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Specialty/Where: Ortho / Univ. of Colorado Dental School Attended: UCLA Year Earned DMD/DDS: 2005 International Student (yes/no): No NBDE Part I/II scores: 95/88 Class Ranking: No ranking (Pass system), but graduated magna cum laude Match/Non-Match: Match Externship(s)/where: None...

I don't disagree that my situation is only a reflection of what UCLA was and that this was just my own personal experience, and who knows, UCLA students maybe getting a better experience now with the changes they have been implementing. Good for you for being actively involved in school...

Oh there is another issue that I forgot to mention. If you want to practice in California, it was recommended in the past that you go to a California dental school. The California licensure is in the midst of going through some changes, and things may be different for you by the time you...

We got a lot of didactic training at UCLA. So I think we probably had a strong didactic background. As far as clinical experience goes, I think in general, it was minimal. This is what I had done, when I graduated from UCLA: Perio - 28 prophys (you can refer your perio prophys & S/RP...

It's quite difficult to be kicked out of school for poor performance at UCLA. If you fail a class, there's a makeup exam you can usually take. And if you fail that, you can usually just retake that particular class a year later with the class below you. I think when I entered UCLA, they told...

I graduated from UCLA this year, if you would like to know anything about UCLA. Some things to consider when you're choosing the school: What do the graduates do (specialize, GP, etc) What's the on-time graduation rate What's the drop-out rate due to poor performance What kind of...

I'm also a 4th yr UCLA dent student and I have to completely agree with the other post that you linked to. Predental students should not be asking 1st & 2nd yr students how they like the school, as 1st & 2nd yrs have no insight into what really goes on in clinic at UCLA. Sure, the didactic...

I'm a 4th yr. PM me for info.

At the interview, a resident told me they are getting paid $37k. No taxes on it because it's considered a scholarship or something. Very high paying for an AEGD.

What makes you stand out among our other outstanding applicants? What is your future plan? Tell me about yourself.

There are always programs with vacancies after the Match date, so I would say it's not difficult to get into one. But if you are particular about which program you want to attend, it could be a different story. Some programs are very popular, & thus it can be competitive.

Do any of you know if the part 2 released exams sold by ASDA are in color or black & white? And if they are in color, is it necessary to see the color to answer the question correctly? Thx.

When I had my interview at Michigan (like 4 yrs ago), the interview itself was in a very casual informal setting. There was a whole bunch of interviewees there (perhaps 20) and we were all eating and sitting around chatting with current students. Sometime during this part of the day, we talked...

UCLA has a new 4th floor lab (which is where you spend your time doing preclinical lab work) completed about a year ago. Attached to it, is a new simulation lab. We also have a new 3rd floor wet lab (which is where you do your lab work for real patients) which was completed perhaps 2 years...

In my class (UCLA 2005), we had 88 entering students. And 1 dropped out after the 1st yr 1st quarter ended, apparently because he decided that dentistry was not for him. We have not lost anyone since. At UCLA, people don't get kicked out because of poor academic performance. If you fail a...