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If you watched the whole video I say that I'm an introvert myself. I'm not at all trying to discourage anyone from going into dentistry as a career. I want to give a heads up to those who may not be aware that the profession requires a high level of social interaction. I believe anyone can be successful despite their personality. However, if you are an introvert, you will need to eventually become comfortable with a lot of patient and staff communication.

Sound's like you know a ton.

Rose Asemanie But you didn't go to dental school and you're not a dentist...

I don't want to discourage introverts either, but to be realistic you 100% need to have or develop people skills. You are taking care of human beings, how can you be a good dentist if you don't like being around people.

Rose Asemanie Also most introverts probably just say they are introvert only because they don't fit into the "extrovert" category. You don't have to be one or the other. There are so many levels of in-between. People need to stop using this dichotomy.

This actually makes me feel better about being a dentist. I've been an artist since birth, but didnt care to be an artist as a profession. Been more interested in healthcare, science, and tech. Thank you for the insightful comment. I'm a predental, and If I get in, I want to do my best and not expect anything to be handed to me.

I wish I read this comment years ago before getting into dental college and reconsider the decision.I am miserable in college cause I don't really have those handskills and manual dexterity.

Why don’t they take artists then ? They just focus on your chem , bio and maths grades ! . I’m not that good with arts or my hands and I got in . Kinda scared honestly.

Queen of Dark How have you done? I am a highschool student who wants to be an orthodontist, I have pretty bad hand writing and drawing skills

Zander R I haven’t started yet . But I asked and it is not important to be good with your hands, they’ll teach all the skills from zero ,once you get in , so you’ll be able to improve , the more you practice ✨

Neither do I! I consider myself pretty introverted and I love dental school :)

No but you're going to struggle as I did. Fake it till you make it. That's my advice. Make friends, talk and smile to some people since day 1. The first year it is decisive. Good luck

sounds good. Good thing i have an iq of 300 and I have visualize/have photographic memory and patience. Ill go to dental school

what if you feel like you aren’t smart enough?

@@eskg12 I personally hate the word 'smart'. Everyone has hidden potential to do well. The so called "naturally gifted" individuals will fail in intense healthcare fields such as medical/dental if they rely on their innate intellectual abilities; instead, the little guy with less stellar grades that work hard is going to excel in this field of study.

Mikeyb from my experience that almost never happens unfortunately

Yeah it almost feels as though this guy is judging those classmates.. pretty condescending

never happens and not enough time

Agreed! That was spot on exactly with what he was trying to say! 👍

I can't agree more

Shar Maple Well duh if you don’t have the ability to talk to patients you’re not going to make it let alone the patients are your income.

lol lab tech.... from dental school to lab tech... yeah I'm sure people will take your advice...

Dental Lab techs make like $15/hour here if that lol

Hey how has your first year in dentistry been? Hard? Doable? What did it feel like?

Yea I guess I didn't take that into account.. Thought Carabellie was the norm haha weird it's only 20 teeth on the test too.. is it JUST molars and premolars? Cause in that case I think size is the easiest efficient way to tell.. for maxillary molars anyways not the pres. I mean if they are just on a table and you have to pick it up and say this is a maxillary 1st molar, 2nd pre molar ect. Can you pick up 2 and compare them?> Sorry I have a degree in dental assisting and have decided to go back to school to work towards dentistry and I'm genuinely curious! How did you end up doing on this exam? Also I think your doing a really great job so far! I will most definitely be following you along your journey, you should be graduating around when I am applying to schools!

Pillow Pants I have a fifth cusp in a second molar. So, it doesn’t always apply in real life.

I think the size of the DL cusp is a good clue. Plus, second molars resemble third molars and are sometimes heart shaped.

Lol I remember this

Cusp of Carabellie also can exist in maxillary 2nd molars. Size of DL and the furcation of the roots are the best ways to distinguish the first and second maxillary molars (when you do tooth id exam, you can see the roots too). Btw it is not the maxillary molars that are the most difficult, it is the maxillary premolars, the maxillary 2nd premolars are very hard to distinguish between #4 and #13.

get into dental school and let's see you do better

I really want to go into dentistry but many people tell me that i’m not smart enough and sometimes I feel like i’m not so smart. Do you think I should go into it?

