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Five things you’ll eventually realise in dental school (UK) - a thread 
1. It's not a race, even if you just about got into dental school from the waiting list and you got a Band 3 in your SJT, it's okay. It's a place for you to develop your skills and leave as a safe beginner. Speed doesn't equal excellence. Take each day as it comes, theres no race
2. You are not bound by the curriculum. No more memorising lectures. Clinical Dentistry encompasses A LOT. After graduating, you're going to have to work independently. Even if a skill is never taught (or poorly taught) it's important to learn what you think is important for you
3. Know for yourself, not the exam. Memorising information for an exam is an important and necessary skill. But what is more important? Think about the real life application - if you were a patient turning up with a white lesion in your mouth, what would you need or want to know?
4. Know what type of dentist you want to become. Let's say 100 dental students stroll through the door on the first day. Do you think they are all going to be the exact same clinician? No, diff people desire different skills, focus on yours
5. Don't lose the forest from the trees. Being a dentist in the real world relies on an excellent understanding of people. As a dental student, you can get so wrapped up in learning new content and placing as many restorations as possible. What does the patient actually need?
If you found this thread useful, there is a full detailed, and more elaborate article on these five realisations at http://visumdental.com/blog/realisations. We're going to be posting every two weeks, make sure you don't miss it
