Tufts University School of Dental Medicine School

The Basics

Overall, how satisfied are you with this program?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.00	2

0 = Terrible, 10 = World Class

What do you like most?

"Almost all specialties are at the school, the school is affiliated with a hospital, old school with alumni" | Report Response

"The clinical education is second to none" | Report Response

What do you like least?

"Humongous class size, highly unethical administration, PDND program is causing "stealth" increases in class size, overcrowding, mean classmates, cutthroat unethical environment. students can be really mean, they will literally fight their professors to get better grades, attacks on other students, unsafe area, riots, protests, wish Tufts had P/F grading, terrible management of the coronavirus crisis and protests" | Report Response

"The elevators are slow" | Report Response

The Details

Does the student body seem cooperative or competitive?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.00	2

0 = Competitive, 10 = Cooperative

Does the environment seem supportive for underrepresented minorities?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.00	2

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Does the environment seem supportive for lesbian/gay/bisexual/transsexual students?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.00	2

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Does the environment seem supportive for married students?

Response Avg	# Responders
4.50	2

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Does the environment seem supportive for students with disabilities?

Response Avg	# Responders
4.50	2

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Does the environment seem supportive for older/non-traditional students?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.00	2

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

Do you/did you feel well prepared for your board exams?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.00	2

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

How approachable are faculty members?

Response Avg	# Responders
5.50	2

0 = Not at all, 10 = Very

What are the facilities and clinics like (old/new, well maintained, etc.)?

"some old some new (the administrators have new stuff and the specialty programs do but not the undergrad DMD program) UG pre-doctoral students get to use all the old stuff" | Report Response

"New" | Report Response

How do students from this program do after graduation - are they adequately prepared for practice?

"poorly prepared for boards and life after; abysmal board passing rate roughly 1/3 of each class fails their board exams every year" | Report Response

"Very well prepared" | Report Response