Prothrombin Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Ok, so I know that for American Dental schools it is very important and in some cases a requirement to shadow a dentist for a certain number of hours. My first question is 1) how many hours should I be looking at getting in? (obviously varies by school i guess) and 2) can I shadow my cousin or does it have to be someone not related by blood or marriage? I'm asking because my cousin is a dentist in Montreal and since I go there almost every month and stay at his place he said i can stay there for 2 weeks during the summer and shadow him every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 How would they know he is your cousin? And in any event, he would be a bona fide verifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adversary Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 Just shadow your cousin. Make sure you take every opportunity to see what a dentist does and what you like about the career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stresso Posted July 26, 2009 Report Share Posted July 26, 2009 How would they know he is your cousin? And in any event, he would be a bona fide verifier. just as long as you don't say he's your cousin in AADSAS in the section where they ask if anyone in your family is in a dental related field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_black_guy Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 I think there would be no issue shadowing your dentist cousin. after all you will be learning a lot from your cousin and could be very helpful also to you in the future. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylem29 Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Aim for 50 hours and you are covered for any possible requirements. Shadowing your cousin is fine too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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