[Jay Chou]

so i see all these medical/law/nursing threads.....how come no one ever made a thread about dental school?
i bet there are dental school students here, or people who are interested in going into this field.
this thread is for general discussion about anything related to dentistry.....and hopefully can help potential applicants answer any questions.
let's help promote dentistry!!

btw, i myself is a 2nd year dental school student =)

[babieeairy]

I am sophomore in college but i plan on being a pediatric dentist! ahhh im so nervous about getting into dental school

Was the application process really hard as it sounds like in order to get in?

[<BK>]

jay chou which dental school do u go to?

[Jay Chou]

I am sophomore in college but i plan on being a pediatric dentist! ahhh im so nervous about getting into dental school

Was the application process really hard as it sounds like in order to get in?

hey good for you.
i've never heard of anyone wanting to be a "pediatric" dentist haha.....since children are suppose to be the hardest patients to manage.
application to dental school is just as hard anywhere. there will always be competition, and only more since more ppl apply each year. it only gets harder.

jay chou which dental school do u go to?

university of hong kong
i plan to come back to the US and practice though.
but i need to go through another two years of school....but i'm determined =)

[happypiano]

yay! a dental school thread! i'm a sophomore at UT Austin, planning to go to dental school. are you going to be a general dentist? i think i'm going to do general dentistry at first, and then move to some specialty, like cosmetic, orthopedic, or othodontics.

[<BK>]

yay! a dental school thread! i'm a sophomore at UT Austin, planning to go to dental school. are you going to be a general dentist? i think i'm going to do general dentistry at first, and then move to some specialty, like cosmetic, orthopedic, or othodontics.

The 3 specialties you listed are like the hardest to get into, you have to be in the upper top 10% of your class, haha.

I just got accepted dental school 3 weeks ago. I got several acceptance offers, and still waiting on a few more. Its the best Christmas present for me, it makes all 4 years of hardwork so worth it.

For me, I am just going to work hard in dental school, and then keep my options open. I heard horror stories of how hard the first 2 years is. Yikes!

I just went through the whole application cycle, so if anyone has questions, feel free to ask as well.

Just be sure to have A LOT of money, the application fees, going on interviews (plane ticket, hotel, etc), cost me roughly $8,000 - $10,000 alone. I'm glad my dad has the wealth to pay for this, if I had to pay for this, I don't know how I would have done this.

[Jay Chou]

yay! a dental school thread! i'm a sophomore at UT Austin, planning to go to dental school. are you going to be a general dentist? i think i'm going to do general dentistry at first, and then move to some specialty, like cosmetic, orthopedic, or othodontics.

most likely a general dentist.
but a specialist in orthodontics makes more.....i'll think about that one after i graduate lol

The 3 specialties you listed are like the hardest to get into, you have to be in the upper top 10% of your class, haha.

I just got accepted dental school 3 weeks ago. I got several acceptance offers, and still waiting on a few more. Its the best Christmas present for me, it makes all 4 years of hardwork so worth it.

For me, I am just going to work hard in dental school, and then keep my options open. I heard horror stories of how hard the first 2 years is. Yikes!

I just went through the whole application cycle, so if anyone has questions, feel free to ask as well.

Just be sure to have A LOT of money, the application fees, going on interviews (plane ticket, hotel, etc), cost me roughly $8,000 - $10,000 alone. I'm glad my dad has the wealth to pay for this, if I had to pay for this, I don't know how I would have done this.

congrats...you deserved it!
which school do you plan on going to?

when i come back to the US and practice, i hope i get into the UCSF or UCLA 2-year international dental program.

[Amazin Grace]

I applied for dentistry as my first preference for my uni course this year and the offers will only be released on 15 jan..

but before tat, I have to go thru an interview to determine if i am qualified for a spot in dental school. cuz i am at overseas at the moment and the interview's gonna be within a few days time, the dental faculty here is actually gonna conduct a 15 minutes phone interview with me instead.

right now, I am stressing a lot abt this cuz i dun realli know wat to expect from them. wat kind of questions will they normally ask in an interview like this and do i need to do any research or preparation tat's related to dentistry?? wat are the things tat i can and cannot say?

hope you guys can help me out with this... thanks heaps..




Grace

[babyxlibra]

FINALLY!! I was just on the college students thread and I was like.. no DENTAL???

anyway I'm hoping to go to dental school. I'm a second semester Junior and I am currently studying for the DATs.. blehhh

[Jay Chou]

good news.....our thread got pinned!!

[littoqtxlinda]

hello ^^
im currently an undergrad student at UT Austin and in pre-dental.
I just have a few questions about dentistry bc ive heard dentistry is really "not worth it" or "too risky" when it comes to finding a job.

I've heard that if wanting to become a doctor, generating a business from scratch is very difficult and most of the time impossible. Is this true?

Also, compared to let's say pharamacy or nursing dentistry is the most stressful and time consuming. Is that true as well?

I've been thinking about switching to pharmacy because of the many horror stories I've heard about dentistry. I just want to clear things up. For the sake of my future. haha thanks.

[tinasarangg]

I'm a second year, undergrad pre-dent too!
Yayy I'm glad we finally got our own thread.

I just shadowed two oral surgeons over break, and they were telling me dentistry is the best field to get into, especially if you want a private practice. It's worth it if you love what you're doing. The first oral surgeon told me he paid off his student loans and his practice within the first five years of his work, and the past 7 has been profit (he owns a practice in Dupont Circle, Washington D.C.).

