r/DentalSchool

Is managing a part time job during studying dentistry possible? Or the curricular is too demanding? Pls suggest me part timers that aren't too much time and energy consuming. I'm thinking of working in a convenience store at night shift so there's less people so I can also do my studies in the meantime. Is it a good idea?

It seems like everybody is gunning for endo these days instead of ortho, like way more than in the past.

Has this been your experience as well? Wondering why the uptick in popularity

I’d like to know if any other dental students are experiencing eye floaters and whether it impacts their focus while using loupes. I had a couple floaters before dental school but I’ve found that they’ve increased somewhat, probably due to a grueling didactic schedule. I’m currently in sim lab and Im finding them to be barely noticeable so far but I’m concerned about the possibility of them increasing over time and impacting me in a higher stress environment(working on a real patient). Honestly it’s been making me really worried about how sustainable this career path will be for me. I’ve see a couple ophthalmologists and while they told me they are visible in my eye and are due to myopia, they did not offer any thoughts on how they could progress with time or impact my work after I asked them. Just hoping to hear some thoughts. Thanks!

Hello everyone, I am a dentist with about 4 years of experience after graduation and I wanted to start learning about Implantology. I want to be highly knowledgeable in this field and I am planning to learn it all by myself. I was wondering if anyone here have done it to help me with it. I want at least to be very well educated about the theoretical part of implantology and then I am gonna start something more practical but I do really know nothing about Implants. What do you recommend guys? Is there any textbooks, Free youtube channels, Online course that would get me to where I want you to be?

If I were to maintain a 3.8-3.85 gpa throughout dental school is that considered competitive for an endodontics residency? I feel like there’s no stats for students who have been accepted to residencies and just want to know if that’s gpa range even cuts it. I have other things to put on a resume but I know grades are the most important thing.

Hello! I am a current D4 in Texas and am very interested in AEGD/ VA AEGD programs. I’m begging for help for anyone to guide me on how to chose the right AEGD/ VA AEGD program (as there are sooo many), what the interview process is like, and what programs have the best clinical experience. I want to get faster and better at my hand skills, place implants, etc. Please feel free to comment or DM me! I need all the advice I can get 🥰

Never thought I’d be making this post but has anyone started a long distance relationship right before dental school? If so please tell me about your experience with it, and any tips or honest opinions about it. I appreciate any input :)

Hello, first time posting here! I’m about to start my last year of dental school and I will be trying for residency. Though I have some ideas of what I want, I’m still not certain about some things. I don’t really have anyone to ask since all my “networks” are my classmates and teachers lol. I would greatly appreciate advices from my (hopefully!)future colleagues!

First of all, I’m certain I’m not really interested in aesthetics that much. Pathologies and diseases intrigue me much more.

Blood, pus, saliva or other bodily fluids don’t really affect me and I can easily adapt in unfavorable cases lol.

I love Oral Surgery and had so much fun but I’m not sure I would be unperturbed in stressful environments like surgeries. I like to be prepared beforehand, and I do have some level of anxiety. I don’t exactly thrive in alert situations lmao

A lot of my teachers say I would flourish in Pediatrics, while I’m honored and love kids, I’m not sure it’s what I want to do all the time.

I actually love Periodontology the best, but I feel like it’s kinda detached(?) from general people. I had some patients where they didn’t even really believe in calculus removal saying “thats the reason their teeth are mobile now”. And that’s one of the easier procedures to understand, compared to others performed by periodontologists. (I don’t live in a first world country, so this is a very common problem)

I also absolutely love Pathology and Medicine, but where I live they aren’t really involved in clinics.

I know I don’t want to be involved in Endodontics, Orthodontics and Radiology. (no offense, im just not really good at them :D) Pediatrics and Prosthodontics I like. But Oral Surgery and Perio are what I want the most I think.

Any advice or insight is very appreciated! I would really reaaaally like to hear your experiences! Thanks a lot!!!

hi everyone, i'm a D3 going into D4 soon and now that ADEA PASS opened, i feel very discouraged.

my GPA is not high. around 3.0-3.1 and it's been difficult to ask faculty for LOR because i feel very ashamed of my GPA and low class rank.

i want to go into PEDS or GPR but i need to choose between them since they're both different phases now.

i've built my application with a strong peds background (volunteering, shadowing, research, externships) but i wonder if i should just do a GPR first due to my low GPA 😞

any thoughts of advice are appreciated. than kyou

Currently work for an OMFS and starting D1 this fall so I have a big jar full of teeth to use when I get to endo! However, I've had a lot of difficulty on how to store them.

I currently have them in mostly water with a splash of bleach, but I've noticed a ton of them have started degrading by the roots so only crowns are left? Am I using too much bleach? Or is there a better solution for long term storage? Please help!

I am an incoming D1 and I feel like I have gotten the impression that while being in dental school having a sense of artistic ability will allow you to excel. I feel like I dont really have that, I am more of practice makes perfect more reps better result. Just saw like someone setting teeth on a denture or like preps etc.

Can I expect to struggle? Or is this just not true at all?

I was accepted in both paths.

And in my region in Tunisia, we don't have enough specialists ( only 1 Ortho in town and no prostho, however GPs do prostho ofc).

I'm planning long term.

Goal: build a luxury dental clinic ( + grow a GP network + implants + travel work in my local area).

I care about:

maximize my income.

Secure this income.

international scalability, if i decide to move abroad.

What would you choose and why?

Hey!

I’m active duty Army, and yesterday I attended a briefing for soldiers interested in commissioning into a medical branch.

The recruiter was cool, but he told us the most competitive branch is dental. He said you’d basically have to cure cancer to commission as a dentist since it is so competitive.

I asked why, and he said, “People want to become dentists, just not with $700k in student loan debt.”

How accurate is that?

what are some things i need for D1 essential