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My little story: I got into dental school mainly as a fluke. I was doing an undergrad in molecular bio and figured that my future was med school. I took the MCAT very young (19) and did ok (28) but not good enough to get into a good school, or so I was told. As I thought of retaking it, my enthusiasm waned and then I spoke with physicians who were jealous of their dentist buddies and suggested that. A good friend was applying to dentistry and I was convinced. Med just didn't appeal to me anymore.

Dental school wasn't fun. I thought many times that I'd made the wrong choice. I may have dropped out if it weren't for the massive loans I took out. I'm now a periodontal resident with an extra 3 years training in implants. I love it. People come to me with big problems, about to lose a tooth, about to lose a full mouth of teeth, already have no teeth, etc and I rehab them with bone grafts & implants. I love surgery, I love the biology & medicine involved. I love what it does to patients. It completely changes their lives. People without dental problems don't understand the effect that teeth and oral function have on a personality. I've had patients cry at the first appointment and cry and the last one, but for very different reasons. It's pretty gratifying.

That's the short story. Thanks for asking. Cheers.