r/DentalSchool

For anyone who lives in California, can you share how much your salary is working at an FQHC either for PSLF or NHSC? I was always worried about benefits going into this field. I’m an incoming D1 and I really need my federal loan forgiven while focusing on my private loan repayments. I’m hoping to live with my parents which is the only reason I’d pursue an FQHC in California, otherwise I’d move to the Midwest or somewhere with lower COL and tackle the loans. Any insight or advice is appreciated.

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Any dentists here? My niece is a UK national and wants to get into dentistry . She is considering studying in Pakistan and then moving back to the UK. Has anyone taken this route? What is the equivalent requirements and acceptance?

Hii guys I’m a d1 learning human anatomy and kind of struggling. I was wondering what resources you guys used to help succeed in the class. Can anyone lmk abt what resources were beneficial? Anatomy bootcamp, YouTube videos, flashcards, certain anki decks? How did u guys track the info and make sure you’re retaining it ? Any nice textbooks honestly just looking for advice bc it’s an overwhelming course.

This could totally be a me problem but I have trouble with posterior maxillary class II’s because I can’t see what I’m doing. I’m very confident in my indirect hand skills but 99% of the time I’m at a weird angle with the mirror and it’s getting water splashed on it. Any tips appreciated :)

I am deeply ashamed, I was an AS student who was on probation (yes, it happened... but it wasn't due to low exam scores) it was due to what i thought were multiple simple miscommunications. But my faculty didn't agree. And now they have kicked me out of school... I am deeply depressed... what options do i have available to me? i have exhausted all internal appeals. and i am not welcome back anyway.

Hii, I can finally post in this reddit. Incoming D1, and shopping for a white coat ceremony dress. I have almost a full sleeve of tattoos that can only be hidden with long sleeve but the ceremony is on August 🫩. Any ladies here that just allowed their tattoos to be shown for their white coat? Also just professionalism with tattoos, should I aim to keep them covered when I have to be dressed in business attire?

Hello, I'm a dental student going into my 3rd year, and I have a goal for this summer break to learn how to research, hoping I can learn such a skill and participate in future research competitions and opportunities. I'm not looking to do something incredible for my first time, considering I don't really have any research experience, or it's something I feel is too much, so I would rather not do it, but I want to actually learn how to research (especially dental research) properly since I believe I lack the skill to look out for info, research papers, and stats. So if anyone has any advice or help that they can offer i would appreciate it a lot.

Asking here because I was told it is accredited. I would like to know what are the risks of a school like LMU in particular? Ik their med school had accreditation issues, but am curious. Not applying there, but want to know more. Thank you

Edit: Lincoln Memorial University

Need an associate contract to be reviewed. Any recommendations are highly appreciated!

didn’t think it was that popular of a specialty… but just recently (starting from in the past month) i feel like i’m seeing new posts every day asking about peds residencies

I am doing very well academically, but suffering in a lot of other aspects. It is hard to connect with some others in my cohort because I notice most people want to complain 24/7 or like to gossip too much for my liking. I don't like to wallow in how overwhelming the curriculum is; it's a circular conversation and what more can I add that others haven't said?

I am friendly with most everyone in my cohort, but lost my deeper connections because those two have to repeat the year. I know I cannot really lean on them, because they're dealing with their own stuff right now (ex: figuring out financial aid now that they will need private loans, etc).

I have dealt with a lot of non-academic issues that I'd never dealt with before while juggling my D1 year (ex: someone tried to convince me to lie for them in court so they wouldn't be convicted of a violent crime and my testimony was a key element of the case, a friend attempted su-cide, developed an ulcer that could have blinded me, etc).

I am also really missing my family and loved ones. I am too far away to visit for holidays, which have made holidays incredibly lonelier than I imagined.

Just wanting to vent and hoping for some encouragement to keep my head held high.

Hello, incoming D1 here, and I’ve always been interested in OMFS. Just wanted to ask on here and see what steps I can take to give myself the best possible chances. I know a little bit about the CBSE, but would love some advice and if there’s any other additional things to do!

Hi! I started D1 this week, and I’m honestly kind of shocked at how quickly everyone seems to have split off into their own groups. During interviews and tours, everyone always talked about how collaborative dental school is and how everyone’s friends with everyone, so I wasn’t expecting it to feel this cliquey already.
I know it’s literally only the first week, but I’m already struggling to find “my people,” and it’s been making me feel pretty discouraged. Today, a group of girls (i’m also a girl) were talking about their dinner plans right in front of me and didn’t invite me, which stung more than I expected. I’ve been super friendly, introducing myself to everyone, I am more extroverted. Im also living by myself but it seems like a good chunk of our class is.
Did anyone else feel this way at the beginning? Does it get better? Would love to hear any advice, thank you!

incoming d1 here. looking at rent near my dental school and omg the cheapest thing i can find is 1675 per month plus utilities. i live in a big city and i was just wondering if it’s worth it at this point. I live about an hour and 20 away with traffic so im kinda undecided. what do you guys think?

I recently saw this post by u/Liquid-glitter, which was a collection of screenshots of a reddit user's comments. I am making this post because the Yeshiva student that was called out was someone I knew very well. And contrary to that OP and u/Friendly_Bagel's beliefs in the comments, this is not a female influencer. He is much worse.

We were close friends for the majority of our time at a CUNY college, and a brief time post-grad. I can promise that the way he acts online is similar to the way he treated me and other people in real life. I will get into some details of his online activity versus his real life personality but note that I am not a dental student at all, just someone who is tired of an ex-friend harassing people and never taking the blame.

This person grew up lgbt in a somewhat crazy middle class immigrant household. He is a kleptomaniac and constantly shoplifts despite not being poor. His mom wanted him to be some kind of doctor to make money, but we attended a good business school, so he dropped business to switch to bio which our school was insanely crappy for. He wanted to be pre-med but became pre-dental instead, and like he admitted on reddit, he never cared for the field. He went as far as to create a pre-dental club. He never did anything special science related. He mainly worked as a dental receptionist who sometimes watched the dentist operate. And our school gave him an adjunct position to teach Bio in the past year so he calls himself a professor.

One of the main causes of the downfall of our friendship was how he was so insanely frugal. He would always talk about doing activities that required paying and never committing. I often paid for him for like $18 worth of food or something he can afford but just did not want to pay. He was even frugal when it came to applying to dental school, so he took the test once and applied to like 7 schools and that's why he was waitlisted or rejected from most of them until Yeshiva accepted him. And so he put himself in more financial stress by taking out a shit ton of loans for Yeshiva.

A few of his online comments that I wanted to address:

1. He lied about getting accepted to NYU and Touro

He only made up this lie to make himself feel better about going to Yeshiva (to answer u/Downtown_Operation21 's response).

2. He was trying to convince people to go to other schools so he could get off the waitlist. In slide 7 and 8 of the original post I linked, he is responding to people on reddit by telling them to go to another school. In ex: someone asking between Touro and BU, and he said "bu 100%" because he wants that spot in Touro.

3. He mainly likes Yeshiva because it is a Jewish school and he is CONVERTING to Judaism. He was born an Armenian Christian but has always been dissatisfied with this identity and was obsessed with Judaism and Israel, especially Jewish men.

4. At one point he was posting on the r/predental sub asking why he did not get into many schools. The comments listed why (mid score, not many activities, and did not apply to many places), and he flat out refused to listen and started insulting people, asking me to defend him too.

Anyway I'm sure my post will get taken down or I'll have to delete, but this is a reminder to please don't believe every Redditor online.