What are you most afraid of about dental school?

[whatisit350]

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I was recently asked this during an interview, and I responded with "the rigorous curriculum; I know it'll be tough, but I'm very confident in my abilities and ready for the challenge."

This question kinda caught me off guard, and I was just wondering what are some of yalls fears about dental school? also, how would you have answered the question?

 

[Kingfish23]

Balance. I’ve heard that dental school is what you put into it and I think that being successful in my academics as well as maintaining relationships with my family and friends while also finding time for my other hobbies I enjoy will be the challenge. Not to mention find time to sleep

 

[2TH MVR]

Back then .... the rigorous curriculum didn't scare me, but rather the "actual" interaction with treating patients did. It's one thing to study, but another situation totally in placing your hands in someone's mouth, injecting anesthetic and drilling on teeth.

 

[thisismyacct]

Assuming I get in... the debt.

On a serious note, I hope I have the actual hand skills to be a good dentist.

 

[Jlm50]

I was asked a similar question, I said establishing a balance between school and my marriage because I don't want either of them to take the back burner.

 

[MLC45]

I was asked this question too. For me it's the little "voices" in my head telling me I'm not good enough. Obviously I am good enough if I get accepted to dental school. I just need to remember that.

 

[FanOfCostco]

If girls are turned on by dentists.

 

[TrevorwestDDS]

I had a few things that scared me going into school. I think the biggest was/is if I will actually enjoy being a dentist. Shadowing only gets you so far and is pretty boring in my opinion. I won't get a real taste of what being a practicing dentist will be like till I'm two years deep into school and more than a hundo K in debt.

 

[670206]

Debt.

 

[StudentDentistsRock]

For me, it is the transition from chemistry to biology.

I am a chemistry major. All my undergrad courses have been chem/math related. The only two bio courses I took were intro to bio 1 (got a B-) and intro to bio 2 (got an A). I have this personal belief that I am not good with biology. I don't like brute memorization and I was always afraid to pursue a career in the dental field for this reason. I cannot seem to view biology besides a ton of info we need to cram in our heads only to forget later down the road.

 

[redhotchiligochu]

The amount of sheer memorization required to get through 20+ semester units worth of coursework, along with balancing a healthy social life.


(Words from a D1)