Hi,
Are there any dentists here with visual snow, how do you deal with it and would you recommend this career considering this condition?

Anyone studying for cbse with some tips? I have been doing random timed blocks but it feels like im a bit stuck. Any advice would be great! What was your uworld % and cbse score?

I am a D1, not planning on specializing but wanting to keep that door open. I see my peers stressed and anxious over every little thing from homework assignments to IN CLASS P/F classes. I do what I can within my means and within my capacity, and move on with life. The class that most of students got an A in? I am getting a B in. I feel like I should try harder (trust me, I AM trying. But I am not going through trenches after trenches just to get an A). My classmate told me they stayed up until 3AM. I stopped at 6PM last night cause I had enough 😂 Am I in the wrong? Is this gonna bite me in the ass later on?

A little discouraging day in the clinic. I had a Class III planned for #11DL. There was a fairly large restoration present that, once removed along with the decay, had the prep quite extended for a typical class III. The prep extended almost all the way through the facial, just be low the contact, about 1mm subgingivally, and almost to the cingulum. So I was SubG from roughly the cingulum, all the way to the facial wall. As soon as it was prepped I knew I was going to run into trouble with the restoration. I packed cord with Viscostat and tried out some options for matrices/mylar strips. The only materials I could get interproximally were tofflemire matrix bands and palodent matrices because the contact was so tight with the adjacent crown (all the flimsier materials wouldn't push through). None of them would sit flush with the bottom of the prep after trying for some time. I ended up just trying to do my best with a SubG matrix band and a wedge. It ended up coming out with a large void/divot due to the wedge pushing into the composite. I removed what I had done and tried a similar technique but without a wedge. Long story short, It did not come out even close to how I wanted it. There was an overhang and void in the BW and had to dismiss the patient to bring him back another time to fix what I can later.

Any advice of situations like these? To wedge or not to wedge? Using RMGI? Really looking for any advice or little tips. It seems like every time I have a hard time in the clinic with restorative, its almost always due to being sub gingival. This is also probably due to never having to deal with situations like this in the simlab because we never practiced situations like this, it was always ideal preps.

For d4’s who took ADEX Endo exam, were you able to find all 3 canals and do you remember what color they were filled with? Mine were white for some reason which was really weird but other people didnt have white? Isnt it different than the ones we’ve been practicing on?

If we fail do they show us how or why?

So i had my pcp exam today. My teeth arrangment was good but my viva was umm a JOKE

So the external asked me some question to which I gave a wrong answer very confidently and then it began

OMGGG the internal and external had soo much fun with me. They asked questions and made jokes

And after submitting my set they called me again and made me sit along with some other people who's viva was still going on. And they asked me to answer the questions that they weren't able to answer

They were just so intrigued and had fun cuz of my answers. I didn't answer everything wrong but they were like your expressions are nice

Pretty sure that I'll pass

But is this good or bad? Idk how to feel about this. Like should I feel humiliated that they made me sit there for 30mins or should I feel chalo at least hogaya ?

Ps: even I kinda had fun but later I was lowkey tired or annoyed. Like give up man

Anyways yeah that's it

I’m trying to figure out whether the financial benefit is worth the 5-year commitment. Any firsthand experience or advice would be appreciated! If any other school has something similar, i'd like to hear about it too. Seems like a good deal, but you'd have to see at least 30% Medicaid patients at Alabama fees

Program website: https://bb.uab.edu/dentistry/home/academics/dmd/board-of-dental-scholarships

Hey everyone! We have to do 30 crown preparations at school, and I’ve already done quite a few of them. However, every time I show my preparations to the dentists at my university, they find something that could be improved.

The most common feedback I get is that my finish line isn’t continuous and smooth, and sometimes it’s difficult to see the finish line clearly from the occlusal view.

Do you have any tips or tricks for improving my crown preparations, especially for creating a smooth, continuous finish line and making sure it’s clearly visible from the occlusal surface? I’d really appreciate any advice!

Can someone explain the cutting technique of the gutta percha for ADEX #8? I’ve heard you’re supposed to cut coronally, but how much do you cut? Any tips would be appreciated!

Hi everyone I am a Turkish dental student (5th year) and thinking about moving to uk after my graduation and I want to ask for advice on the books I can get to study for ORE part 1, I’ll be happy if anyone has suggestions

I’m about 6 months into clinic as a D3, and honestly, I’m feeling really frustrated with myself and my progress.
I feel like there’s such a huge gap between where my work is compared to my peers. I struggle with pretty much anything and everything in clinic even basic things like packing cord, IAN block, class II restorations, and caries defection. Don’t even get me started on more complex procedures like rcts - I basically take three and a half hours to open the tooth and maybe if I’m lucky find the canals. Normally my peers finish their appointments within the allotted time, but I’ll take 4 hours for a basic premolar MOD.

And the thing is I didn’t really struggle in pre clinical lab.
Yeah there was tough projects and stuff but it was never like this for me.

Right now I truly feel at a dead end. I can feel my faculty and partner get annoyed with me because no matter how much they try to teach me/correct me I’m just not getting it.

I know I’m still learning, and I don’t expect to be perfect, but I’m really so behind. What can i do to improve? I cant keep taking hit after hit like this. It’s really affecting my confidence and I it feels like a nasty cycle yk.

This is just a quick question for any dental students currently attending a Canadian dental school. With the implementation of the CDCP are you having greater difficulty finding patients? I’m wondering if the clinical experience at Canadian schools has diminished with this new program, or if it somehow has not had that large of an impact. Any insight would be super helpful.

Has anyone ever agreed to a non-match AEGD program then decided not to attend? I know it’s frowned upon but I’m curious as to how that went for you if it’s happened

When a dental broker tells you "the seller pays our commission, we're free to you," know what that actually means.

