Career Exploration
- Register for the , and stay up to date on Pre-Dental information
- Visit the (ADA) page to examine specialty options for dentists. The ADA also has a link to information on financing your dental education.
Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Shadowing: It is recommended, and actually required by some schools, that you shadow/observe dental professionals. We encourage you to shadow your own primary dentist as well as additional primary dentists and dental specialists. Ask your dentist for suggestions. Also, visit the ADA site for information on .
- : (from ) "Dental school is a demanding environment that involves seamlessly blending science and art while developing, mastering and demonstrating prowess in a variety of areas鈥攊ncluding manual dexterity. Understanding the significance of manual dexterity in dental careers will help students reconfirm if dentistry is the right fit."
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Dental Associations
- The (ASDA) offers great information and membership to pre-dentistry students.
- The (ADEA) offers pre-dental students a and the website to give insights, inspiration, and tools they can use.
- : visit the ADA page on careers related to dentistry.
- We encourage you to spend time exploring the other sections of the website to familiarize yourself with current issues within the profession.
- The University of Minnesota offers the only program in the United States.