Working before specializing?

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ayytommy

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I applied for the NHSC Scholarship, so if I receive this I will have to work in an underprivileged area for however many years my schooling was paid for, which I actually really want to do. Although I'm all about this plan, my true passion is in orthodontics, but I know you cannot go straight through school into a specialty if you receive this scholarship, so therefore I would have to go work and then specialize four years later. That being said, I talked to a few dentists and they have heard that most schools want ortho specializing students straight out of dental school with no work experience. How true is this statement?
 
I applied for the NHSC Scholarship, so if I receive this I will have to work in an underprivileged area for however many years my schooling was paid for, which I actually really want to do. Although I'm all about this plan, my true passion is in orthodontics, but I know you cannot go straight through school into a specialty if you receive this scholarship, so therefore I would have to go work and then specialize four years later. That being said, I talked to a few dentists and they have heard that most schools want ortho specializing students straight out of dental school with no work experience. How true is this statement?

Not true at all. My wife practiced as a GP for 4 years is now an ortho resident. About a dozen programs around the country that highly value work experience.

Good luck.
 
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