Dental Fields?!
Question:
Dental Fields?
Which is the more competitive field to get into: Orthodontics or Periodontics? Any other information would be really helpful. Thanks.
Answers:
When I was in dental school, ortho programs were the most difficult to match into due to their scarcity.. Perio programs were more plentiful and easier to match into.
Don't let the competitiveness of a particular program rule your choice though. Do what interests you. If you are not in dental school yet, trying to decide things like that would be getting a bit ahead of yourself. You will have until your third year of dental school to decide what postgrad route you want to take.
Personally, I think all the masochists in my dental class are my classmates who matched into 6-year oral surgery programs. :-D
Good luck!