The second oral surgeon told me that the only this that is risky in this field is malpractice. He said that dentist have the most stressful careers because they get lawsuits left and right.

littoqtxlinda, before you switch career paths you should REALLY consider shadowing a dentist, because I was thinking about going to med-school to study oncology, but after I shadowed, I know FOR SURE this is what I want to do

Congrats Jay Chou for getting into dental school! Out of curiousity how well did you do on your DAT's? And...Organic Chem? I got a C+ in O Chem I and I'm wondering if I should retake the course

[Jay Chou]

I'm a second year, undergrad pre-dent too!
Yayy I'm glad we finally got our own thread.

I just shadowed two oral surgeons over break, and they were telling me dentistry is the best field to get into, especially if you want a private practice. It's worth it if you love what you're doing. The first oral surgeon told me he paid off his student loans and his practice within the first five years of his work, and the past 7 has been profit (he owns a practice in Dupont Circle, Washington D.C.).

The second oral surgeon told me that the only this that is risky in this field is malpractice. He said that dentist have the most stressful careers because they get lawsuits left and right.

littoqtxlinda, before you switch career paths you should REALLY consider shadowing a dentist, because I was thinking about going to med-school to study oncology, but after I shadowed, I know FOR SURE this is what I want to do

Congrats Jay Chou for getting into dental school! Out of curiousity how well did you do on your DAT's? And...Organic Chem? I got a C+ in O Chem I and I'm wondering if I should retake the course

i didn't have to take DATs, because i'm not going to dental school in the states.
i currently go to dental school @ university of hk =)
i took 2 years of undergrad before heading off to hk though.....i didn't do well in organic chem either

[Jay Chou]

hello ^^
im currently an undergrad student at UT Austin and in pre-dental.
I just have a few questions about dentistry bc ive heard dentistry is really "not worth it" or "too risky" when it comes to finding a job.

I've heard that if wanting to become a doctor, generating a business from scratch is very difficult and most of the time impossible. Is this true?

Also, compared to let's say pharamacy or nursing dentistry is the most stressful and time consuming. Is that true as well?

I've been thinking about switching to pharmacy because of the many horror stories I've heard about dentistry. I just want to clear things up. For the sake of my future. haha thanks.

i agree that you should shadow a dental professional at a private clinic.....thats one way to decide if you like it or not.

although i'm not a dentist yet, i don't think it should be too stressful
i think once you've become experienced, you should not have any problems in treating a patient.
but of course you'll feel a bit stressful when you're learning all this stuff in school! (how to come up with a diagnosis/treatment plan....how to clinically treat the patient.....etc)

but i believe both pharmacy and nursing have their advantages/disadvantages as well
nursing is more of a dirty and messy job i guess? you have to clean the patient and stuff....

[[master papaya]]

I applied for dentistry as my first preference for my uni course this year and the offers will only be released on 15 jan..

but before tat, I have to go thru an interview to determine if i am qualified for a spot in dental school. cuz i am at overseas at the moment and the interview's gonna be within a few days time, the dental faculty here is actually gonna conduct a 15 minutes phone interview with me instead.

right now, I am stressing a lot abt this cuz i dun realli know wat to expect from them. wat kind of questions will they normally ask in an interview like this and do i need to do any research or preparation tat's related to dentistry?? wat are the things tat i can and cannot say?

hope you guys can help me out with this... thanks heaps..




Grac

^ May I ask, why would you need to go through an interview in order to get into Dental School (I'm assuming Melbourne University)? Did they change the entry requirements or something?
I just reviewed the website and it says there is no interview.

http://www.dent.unimelb.edu.au/dsweb/futur...grad/bdsc3.html

[blueangel15]

3rd year dental hygienist student , thinking about going to dental school after a year or two of work.(gotta pay off all those loans I have taken out )

[<BK>]

I'm a second year, undergrad pre-dent too!
Yayy I'm glad we finally got our own thread.

I just shadowed two oral surgeons over break, and they were telling me dentistry is the best field to get into, especially if you want a private practice. It's worth it if you love what you're doing. The first oral surgeon told me he paid off his student loans and his practice within the first five years of his work, and the past 7 has been profit (he owns a practice in Dupont Circle, Washington D.C.).

The second oral surgeon told me that the only this that is risky in this field is malpractice. He said that dentist have the most stressful careers because they get lawsuits left and right.

littoqtxlinda, before you switch career paths you should REALLY consider shadowing a dentist, because I was thinking about going to med-school to study oncology, but after I shadowed, I know FOR SURE this is what I want to do

Congrats Jay Chou for getting into dental school! Out of curiousity how well did you do on your DAT's? And...Organic Chem? I got a C+ in O Chem I and I'm wondering if I should retake the course

You have to take into account that not all dentists do oral surgery. Dentists that do general practice, their malpractice rate is A LOT lower then oral surgeons. Oral surgery as a whole is stressful, since you do, well surgery. I would recommend you to shawdow a general practice dentist.

And your C+ in O.Chem, I would retake it. Some dental schools don't accept any grades that have the letter "C" in it . You gotta have all your grades in the B range at least. Its getting more and more competitive every year to get into dental school, so its the best if all your grades are either an A, A-, or a B+.

[Jay Chou]

for those who are already in dental school, when do you see real patients?
is it like around your 2nd year or 3rd year?
and what was the experience like?

[DONNA<3]

quick question for undergrads.. do you think its worth going into a pre-dental program... or just majoring in like bio..and plan to go to dental school?!

[Krnuckfan]

I'm planning on becoming a math major and then going into dentistry. Am I an idiot for not majoring in chem, bichem, etc?