University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry

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1) Name of Your Dental School

Oklahoma

2) What is your examination schedule like? Block Schedule (midterms and finals week) or several every week?

Tests every week, almost everyday 3) What is the hardest class? Why?

Neuroanatomy

4) What is the easiest class? Why?

Dental anatomy

5) Are your classmates generally gunners and try to sabatoge each other? If not, is the culture one where everybody tries to help everybody out?

Every class has gunners, for the most part everyone helps each other out 6) Are the class notes based primarily on textbooks? or based on lecture powerpoints made up by professors?

Lecture powerpoints with books for reference 7) Are there any classes taken with medical students? If so, which ones?

Yes- Pathology, a few others I can't remember. We also take classes with PA, pharmacy, physical therapy, sonography students

8) What is the grading system? Pass/Fail/Honors? Letter Grades? Percentages?

Letter grades

9) Is there a notetaking service for lecture available?

Nope

10) Is class attendance mandatory?

Yes, but not enforced 11) In general, are teachers approachable for questions? Or are they for the most part very busy and unreachable (research, etc...)?

All professors are available for questions

12) Is there a big brother/big sister program that pairs you with an upperclassman or professor who "mentors" you?

Yes, but it is very lackluster

13) What is the % first time board pass rate? What is the average score?

Over 90%, Average low 80s

14) When do you take the NDBE? 1st year or second year?

After 2nd year

15) Do you get a block of time off before boards to study? If so, how long? If not, do you have to study simultaneously with classes?

With the option to take it on the computer, time off is not needed. Most took it over a christmas holiday

16) Do most people study in the University Library? Or does the place clear out right after school and everybody studies on their own?

Library is always busy and right across from school

17) Are patients readily available to fulfill clinical requirements or do you have to do a lot of work to get them in?

Hit or miss. We have a lot of clinical requirements and good patients are sometimes hard to find

18) Is it a hassle to get a chair once you get patients in? In your opinion, does your school have enough chairs?

If you schedule 1 week in advance, there is little problems getting a chair. In some clinics, you can schedule day before 19) What are the clinical requirements to graduate? (number of crowns, fillings, etc...) Is it reasonably attainable or pretty difficult?

Roughly 30 crowns- actually a point requirement so number depends on how much lab work you do as opposed to the support lab. Roughly 100 fillings (again point requirement). 19 canals of endo (4 molars must be treated). 2 partials, 4 sets of dentures. 3 Phase 1 ortho appliances, Comprehensive treatment of 10 pedo patients

20) Are there opportunities for different off-site dental clinic rotations? If so, what are they?

Externships and mission clinics only

21) Are there opportunites for outreach trips to underserved areas or countries? If so, what are they and for how long?

Yes through the christian medical dental association. Peru 2 weeks 22) Is there sufficent preparation for practice management? What career placement opportunites does your school offer?

We have practice management courses required the last 3 years

23) What is the dress code at your school? Scrubs? For what years?

Each class wears a different color scrubs to designate classes