Why pick Stony Brook Dental School?

[113466]

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[wigglytooth]

small class size, good didactics (basic sciences with the med school), lots of patients that can afford to do some fancy work and patients that can't afford fancy work (so you can do a little of everything). also, we start with patients in oct/november of our 2nd year, much earlier than most schools. price is right if you are or become a ny resident.

i'm just starting my first year and so far, so good!

 

[TheWiredNerv]

It is called Awesome Brook for a reason.

 

[rewJW]

I hadn't originally applied to Stony Brook because I didn't think I had a chance. But 2 of the dentists I work for kept suggesting I add it and they speak very highly of the school's program and the quality of the dentists it produces. I really like that the class size is very small; I went to a relatively small undergrad school. And the location I hear is gorgeous, although I've never been. 🙂 I gave in and spent the extra money to apply to Stony Brook. I'm hoping I have a shot but not banking on it. Fingers crossed.

 

[thethethe]

lol who calls it awesome brook?

 

[DRHOYA]

small class size, good didactics (basic sciences with the med school), lots of patients that can afford to do some fancy work and patients that can't afford fancy work (so you can do a little of everything). also, we start with patients in oct/november of our 2nd year, much earlier than most schools. price is right if you are or become a ny resident.

i'm just starting my first year and so far, so good!

Thanks for the info! That is awesome to know that you start clinic 2nd year! OOoo I really want to go there. I'm also a NY state resident, and wish to practice in the tiny economy of upstate NY, so I'm hoping they will look favorable on that. Good luck in school!

 

[Streetwolf]

Yes we start clinic 2nd year. We just received the names of our first two patients. We need to give them a call sometime in the next month and hopefully get them in on November 12. That's our first day with patients.

We start more complicated procedures probably in Dec-Jan.

 

[supraman]

Yes we start clinic 2nd year. We just received the names of our first two patients. We need to give them a call sometime in the next month and hopefully get them in on November 12. That's our first day with patients.

We start more complicated procedures probably in Dec-Jan.

Is there a Kathy G in your class?

 

[klutzy1987]

Im really hoping I get in there thats my #1 choice.

 

[achilles2]

Stony Brook has an elite program and I really hope I get accepted into it. It is also my number one choice.

 

[klutzy1987]

Stony Brook has an elite program and I really hope I get accepted into it. It is also my number one choice.

Are you an NY resident???

 

[achilles2]

Are you an NY resident???

yup, born and raised on long island 😀

I take it you are one from your sports term logo

 

[MissionDental]

How favorable is this school for out of staters. Thanks in advance.

 

[achilles2]

How favorable is this school for out of staters. Thanks in advance.

not sure....


I know its VERY competitive, I think the average DAT score was above a 21 for last years class and the GPA was above a 3.6-3.8 range.

I think the only school with higher applicant stats was harvard....

 

[klutzy1987]

How favorable is this school for out of staters. Thanks in advance.

Near impossible to get in, they have a class of 39 and they accept 3 out of state. Good luck with that.

 

[thethethe]

i know stony brook is very hard to get into, with applicants needing extremely high stats, but does that mean the school is the best?

is SBU better than schools such as columbia, upenn, and other big named schools?

It seems to me that SBU has high stats because a lot of dental students go there for the cheap tution

 

[achilles2]

i know stony brook is very hard to get into, with applicants needing extremely high stats, but does that mean the school is the best?

is SBU better than schools such as columbia, upenn, and other big named schools?

It seems to me that SBU has high stats because a lot of dental students go there for the cheap tution

The school is outstanding, the facility is outstanding, the level of competition is top tier.....combine those factors esp the competition level and your going to end with an outstanding program that generates outstanding dentists. The small class size I see as a huge adv since you have more individual time with instructors.

I know some of the facility and I can say this, they teach there because they WANT to not because they have to. When you have instructors that really enjoy what they do and you have a program that can pick and chose whoever it wants the odds of you having a poor program significantly decrease.

 

[thethethe]

is SBU better than schools such as columbia, upenn, and other big named schools?

yes no?

 

[Streetwolf]

Is there a Kathy G in your class?

Yeah. One of the cooler girls in the class haha.

 

[Streetwolf]

yes no?

There are no big name dental schools. The ivies give you lots of research exp and opportunities to specialize. The didactics are strong there. If you are looking for a solid clinical education I would rank SB above the ivies.

