Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
From Student Doctor Network Wiki1) Name of Your Dental School
Nova Southeastern University
2) What is your examination schedule like? Block Schedule (midterms and finals week) or several every week?
Several every week and many every week during finals and midterms
3) What is the hardest class? Why?
Biochem or maybe pharm, just tough non-interesting stuff
4) What is the easiest class? Why?
There a lot that repeat test questions, so those ones
5) Are your classmates generally gunners and try to sabatoge each other? If not, is the culture one where everybody tries to help everybody out?
Our class helps eachother out, the class below me is a bunch of gunners
6) Are the class notes based primarily on textbooks? or based on lecture powerpoints made up by professors?
Mainly powerpoints
7) Are there any classes taken with medical students? If so, which ones?
Some classes with medical students, some with optometry. Anatomy, pharmacology, head and neck, maybe others don't really remember
8) What is the grading system? Pass/Fail/Honors? Letter Grades? Percentages?
Percentages
9) Is there a notetaking service for lecture available?
No, one year someone always posted notes, now we pay a classmate to take notes
10) Is class attendance mandatory?
Yes, you have to scan in, but a lot don't care and don't check, so you can miss them if you want to.
11) In general, are teachers approachable for questions? Or are they for the most part very busy and unreachable (research, etc...)?
Good, approachable teachers
12) Is there a big brother/big sister program that pairs you with an upperclassman or professor who "mentors" you?
Nope, we have one through our dental fraternity
13) What is the % first time board pass rate? What is the average score?
don't know
14) When do you take the NDBE? 1st year or second year?
After first year.
15) Do you get a block of time off before boards to study? If so, how long? If not, do you have to study simultaneously with classes?
We had class the summer after our first year (4 weeks off first), but it was only for like 15 hours a week, so there was plenty of time to study.
16) Do most people study in the University Library? Or does the place clear out right after school and everybody studies on their own?
Many people study at the HPD - health proffesions division library, there is no dental library.
17) Are patients readily available to fulfill clinical requirements or do you have to do a lot of work to get them in?
Patients are available, some just get more lucky than others in getting the types of procedures they need.
18) Is it a hassle to get a chair once you get patients in? In your opinion, does your school have enough chairs?
Yes, no.
19) What are the clinical requirements to graduate? (number of crowns, fillings, etc...) Is it reasonably attainable or pretty difficult?
Would be reasonable if not for question 18
20) Are there opportunities for different off-site dental clinic rotations? If so, what are they?
Yes, starting this year 4th years will be rotating in north miami, some other rotations are off-site (peds, maybe others)
21) Are there opportunites for outreach trips to underserved areas or countries? If so, what are they and for how long?
Yes, there are a few different mission trips for a week or two.
22) Is there sufficent preparation for practice management? What career placement opportunites does your school offer?
Not sure, not sure
23) What is the dress code at your school? Scrubs? For what years?
Scrubs, closed toe shoes, all years (different color for each year)
