orgolover Posted May 15, 2021 Report Share Posted May 15, 2021 What kind of work or jobs can a first year or even a second year dental student do over their summer? I hear shadowing or mentoring is out of question this year due to COVID. Please share your experiences below! MiniPanda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeej Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Some do research or maybe help out in the anatomy lab for the upcoming school year. I'd say most just enjoy the summer and take the time off since the school year is so busy. I've probably only shadowed once or twice since I started dental school, but I agree that might be hard to do now because of COVID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgolover Posted May 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 13 minutes ago, zeej said: Some do research or maybe help out in the anatomy lab for the upcoming school year. I'd say most just enjoy the summer and take the time off since the school year is so busy. I've probably only shadowed once or twice since I started dental school, but I agree that might be hard to do now because of COVID. yeah, research is always a good option but its something I did over last summer. We didn't get much clinical experience here where I go to school so I have been looking around practices that may mentor but I am having no luck. It's kinda hard to take a summer off because you are so used to being busy all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadridat08 Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 At the Uofa we have a spring/summer intersession, so we get 6 weeks off. Most of us are really tired after the school year and take the time off to relax. Unless you already have a job, I feel like its a bit tougher to find one for a 6 week period. I did a bit of shadowing, and took time to work on personal hobbies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentistrydmd Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Travel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hades Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 Some do research (but still travel), most travel. Highly recommend traveling to cope with the pain of dental school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anti_Dentite Posted May 16, 2021 Report Share Posted May 16, 2021 10 hours ago, Hades said: Some do research (but still travel), most travel. Highly recommend traveling to cope with the pain of dental school. I coped with alcohol. But now my Figs don't fit Hades and Lovecoffee 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniPanda Posted May 17, 2021 Report Share Posted May 17, 2021 I spent most of my summer doing research and spending time with friends. It's also a good time to shadow any specialties that you may want to pursue after dental school Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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