The SDSU pre-dental club toured UCLA's Dental School in September. This was a real treat because UCLA does not offer tours of their Dental School. A person from the admissions office met with us for a few moments to discuss requirements and curriculum features. A 3rd year student then walked us through the facility.
Their labs were great, lots of equipment available for the students to learn on. Their clinic is expansive, with satellite clinics available for each of the specialties (Endodonics, Oral Surgery, etc.).
They do a lot of research at the school into various aspects of dentistry. The school is really geared towards that.
The school was great, and apparently they are implementing a new curriculum that utilizes Problem Based Learning. The old program was apparently too much for most students to handle, our tour guide said that you had to plan on failing certain tests to be able to study and pass others. The vacant look in the student's eyes spoke volumes about the demands placed on students.
All in all I liked the school.
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