How much debt did you came out with?

It's such a fun experience. Challenging for sure, but definitely the coolest thing I've done in my life

Tiara Ruiz Hey tiara, I was wondering how long it took/will take to become a dentist? And are u in any dental programs?

Hisham Abughoush I tried flash cards, but there was so much material I never made them again!

Quizlet

flashcards should not be used as the primary source of learning because it misses so much context. If it's fact based and hard to remember, use flashcards.

@@PHILLYMEDIC69 how do you recommend studying?

@Rich 91 It's true though. Introverts don't have problem talking with people but it could be the social anxiety that's acting as a potential barrier.

Calculus is a requirement to take physics both of which are required to apply to dental school. Your competitors for available seats in dental school often take a much heavier course to build up their resumes.Hit the ground running and get A's. Your dental school Peers are often super smart. You will be humbled.

I disagree. Patients are paying not for only a healthy mouth, but also a cosmetic look, even if they do not have perfect teeth. You don't just slap in a filling or seat a crown without regard to what it looks like. That is poor dentistry. Dentistry is all about aiming for perfection.

... free time ................................ HA ......HA............ha................... .................................................... .................................................... Now mind you I am in dental school (3rd year out of 5) but it's in Portugal, so, different college and different country, however what he said about self motivation is really true, there, here and probably in every dental school in the world, because even if your schedule says your classes are from 8 to 17 (8 am to 5 pm) or less, expect to be there from 7 to 19 (7 am to 7 pm) nearly every day, excluding study time cause that's a whole other bucket load of hours..... Heck! nearly everyone in my year, myself included, is running on roughly 5 hours of sleep daily in order to keep up...... some of the more super-organised people can get a good 7 hours of sleep in, but that's about it ............ Every once in a while you can get away with having a day, an afternoon, or a portion of an afternoon off, but even then it's not very common .............................. really depends on how organised you are, how early you can get assignments done, and the time of year (mid semestre you tend to have a lot of assignments but few big tests, maybe a mini-test/quiz here and there, but nearing the end, it's "lack of sleep town" cause you still have assignments and tests, but now exams are gonna be popping up as well so it's tough) ......... Doable? Yes. Easy? NO. Survivable? well yeah, we're still all alive but cooperation and organisation are pretty much mandatory if you want to survive............... Oh but, I think I should add this, this is only my personal experience, in my college, and everyone's will be different, but if it's worth anything, even being this tough, I love my degree xD Hate the professors, but love what we learn =) And I started out by hating dentistry, so yeah, don't let the toughness of it demotivate you, it's a very cool degree, and if it's what you want to do, then I wholeheartedly say go for it =3

Carla Belo well said 👏

@@c.b.2that speech made me cry😢

@@lordhosseinlh Haha xD How come?

@@c.b.2 the honesty level and perception of everything. I thought it was all rainbows.

Rick C-137 It’s all about your ergonomics. They will teach you how to properly perform procedures with correct ergonomics. It is up to you to continue that outside of school. Loupes will help with ergonomics significantly as well!

hmm... nah... I don't think so.

tiny aww poor baby. Sorry you couldn’t make any friends

Trevor West DDS Hahaha nice video though

Great, I think I'll ask a few local dental practices if I can shadow anyone. Thank you for your advice- I really appreciate it!

Yeah you should shadow for sure. I knew a few females who studies hygiene and then we're grossed out about the mouth which made no sense lol but good luck !

