What are the best things about attending The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University?

One of the best things about attending Temple Dental is how fast you learn hand skills and prepare for clinic. I’ve always been told that Temple has a great clinical program, and after going through it, I would have to agree. When you start clinic at the end of your second year, everything really seems to come naturally from the amount of practice you had in pre-clinic. When I compared myself to students at other dental schools, I felt like I was more ahead. For example, we had already started practicing preps while they were still doing wax ups of teeth. Almost all of Temple’s clinical requirements are in the double-digits, which gives students an edge for after they graduate compared to other schools with less requirements.

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What are the worst things about attending The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University?

One of the cons of attending Temple Dental is that although you get lots of complex patient cases, a lot of the time you can’t provide the best treatment plan for them due to finances. Temple does everything they can to make treatment costs as inexpensive as possible, but sometimes it’s not enough and the patient will elect to do the cheapest option. This can be frustrating as a student because you have so many requirements that you need to get done. For example, you’re given lots of chances to do extractions, but not as many chances to do root canals, so it’s harder to fulfill your root canal requirements.

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What do students need to know/what do you wish you knew before attending The Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry, Temple University?

Something I wish I knew before attending Temple was that you’re not given time off to study for board exams. I know that some dental schools will give students time off from class and pre-clinic to study for boards, but not at Temple. It’s doable to study for boards and still continue to go to class and take exams, but it would’ve been a lot less stressful if you were given time off. Although I wouldn’t say this would be a big deal for deciding which school to attend, I just would’ve wanted to have known this information for when I was making my decision.

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