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I graduated from dental school as of last June. Currently, I'm doing a general residency at a pretty well known institution.
I don't have post-residency plans at the moment. But I've been exposed to lots of oral surgery cases and am interested in doing specialized procedures in that field.
Both my college and dental gpas were below a 3.0. I haven't held much extracurriculars in dental school, and my board scores were around low 80s and upper 70s. I'd love to specialize in OMFS but I don't think there's anyway of even having a chance unless if I re-do an entire 4 yrs of dental school.
But I want to do an OMFS internship. I have no preference to its location as long as it's in the continental US. It doesn't have to be anywhere prestigious. I just want an internship where I can perform a variety of OS procedures, and not just merely observing or assisting.
What should I do? Do I have a decent chance of getting into some internships? If so, what programs are they? And should I retake my boards just to get into an internship?
I don't have post-residency plans at the moment. But I've been exposed to lots of oral surgery cases and am interested in doing specialized procedures in that field.
Both my college and dental gpas were below a 3.0. I haven't held much extracurriculars in dental school, and my board scores were around low 80s and upper 70s. I'd love to specialize in OMFS but I don't think there's anyway of even having a chance unless if I re-do an entire 4 yrs of dental school.
But I want to do an OMFS internship. I have no preference to its location as long as it's in the continental US. It doesn't have to be anywhere prestigious. I just want an internship where I can perform a variety of OS procedures, and not just merely observing or assisting.
What should I do? Do I have a decent chance of getting into some internships? If so, what programs are they? And should I retake my boards just to get into an internship?