Don't know if this will help motivate or just demotivate you, but when I 1st got into Dental school I hated it and thought it was super gross, but through extensive contact with it, now 3 years into a 5 year degree, I not only LOVE it, but it really doesn't bother me much anymore, and the same can be said for all of the people in my year. So, yeah, you do get used to it with time =) (Also, yeah .... don't question why I went into a degree I hated.... here in Portugal when you're out of high-school, when you go to college, you immediately go into a specific degree of your choice/ability (there is no "pre-med" or pre-anything really, and you do not choose your classes, they are already laid out for you) and going into Dental when you weren't able to get into Med is a good way to go around the system and later apply again to Med with extra credits... heck the same applies for a large number of degrees here ....)

I got used to it. If you really wanna become a dentist, you’ll get over it. And it won’t bother you. Don’t let it demotivate you.

Erika Hernandez you probably won’t become one

Leo Di and why??

Erika Hernandez Don’t listen to him, he’s just being a troll..

Originally i wanted to go for dental school, but after my first year of college, i was not sure i wanted to spend 8 years or more in schooling. I found out about the dental hygiene program and decided to pursue that. Much shorter and the program is 2 years and I'm applying for it now so i hope i get in. Honestly, college is not as hard as you would think it is, as long as you discipline yourself every day to stay on top of studying it and make cue cards you will do great.

The mamic thank you so much! I have everyone down my throat every other day telling me “college is not that far away” and “college is way tougher than high school” etc.

Exercise science!

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at my friend's dental school they were prohibited from working their first year and strongly discouraged to work the other 3 years. It depends on your dental school :)

sarah s How tf are you suppose to pay for it then?

@@samueltaylor9935 unfortunately, most dental students have to pay for school with large loans

sarah s Dang lol no wonder student debts are high. They don’t even let you try to pay it yourself.

sarah s so would it be a bad idea to mention that I have a real estate company during my application process. Usually requires me to work 20 hours a week?

Azu Nya aww he’s just lonely. Imagine being cranked in a tiny room for hours. He’ll need a bit of human Interaction :)

Definitely. I didn't have any artistic skills going in. You'll develop them

Art + Science = Dentistry. Artistic skills are difficult to develop, if you are not "born" with them. By the way, i am commenting under my Aunts name, because i am on her computer right now. My actual KZfaq username is Leader, and i aspire to be a Paediatric Dentist one day, before i turn 50.

Please try not to comment after my post, because my Aunt will receive them and wonder what kind of weirdo her Niece is.

Kasandra Fulton Do you think being a dental hygienist is a stable job? Im not gonna lie, I looked at the salaries... and it’s near 20k a year which doesn’t seem like a lot? Idk I’m just wondering which would be more beneficial.

A dentist definitely makes more but youve got the salary wrong. Thats probably an assistant your looking at. Hygienist is like 60,000 to 70,000 a year

This is late but the work benefits for a dental hygienist are horrible

mr. swagpants Wdym?

I'm a hygienist of 7 years and I came across this video because I'm considering dental school. Have you thought about doing the same? Just curious

Yes. I'm left-handed and study on dentistry school. The only difference is what side you sit and that you assistent must do everything he/she is used to with the hand she is not used to use.

Yahir Garcia Ohio State

Exercise science!

+Trevor West DDS hahah that's awesome!!! I still have a few more years to decide whether I wanna pursue dentistry or not but at least the school's senior project is helping lol!

Dr Jose A Rivera-Gautier . ? Wtf

Mahta V A how is dental school going now ???

I don't think I could come back and practice in the US if I did that unfortunately

eric maurer This couldnt be more incorrect

valid point

That’s what sugar daddies/mommies are for

Well u could aply for a scholarship or go to the airforce for 1 year help there and boom they pay for dental school

You could pay 500 thousand dollars of debt in four years and live the rest of your life very wealthy

Cindy T lol

Trevor West DDS that’s a good point I guess, but if I wanted to major in something like computer Science, could I still do it, kind of like a back up Incase things don’t work out the way I want, and I’ll be stuck with a biology degree

I was in now way the smartest in my high school. I was average at best. I think it really doesn't matter what your past grades are. If you want to improve them, and be considered a "smart person" it all comes down to work ethic. Work hard and you can be in dental school in a few years time

No I personally don't. A few of my classmates have weekend jobs, but most of us don't