What are the best things about attending the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry?

First and foremost, the clinical experience here is really strong. We begin seeing patients the first semester of second year, increasing the amount of time we spend with patients during each subsequent semester. By the time fourth year rolls around, which is 80% clinical, each student already has a list of patients and experiences to make them confident with the increased clinic load. Fourth year students are allowed to work pretty independently with most of the faculty. By this point in school, many have had the opportunity to do some more advanced procedures such as full mouth extractions, implant placement, and complex prosthetic cases. In other words, if you want to good experience in all aspects of dentistry, even pediatric dentistry, you really can make the experience to be what you want it to be.

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What are the worst things about attending University of Kentucky College of Dentistry?

Some of the core science classes can be monotonous and are taken too early in the curriculum to be very helpful in preparing for board examinations. This is most likely a shortcoming in most dental schools due to the nature of how clinic is set up, but experience using different dental materials is very limited. It would be helpful to be able to try out different composite brands and types.

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What do students need to know/what do you wish you knew before attending University of Kentucky College of Dentistry?

This program is very strong clinically. If you want to get your hands dirty early in your dental school career and build competence in general dentistry before graduating, this is a great option.

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