cookiemonster99 Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 Oh absolutely agree. It's definitely the BS that makes you crazy. I hated the workload because I felt we had to study and be tested on so much crap that wasn't relevant and had a shortage of practical information that would actually help us going into practice. Granted, I was at McGill, so the whole program kicks off with 18 months of learning crap that's completely irrelevant (I can confidently say that in 3 years of practice I have never needed to know the anatomical names of the parts of the penis in order to do dentistry) So once we started dentistry, I had very little patience for pointless memorization of nit picky little facts that will never make me a better dentist. See, I saw my time and energy as valuable, whereas most students just hunker down and do what they're asked to do. I was a total PITA in dental school. that's hilarious...... the patient could have a systemic condition where they have ulcers on their genitals....and now u know exactly where they are bahahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BScDMD Posted May 11, 2016 Report Share Posted May 11, 2016 One day in 1st year myself and a few classmates just said "no." while we were in gross lab, and went out to eat pasta instead. No regrets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientDentist Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Oh absolutely agree. It's definitely the BS that makes you crazy. I hated the workload because I felt we had to study and be tested on so much crap that wasn't relevant and had a shortage of practical information that would actually help us going into practice. Granted, I was at McGill, so the whole program kicks off with 18 months of learning crap that's completely irrelevant (I can confidently say that in 3 years of practice I have never needed to know the anatomical names of the parts of the penis in order to do dentistry) So once we started dentistry, I had very little patience for pointless memorization of nit picky little facts that will never make me a better dentist. See, I saw my time and energy as valuable, whereas most students just hunker down and do what they're asked to do. I was a total PITA in dental school. Just to clarify... does only Mcgill do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BScDMD Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 No, at the U of M we don't take classes with the Med students. We do have quite a few BS courses in the first 2 years which are completely irrelevant though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exergy Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 I believe U of A also has combined classes with med students in the first 1.5-2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncientDentist Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Anyone know what Western does? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaandrei. Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Well we did take a gross anatomy course as well in 1st year, but it was fairly straightforward... the emphasis was on the head and neck anatomy course.We do not have combined classes, but some of the classes have very similar structure and sometimes even the same professors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uoftdentalstudent Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 I will say your schedule depends on how ambitious you are. If you are still GPA minded, you will be studying a lot more than your classmates who simply want to pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dentist Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 What type of marks do you need in dental school? do future employers for associate-ship look at dental school marks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uoftdentalstudent Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 What type of marks do you need in dental school? do future employers for associate-ship look at dental school marks? Some people want to specialize, or pursue further training with a GPR, and those programs may take your marks into consideration besides ECs and such Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formidable Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 undergrad was more stress. They set the bar so low in professional school. Too much is invested by the government to see someone drop out. lot of material but you work hard and your good. less stress in that most people aint trynna chase that 4.0 anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottawaliquid Posted May 26, 2016 Report Share Posted May 26, 2016 Amen to that... 6-0 and go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uoftdentalstudent Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 Amen to that... 6-0 and go! Most of my classes have averages in the B+ range, so I don't know how many students in my class actually live by this mantra lol. Makes it more stressful if everyone is aiming high and you're the only one getting C's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaandrei. Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 I think our class average is way higher than it should be as well (80s), as we have quite the intelligent, diverse class composition. Doesn't mean that life can't throw a curve-ball at you sometimes. That's when you set your priorities straight and drop the A for a C. It's not worth it to overwork yourself over grades... they rarely even look at them for graduate school as long as you're above that cut-off (contrary to what you believe)."A students make the best professors... C students the best clinicians" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiemonster99 Posted May 27, 2016 Report Share Posted May 27, 2016 I think our class average is way higher than it should be as well (80s), as we have quite the intelligent, diverse class composition. Doesn't mean that life can't throw a curve-ball at you sometimes. That's when you set your priorities straight and drop the A for a C. It's not worth it to overwork yourself over grades... they rarely even look at them for graduate school as long as you're above that cut-off (contrary to what you believe). "A students make the best professors... C students the best clinicians" Ps get degrees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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