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Why I decided to pursue dentistry, Part 1It’s that time of year again, which means that many, if not most, dental schools are back in session, teaching, training and preparing the next...
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50 Years: Former student leaders offer insight, lessons learned in retrospective seriesIn February 1970, a group of dental students met in Chicago to form an independent national dental student organization and named themselves the...
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Dental school: If I could do it all over againI might be branding myself as a super-nerd here, but I love school. So much so that I switched paths in dentistry to be in academia full-time,...
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Licensure Reform: The case for expanding interstate portabilityThe barriers for dentists to easily move across state lines, aka “portability”/”reciprocity,” has been a sore issue for...
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What I miss most about dental schoolDr. Markov (left) with his dental school classmates going out to dinner. What do I miss the most about dental school? Lunch. As a private...
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What you should learn in dental school, but don’tSomething feels oddly familiar. Sitting in my neighborhood coffee shop with my laptop open, staring at a course syllabus as it ominously lays...
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Separating tragedy and dentistry: What I miss most about dental schoolDr. Simpson, middle, at her white coat ceremony. Let me start by saying, I hated dental school when I was in it. My father had been having...
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Licensure Reform: The case for eliminating the clinical examSome may argue that progress has indeed been made in the administration of the licensure exam over the last 50 years given that regional...
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Is residency worth it?In my senior year of dental school, I was at a crossroad between pursuing a year of general residency and job opportunities. Dr. Ahmed The...
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Five keys to finding the perfect associateshipI traveled a lot after graduating dental school. As a result, I’ve had three different associateships. Starting out as an associate after dental...
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My New Dentist Life: Feeling at home in rural TexasThank you to everyone who read and commented on my post last month! I hope you are all safe and well. A lot has happened since I wrote my first...
