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$1 Million in Dental Student Loans
The Wall Street Journal ran an article today about Mike Meru, an orthodontist in Salt Lake City, who now has $1,060,945.42 in student loan...
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Half of a Dentist: D2 in Review
Dental school is hard. The second year is harder than the first. At least, that's my opinion. Here's a look at what we've done...
Stab Lab: Comfortably Numb
Today I am writing this with a numb mouth. The left half of my mandible, my cheek, my tongue, and all of my teeth...
NBDE Part I Failure Rate Much Higher in 2017
The Joint Commision of National Dental Examiners (JCNDE) recently released an updated version of their annual report on the National Board Dental Examinations (NBDE). As...
DEX Week Days 2 and 3
DEX week at Midwestern involves multiple clinical competency exams. Monday was the OSCE exam that I talked about previously. Tuesday through Friday we were assessed...
DEX Week Day 1: OSCE
Today kicked off DEX competency week for second years here at Midwestern. The DEX competency exam requires second year students to prove proficiency in...
An Introduction to Laser Dentistry
Today was our first laser dentistry rotation. The dean of our dental clinic is the former president of the American Association of Laser Dentistry...
ADA/ASDA National Lobby Day in Washington D.C.
This year we took thirteen Midwestern Arizona students to Washington for National Lobby Day with the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Student...
TeamSmile Arizona
TeamSmile is a charitable advocacy group that partners oral health professionals (and students) with professional athletic organizations. The TeamSmile event here in Arizona featured...
ASDA Annual Session 2018
The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) held its 2018 Annual Session in Anaheim California this year. The theme for the event was Lights, Camera, ASDA.
The...
