Why does it seem like all the dentists in my area....

[bigndog525]

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come from either an Ivy League dental school or Tufts, NYU or some other really well-known school?

Seems like there is no one around here who come from state schools or lesser-known schools....

I live in the Northeast.

 

[Double Bonded]

State schools accept more in-state students. Privates do not (NYU/Tufts/Ivy). In-state students would probably prefer to live in the state that they went to college and dental school (likely even where they were raised).

If you lived in Kentucky, I'm sure that you would find a lot of dentists from Louisville or UK.

 

[tothepark]

You also need to take into consideration class sizes. Tufts, Penn, and NYU all have class sizes of 100+. When you consider that and then add other Ivy classes of about 50-80 students, there is a greater probability that you will find a dentist from that school. In New York, state schools (Buffalo and Stony Brook) combined graduate about 120 students total... thats way less than NYU's class size alone.

 

[Msmouth]

I live in the northeast and for most of my career as a hygienist I've worked for mostly FDU graduates (closed years ago) , some NYU, a few Columbia and Tufts and more recently lot's of UMDNJ grads.

 

[DrDDSman]

You live in the Northeast, the Ivys are in the NE and so are NYU, Tufts etc. They all have much larger class sizes than other state schools. Most people generally tend to stay in the same geographical area once they finish dental school.

Something interesting, however, is that you'll see a fair share of grads from the NE that have settled in Texas.

 

[dantemac]

I know a lot of Penn, Temple, Tufts, and UMDNJ dentists. I'm from PA. However, I also met a Stony Brook and U Puerto Rico dentist doing very well in the area.

 

[SupDanLOL]

Living in MA, I have only ever met dentists from Tufts, BU, Uconn, and the Ivies.

It's mostly geographical I've always figured.

 

[dantemac]

Living in MA, I have only ever met dentists from Tufts, BU, Uconn, and the Ivies.

It's mostly geographical I've always figured.

Since you only know and feel comfortable in one dental school, taking their NERB/WREB exam and that state's licensure exam makes sense to a lot of people and they stay around the area. Also, alumni/teaching options are better if you stick around.

 

[wired202808]

There a ton of dentists in CA and NY.

 

[white fang]

There a ton of dentists in CA and NY.

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[wired202808]

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i love the fact that you stalk me.. its so weird.

 

[white fang]

i love the fact that you stalk me.. its so weird.

It's hard to find a thread you haven't posted in. And you should feel honored.

 

[Kentuckylover]

i love the fact that you stalk me.. its so weird.

hey wired. which dental school do you attend now? Am just curious, because you seem like you know so much

 

[wired202808]

hey wired. which dental school do you attend now? Am just curious, because you seem like you know so much

University of Kenya

 

[Kentuckylover]

University of Kenya

University of Kenya? Really? very creative lol

 

[Kentuckylover]

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It's hard to find a thread you haven't posted in. And you should feel honored.

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[wired202808]

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yup

 

[omnipoDent]

hey wired. which dental school do you attend now? Am just curious, because you seem like you know so much