<p>A friend of mine wanted me to ask. :)</p>
<p>I doubt you'll find much help getting recommendations for graduate schools on this board. Might want to check somewhere else</p>
<p>USC for sure</p>
<p>Not too concerned abt specifics. Even a ratings list would be fine, just for a general idea.</p>
<p>Columbia Dental program is a good one.</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania!</p>
<p>1.UConn
2.U of Pacific
3.UCSF
4.UCLA
5.U Michigan-AA
6.U Texas- SA
7.UPenn
8.Columbia
9.U Arizona
10.Boston U</p>
<p>There are no formal rankings anywhere. Here's just what I would guess if there were.</p>
<p>It really doesn't matter what dental school you go to, much of your learning will be after you graduate. Your state school is probably a good choice, so you can save your money for practice start up. If you want to specialize, it may make make a ~very~ slight difference.</p>
<p>I'm a fairly successful private practice general dentist in a southern state. I guarantee most of my patients don't know I went to Penn. If I told them, they'd probably ask me about Joe Paterno ;). My local reputation is what matters. If I was to hire an associate, as long as they had a U.S. education and license, it wouldn't make a difference what school they went to. Most of my peers feel the same way.</p>
<p>Case Western Reserve University.</p>
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It really doesn't matter what dental school you go to, much of your learning will be after you graduate. Your state school is probably a good choice, so you can save your money for practice start up. If you want to specialize, it may make make a ~very~ slight difference.</p>
<p>I'm a fairly successful private practice general dentist in a southern state. I guarantee most of my patients don't know I went to Penn. If I told them, they'd probably ask me about Joe Paterno . My local reputation is what matters. If I was to hire an associate, as long as they had a U.S. education and license, it wouldn't make a difference what school they went to. Most of my peers feel the same way.
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<p>That's definitely great advice. I know a lot of dentists, and i think most would agree with that advice. There's a reason why the ivy league dental schools aren't that popular- they just cost too much. Go wherever's cheapest for you- probably your state school.</p>
<p>I'll add one thing to my advice. If you want to go into research, administration or education, it could make a difference. For example, Penn offers combined DMD-MD, DMD-MBA, DMD-PhD, DMD-DVM programs. For those strictly interested in research & teaching, Harvard is the place to go.</p>
<p>Tufts has a dental school.</p>