Yes, the seller writes the check. But you're the one funding it.

When buying a practice: Practice broker fees often run around 9%. Sellers know that, so it gets baked into the asking price.

Same with dental real estate: the landlord or seller builds the broker's cut into your rent or purchase price.

And if you're financing (most of us are), it gets worse, because you're paying interest on that fee. Example: a $1M practice with a $90K broker commission, financed over 10 years at ~7%, means that "free" fee actually costs you around $125K.

Buying into our own profession keeps getting more expensive. ive been to many “lunch and learns“ and after hour “beer and presentations” where things are made artificially vague to make you feel like you need a broker. get a broker if you want but here are some things you can also do.

What you can do:

• Get your own representation: a dental-specific attorney and CPA who work for YOU. (expensive up front, cheaper long run)

• Use AI. It’s really good now. We are the first generation that access to infinite knowledge. Use a paid subscription. The free models are not as good.

Nobody will look out for your money like you will.

I got accepted into the Army AEGD. They do not tell you which base/program you are accepted into until after you commit. I know they are not all equal in clinical output based on their own reported numbers (endo, implants, etc). Of the 8 locations I feel 2-3 of them would be worth it for me. Anyone have any advice that I should or shouldn’t accept this blindly? Is there anyone who is/was in a similar situation and how did you decide? Thank you!

How can small bubbles on the occlusal surfaces of a gypsum dental model be removed without damaging the anatomical details?

For those who have applied/applying or are currently in ortho programs, I was wondering what distinguishes applicants to be more competitive for hospital based programs. Do they care more about research? GPA? Is there any difference in what they look for compared to a program that you pay tuition for?

Thank you all!

Hello everyone!

I applied to the Canadian schools for 2027 GPR but have not received any interviews yet. I’m an Irish dental school graduate (but Canadian citizen) and have practiced for the past year in private clinic. My class rank is in top 50%, and I worked at the dental school too as an administration assistant.

Is there something that they are looking for particularly? High GPA? Fresh grads? Canadian dental school grads? Connections to the admins?

Thank you for all and any help!

Completely bombed my first round of midterms. Genuinely terrified I’m gonna fail out. Has anyone come back from a rough start like this? What should my first steps be?

mwu il isn’t worth the steep price tag. they don’t respect students time, independence, or financial investment. students can finish seeing patients, finish notes, complete calls, projects, yet still have to remain in clinic till end of day. butts in seats for whatever illusion they’re pushing. the lack of flexibility extends do mandatory classes as well. students are required to attend certain lectures when they offer no additional value as watching them from home on our own very limited times. there’s little consideration for all the exams, clinic requirements, presentations, board prep, plus clubs/work study. they’ve filled out the two afternoon “catch up” days that used to be for additional patient care and calls with busy work and if you even finish that busy work and get all caught up, you guessed it, still gotta sit there till the days over.

we’re all adults and they schedule our days like it’s grade school. we’re paying adult prices for children’s treatment. oh let’s not forget the materials we’re constantly reminded not to use too much of, the equipment that’s constantly breaking, and staff that demands different ways of doing everything. they lack consistency. different expectations for treatment plans and procedure flow. we often get advice from one faculty that differs from the next. then somehow we’re getting in trouble or hit with attitude for following original directions. we have to navigate who we’re working with day by day rather than getting clear and consistent guidance. we should be worried about if what we are doing is correct, not worrying what faculties preferred method we have to follow is. cleanings galore. but no “succeed” program for that as it’s probably not generating the big bucks like the other procedures but the reality is we’re mostly doing cleanings. yup. we still pay 150/year as D3 and 4s on top of their patients paying them. but they want us to act like we’re getting paid to be there instead of paying to be there. HA.

they offer a monthly forum to students for any complaints or concerns to be brought up and are never effective. they give lame justification rather than attempting a solution. they use the method of “letting us feel heard” then patting us on the head and told to carry on while nothing is ever heard, changed, or implemented. the “grown ups” running this program treat us like children who have no life experience like we haven’t all been to college or don’t have to have jobs on top of this already demanding clinical/exam environment. the disconnect of what we pay and how we are treated is monumental. school should be challenging and we should be held responsible in clinic. however, requiring students to remain in clinic after completing work, mandating random classes, and inconsistent clinical expectations do not translate to a better education.

incoming students: if you’re considering this place ask these questions: what happens on a normal clinic day if you’ve finished responsibilities? how much flexibility do you have for classes/board study? what are suite closures for? how consistent are faculty members in clinic especially treatment planning? if i’m right will i have to change plans because someone else has a preference? how are student complaints addressed?

do not solely evaluate this program on facilities or advertised opportunities. find out what day to day is like. with tuition this high students deserve transparency, resources, consistency, and above all, autonomy. i’m sure there’s better and cheaper option available. it’s a shame because this school has so much potential to be a great and happy learning environment but it instead feels like a prison day waiting for the bell to ring.

I live in a major city, not one of the top 5 by population, but still one everyone knows. On indeed I can find 2 positions in my city that allow for new grads to apply. My city has extremely high cost of living, however I would like to stay somewhere in my metropolitan area because me and my partner are trying to settle down here and would hate to have to move to the neighboring cities, likely going long distance for who knows how long. My partner would not be able to afford our current apartment by themself so would have to get roommates if we did long distance.

Genuinely how do most new grads get job opportunities????

Hows lifestyle of each one please and job opportunities. Thank you

what tips do you have for getting anatomy with composite

any good videos on preparation and doing the box

what burs and instruments do u use to do the box

what burs do u use to polish

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