Most medical professionals enter healthcare because they want to help and care for those in need. Early on, I recognized that I had a passion for many aspects of dental care and knew this field was one I could excel and be happy in. However, after dental school and entering ... Read more
Dr. Ania Mohelicki
Published June 25, 2020
You spend most days in dental school trying to survive. Tests pummel you; dentures demand that you grind away acrylic for hours; three, four, five millimeter pockets haunt you as you perio chart in your ... Read more
Abbey Tadros
Updated June 24, 2022 by Abbey Tadros
Last year, as the summer was nearing its end, I started preparing to take the Medical College Admission Test, also referred to as the MCAT. I was a recent college graduate and had just successfully ... Read more
Katayoon Dowlatshahi
Updated June 26, 2022 by Katayoon Dowlatshahi
In our oral surgery student clinic, we have a laminated sheet to reference when writing our two most common post-surgical prescriptions: Norco® (acetaminophen/hydrocodone) and amoxicillin. As a third-year student frazzled and sweaty, with forearms set ... Read more
Abbey Tadros
Updated August 5, 2025 by Abbey Tadros
The Four Legs of the Dental School Marathon One of the main questions I get about dental school from pre-dental students is, “What’s it like?” The short answer is, “It depends!” Dental school changes drastically ... Read more
Colson Smith
Updated June 24, 2022 by Colson Smith
Last year, the American Dental Association (ADA) introduced a new exam called the Advanced Dental Admission Test (ADAT). This was in response to the lack of scores from other standardized dental exams such as the ... Read more
Meera Maveli
Updated June 26, 2022 by Meera Maveli
Originally published in Contour, March 2017, the magazine of the American Student Dental Association. Learn more at ASDAnet.org/contour. During a state visit in 2011, Barack Obama was greeted by Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who ... Read more
Stephen Rogers
Updated March 12, 2019 by Stephen Rogers
Andrew Read-Fuller shares his thoughts on the field of dentistry and offers some advice for students.
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
Jean Paul Schmidt shares his thoughts on the field of dentistry and offers some advice for students.
Sehe Han
Updated June 27, 2022 by Sehe Han
Adam C. Shisler shares his thoughts on the field of dentistry and offers some advice for students.
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
Jessica Rickert shares her thoughts on the field of dentistry and offers some advice for students.
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer
Dr. Jerome Daby shares his thoughts on the field of dentistry and advice for students.
Juliet Farmer
Updated June 27, 2022 by Juliet Farmer