little free time in the schedule compared to some schools. In the 1st year, it's rare to see free time scheduled into the day. During 3rd year, you often pull a full day with night clinic every monday and thursday. Lab work is minimized, though we learn it during the 1st year and do some degree of it during the 2nd and 3rd, but far less extensive than some schools require. We just send a lot of stuff out to lab and make adjustments.

Those are a lot of the reasons I think our 3 year program works.
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armorshell said:
Full schedule? I've seen lots of programs that have 2 or more summers at a reduced schedule. How much time are you wasting in your curriculum with epidemiology, ethics or other fluff classes? How many of these schools have night clinic sessions? Or fixed prosth first year? How many of them would let a 2nd year dental student prep a bridge or do a root canal?
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*cough* forgive me for correcting... again.

we do have an ethics course ... and i'm gonna go out on a limb here but i would think it's non-fluff
 
There is no actual ethics course. The course you may be referring to is Dental Jurisprudence. The course is more structured towards the legality issues that surround the practice of dentistry, but those often cross with ethical issues, which is also a component of the course.

I also agree the word "fluff" may have some connotations that are not totally correct. I don't think Biomaterials or Epidemiology or Nutrition are necessarily fluff in the sense of useless filler. I think they have their place in our field, but the knowledge that is required in those fields for us to practice well as dentists is not extensive or intensive and could be easily learned without a structured class. The exception to my listed examples above might be biomaterials...but we cover a lot of biomaterials in our other courses like Operative, Restorative, Fixed Prosthodontics, Endodontics, and Removable. It is sort of inherent in those courses that you must also learn about the biomaterials used for the various procedures you do. You shouldn't learn to put something into the mouth without learning what that thing is. Why we would need a completely separate class to relearn those same material properties is unclear...it would just be redundancy at our school.
 
djeffreyt said:
There is no actual ethics course. The course you may be referring to is Dental Jurisprudence. The course is more structured towards the legality issues that surround the practice of dentistry, but those often cross with ethical issues, which is also a component of the course.

I also agree the word "fluff" may have some connotations that are not totally correct. I don't think Biomaterials or Epidemiology or Nutrition are necessarily fluff in the sense of useless filler. I think they have their place in our field, but the knowledge that is required in those fields for us to practice well as dentists is not extensive or intensive and could be easily learned without a structured class. The exception to my listed examples above might be biomaterials...but we cover a lot of biomaterials in our other courses like Operative, Restorative, Fixed Prosthodontics, Endodontics, and Removable. It is sort of inherent in those courses that you must also learn about the biomaterials used for the various procedures you do. You shouldn't learn to put something into the mouth without learning what that thing is. Why we would need a completely separate class to relearn those same material properties is unclear...it would just be redundancy at our school.
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ah, okay. 🙂 You and armorshell would know more than I ...

*cough* sorry armorshell, i'll keep my big mouth closed 😳
 
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