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Yes I agree with that but you'll see that it's very difficult to find ANY patient with root canals that insurance will cover for let alone finding a complex case. Also it's very unlikely they will let you do a maxillary molar as an undergrad. You will probably end up doing anterior teeth AND insurance must also cover it(unless patient wants to pay out of pocket which is quite rare). My point is the more patients you encounter, the higher chances you will get those cases. This goes the same for removable and fixed.
It's not the number of procedures, it's whether you can do them well or not . Competency as a dentist does not equate to how many cases you got signed offf. Maybe half the number of cases you did were simple and thus yes on paper you did "x" number of roots canals etc. but they were simple and or maybe they were complex . I think a valid gauge of how equipped you are to handle a certain issue is based on the competency of completing a treatment to a certain level. To be certain the more practice the better , couldn't agree more , but quantity doesn't always equal quality. Furthermore, as I mentioned before , with the new clinic we will be using when my class starts third year, I have no doubt that our skills will be far beyond just competent , and we will also have access to the most cutting edge of tech right as we leave dental school. Thus we will theoretically have experience with the most up to date equipment no matter where we go afterwards, which is an invaluable exposure, whether it be speciality , gpr, military, or private practice....
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Yes I agree with that but you'll see that it's very difficult to find ANY patient with root canals that insurance will cover for let alone finding a complex case. Also it's very unlikely they will let you do a maxillary molar as an undergrad. You will probably end up doing anterior teeth AND insurance must also cover it(unless patient wants to pay out of pocket which is quite rare). My point is the more patients you encounter, the higher chances you will get those cases. This goes the same for removable and fixed.