Medical
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RDH Spotlight: Ashley Heenan, RDH, BS
We were lucky enough to meet Ashley a few years ago at the Chicago Midwinter meeting as we were wandering around the exhibit floor. It’s always so...
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Things-Ma-Bop Round-Up
Check out our latest round-up of cool gidgets and gadgets below: If your patients are wanting to ditch plastic oral care products, send...
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New Dental Terminology You Need to Know
Dentistry is always adapting and changing. Now that I have lots of experience under my belt it is fun to say, “when I first started working...
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4 Loan Repayment Plans Every Student Dentist Needs To Know
It is my pleasure to introduce a special guest writer - our colleague Andrew Paulson. Andrew has a master's degree in Accounting and is a...
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How I Passed the ADEX OSCE in 4 Days (And You Can too!)
Happy New Year 2022 everyone! I crammed and conquered the last written exam of dental school, and with this short read, you can too. To give some...
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3 Pieces of Advice for the IDP Student Applicant
It is my pleasure to introduce a special guest writer - our friend and colleague Rahul Nagda, BDS, DDS. Rahul completed the IDP program at UCSF...
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The International Dentist Pathway (IDP), a candid experience shared by Rahul Nagda, BDS, DDS
It is my pleasure to introduce a special guest writer - our friend and colleague Rahul Nagda, BDS, DDS. Rahul completed the IDP program at UCSF...
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"One Piece of Advice" from Successful Applicants 2020-2021 Application Cycle
We asked recent successful applicants (you can find their success stories here ): "What is one piece of advice you have for someone applying...
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Top 3 Action Items for Students Interested in Specializing
" Do you want to specialize? " Not only is the question above a common interview question, but pre-dental and dental students alike often find...
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Tips for a Re-applicant from UCSF Dental Students
If you’ve been following along with us throughout this application cycle, we’ve provided thorough advice on each timely step as it pertained to...
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Should YOU Consider a DDS/MBA?
It is my pleasure to introduce a special guest writer - our friend and colleague Anthony Hua. Anthony is a current third-year dental student at...
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How to Best Play the Waiting Game (for dental school acceptance)
Well, first of all, congratulations! The purpose of this blog post is to provide you a timeline and a game plan on how to best navigate the...
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4 Characteristics of the Successful Interviewee
Whether you are interviewing for dental school or dental postgraduate residency programs, there are some universal traits I believe all program...
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5 Easy Steps You Should Take to Prepare for Your Dental School Zoom interview
It's interview season! In an unconventional time. Due to COVID-19, many dental schools are exclusively utilizing a video chat medium in lieu of a...
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Zero Debt Accrued for Dental School?
It's no secret that attending dental school nowadays is an expensive process. From spending thousands of dollars in application fees as...
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Which Programs Should You Apply To?
Some of the most commonly asked questions we get are: "How do I build a list of dental schools to apply to?" or "What school should I ultimately...
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'20-'21 AADSAS Application Updates + 1 Sneak Peak into This Coming Cycle
IT'S A BIG WEEK! May 12th was the official soft opening of the centralized ADEA AADSAS application and just like the rest of 2020, there are some...
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How to be a Stand Out Applicant During COVID-19
Here are three tips on how you can stand out as an applicant during a global pandemic despite the obvious limitations. 1. How can I fulfill...
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Quick Steps to Elevate Your Personal Statement
The personal statement is arguably the most daunting portion of the application mainly because it demands you to truly reflect upon yourself: "...
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"One Piece of Advice" from Successful Applicants
We asked recent successful applicants (you can find their success stories here ): "What is one piece of advice you have for someone applying...
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What to Expect on "Match" Day! (Orthodontics Residency)
Having "stress-read" multiple posts on Student Doctor Network (SDN) regarding dental residency match day , I braced myself for the possibility...
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"Should I do research?" (Wilson's experience)
Part 1 : The First Round During my third year of undergraduate studies at UC Davis, I attempted to try my hand in research as a way to enhance...
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Addressing a Lack of Research Experience (Secondary Application)
If you did not participate in undergraduate research, there will most likely come a point in time when you will be asked to explain your lack of...
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Get Your Dentist To Pay You More Money NOW!
This is an update to a post I did a few years ago. However, with the cost of living going up tremendously, and you probably already maxed out...
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The Dental Professionals Cure For The Summertime Blues
I’ve said it thousands of times, working in the dental field is one of the best jobs. Your team is fun, your patients adore you, and you work...