 

[DRHOYA]

There are no big name dental schools. The ivies give you lots of research exp and opportunities to specialize. The didactics are strong there. If you are looking for a solid clinical education I would rank SB above the ivies.

Clinical education is one of the main things I look at in schools. Hey, so what is it like having a class of 39?....Are all of you guys in the same classes at the same time? Also, now that you have a few patients as a D2, what kinds of procedures do you start with them? Thanks

 

[Streetwolf]

Unless a class divides up into small groups for a day, we are always together. It hasn't been bad yet. Just get to be good friends with 5-10 people and you'll be set. You end up being friends with most (if not all) of your classmates anyhow.

We each got our first 2 patients but we haven't contacted them yet. The first visit will be taking a med/dental history and performing a simple head/neck exam. As long as we pass our competencies we can begin taking x-rays and doing operative procedures. You could get lucky and start out with a simple class III #8 M or you could get the dreaded pin amalgam. I'll cross my fingers.

 

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[klutzy1987]

Unless a class divides up into small groups for a day, we are always together. It hasn't been bad yet. Just get to be good friends with 5-10 people and you'll be set. You end up being friends with most (if not all) of your classmates anyhow.

We each got our first 2 patients but we haven't contacted them yet. The first visit will be taking a med/dental history and performing a simple head/neck exam. As long as we pass our competencies we can begin taking x-rays and doing operative procedures. You could get lucky and start out with a simple class III #8 M or you could get the dreaded pin amalgam. I'll cross my fingers.

Hey the pin amalgam is way more fun than the easy class III #8 M. You should want a challenge (I know you want the good grades), but when else are you going to learn. Only way to learn is through practice, and better you jump right inn then just get your feet wet and realize just how cold the water is. IMO anyways, maybe i am wrong. I want to get into Stonybrook so bad though and its killing me that i havent heard from them yet.

 

[DRHOYA]

Unless a class divides up into small groups for a day, we are always together. It hasn't been bad yet. Just get to be good friends with 5-10 people and you'll be set. You end up being friends with most (if not all) of your classmates anyhow.

We each got our first 2 patients but we haven't contacted them yet. The first visit will be taking a med/dental history and performing a simple head/neck exam. As long as we pass our competencies we can begin taking x-rays and doing operative procedures. You could get lucky and start out with a simple class III #8 M or you could get the dreaded pin amalgam. I'll cross my fingers.

Sounds like a good atmosphere.

 

[Streetwolf]

Hey the pin amalgam is way more fun than the easy class III #8 M. You should want a challenge (I know you want the good grades), but when else are you going to learn. Only way to learn is through practice, and better you jump right inn then just get your feet wet and realize just how cold the water is. IMO anyways, maybe i am wrong. I want to get into Stonybrook so bad though and its killing me that i havent heard from them yet.

Look man, by all means take all the pin amalgam cases from your classmates and make them happy. But let me tell you - I would FAR rather have a class III #8 M than a pin amalgam on my first patient. Pin amalgams are pretty bad to have to do because you'd rather the patient have a crown (but obvs they can't afford it). You'll have plenty of challenging things to do while you're at d-school, and basic restorations won't be among them.

As for my first patient, I want it to go as smoothly as possible.

 

[BirdmanLugginz]

hey whats up everyone just got accepted to stonybrook class of 2014😀😀im thinking about commuting to the school about an hour each day from home....can anyone comment on that.......will those lost hours be valuable time?

 

[sonofapizzaman]

hey whats up everyone just got accepted to stonybrook class of 2014😀😀im thinking about commuting to the school about an hour each day from home....can anyone comment on that.......will those lost hours be valuable time?

There are a million threads about this, and I think the general consensus is that it's not the best idea. This about this: wouldn't it be nice if you could sleep for those two hours? You'll be dealing with many nights of 5 hrs of sleep, so imagine having to cut all of those down to 3 hours...

I suppose if that is a train commute it would make more sense because you can study. You'll be taking twice as many credits as you did in undergrad, and they'll virtually all be hard sciences or labs that require your time on campus.

 

[DentalFire]

hey whats up everyone just got accepted to stonybrook class of 2014😀😀im thinking about commuting to the school about an hour each day from home....can anyone comment on that.......will those lost hours be valuable time?

What were your scores and ECs?