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i guess the more the better. i have about 350 hours of volunteering
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gawk!
did u accidentally press 5 and 0? or maybe 0 only?
i have about 36....0(oops) hours . 😀
Volunteering hours...it's kind of superficial how we only volunteer 'cuz we HAVE to or NEED to do it.
I think there's no limit to volunteering (no matter what you volunteer for), just do it genuinely and get something out of it, ie. experience-wise.
But for dental admissions, be sure you do something somewhat related, so you're not "wasting time", 'cuz you're volunteering for admissions' motives, right? 👍
Most schools just see that you've volunteered. Check with your individual school for details in # of hours.
I think there's no limit to volunteering (no matter what you volunteer for), just do it genuinely and get something out of it, ie. experience-wise.
But for dental admissions, be sure you do something somewhat related, so you're not "wasting time", 'cuz you're volunteering for admissions' motives, right? 👍
Most schools just see that you've volunteered. Check with your individual school for details in # of hours.
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I agree with what some people have said. Volunteer because you want to help people and enjoy it. I really hate people who do it to fill their transcript or make themselves look better, well, I can't hate them, they ARE giving their time to people who need it, so I guess no matter the reason, as long as you're doing it. I would say the hours won't be as important as what you learn or experience from it because the interviewers will probably ask you about it.
i volunteer 12 hours a week at a dental clinic for the homeless... at first, i was a little scared about the # of hours since I'm overbooked this semester.. but I got into it and I love it! I would just do something that you enjoy so you're not bored or feel its a hassle.
-ld
I have about 150 hrs of hospital vol. work (ped/geriatric).. However, I only have about 20 hrs of Dental shadowing. I wonder how that would pull?
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Hi!
I'm a post-bacc and for a while i was working while trying to jam in as many classes as i possibly could (on top of tutoring, eating, sleeping, watching LOST and whatnot) --- and i don't know how many hours i've put in dental environments, but my appoach is that during every break i made volunteering a priority. one summer i did with a general dentist in a predom. spanish-speaking neighborhood (and learned a helluvalot abt patiant care), the next summer i spent in a hospital dental clinic, where everyday they had a different specialty, all kinds of docs were around and i pumped the residents for as much info as possible about schools and stuff. This past winter break i hung around a periodontist who does a ton of implants.
The important thing is that each time I LEARNT something new amazing and exciting about the field, and the nitty gritty work.
I think that speaking about your experience during the interview is much more important than # of hours.
So... ask questions!!! and try to tie the answers in to the things your studying, it'll help you remember better.
Plus, so many of the dentists i've worked with are so into their work that their just fountains of information. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM!!! 😀
good luck buddy!
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I'm a post-bacc and for a while i was working while trying to jam in as many classes as i possibly could (on top of tutoring, eating, sleeping, watching LOST and whatnot) --- and i don't know how many hours i've put in dental environments, but my appoach is that during every break i made volunteering a priority. one summer i did with a general dentist in a predom. spanish-speaking neighborhood (and learned a helluvalot abt patiant care), the next summer i spent in a hospital dental clinic, where everyday they had a different specialty, all kinds of docs were around and i pumped the residents for as much info as possible about schools and stuff. This past winter break i hung around a periodontist who does a ton of implants.
The important thing is that each time I LEARNT something new amazing and exciting about the field, and the nitty gritty work.
I think that speaking about your experience during the interview is much more important than # of hours.
So... ask questions!!! and try to tie the answers in to the things your studying, it'll help you remember better.
Plus, so many of the dentists i've worked with are so into their work that their just fountains of information. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM!!! 😀
good luck buddy!
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i'm a camp counselor for ronald mcdonald. it gave me priceless leadership skills and people skills. its so addicting. i guess i compiled so many hours for sleeping in cabins. its a 24 hour duty while at camp. one of my campers had ceisures in the middle of the night so you always had to be on alert. its the best!
i did something similar last summer.. i was a camp counselor for the texas gulf coast sickle cell association...it was a one week sleep away camp.. i had so much fun with those kids... it was 24 hours j-o-b... i had to take kids to see the nurse almost every day and i barely slept 5 hours each night but it was such a great experience....it taught me patience... i can't wait to do it this summer again.. i love camp when i was young so this is perfect
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i think that's great with all the volunteering you've done.. i think most schools say you should do about 30 hours...but with the amount of volunteering you've done i'm sure you'll be find... try to do some more dental shadowing or volunteering if you can squeeze it in...
-ld
