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The SCAPLES
[The Dead teaching the Living]
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His name is Chijioke, average in height... With his thick dread locked long hairs and well carved bears..... Looking very young
I guessed him to be in his late 20s or early 30s.... he had a chocolate skin now black due to the manifestation of the preservatives....
Lying in the Supine position, adjacent to him is Okechukwu, he looks like a giant, with his fine low black hair cut and bears.... smiling at the uncertainty, the mouth half covered, some upper path of his teeth showing....
On the tags placed on their wrist and ankle, the former Died on the 26th day of August 2016, while the later Died on 16th of september 2016....
That's the two cadavers that really caught my attention aside many others that were lying in supine position, some cut beyond recognition while others are yet uncut, all littered as We all entered the Gross Anatomy Laboratory, Dept of Anatomy, College of Medicine..... for one of the preclinical practicals..... DISSECTION
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I have been hearing about this cadaveric experiences, but I never expected it to be like this, at least not so soon.....
I wasn't really scared at first but when reality dawns, I was a bit shaken when the instructions for us to dissect the cadaver came.....
I refused to swallow my saliva throughout the section, I vomited once and spitted many times....The smell of the formalin and the cadavers wasn't funny, I refused to dissect because I want to make sure that those cadavers won't wake up and tell us that we are hurting them....
As the lab attendant will say, "find the cephalic vein and appreciate it" I began to ask myself what kind of anatomical terminology was that....what are we appreciating please
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It was really nice seeing and feeling the cutaneous nerves and the cephalic veins from the deltopectoral groove running through the arm...
Indeed, the road to been a doctor is not easy, somehow, I wish its the last day to that Anatomy practicals, but only for my mind to bring me back to reality that it is actually the first time and I will be there for 1yr and 4 months.
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I imagined this people when they are alive, when they were energetic.....full of life....
How Chijioke will be flaunting his manliness and dread locks..... How he will have a nickname like everyone else, probably his friends nick naming him "Dada"
I imagined where he is now.....if his spirit will be somewhere around the corner watching people dressed on cooperate wears, with white lab coats to match, wearing surgical/Dissecting gloves and mask, with scaples in their hands, using him to practicalize how to become Surgeons....
Honestly, getting medsurg/dentalsurg sounded so sweet and mighty, but ing through the college is where the work lies.....
More respects to all the MBBS/BDS graduates......u really ed through acid tests.....
A welcome to Medical/Dental school....where the Dead teaches the Living
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Written By:
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Wisdom Okereke
200l, Dentistry and Dental Surgery
College Of Medicine
University Of Nigeria, Enugu Campus

Kenneczy:
Hehehe.goodmorning retired graduate of anatomy and physiology.i've been hearing report of the very bad reputation giving to this course.please,should i follow your footsteps or wait for jamb.am a dead serious science student and i want to study medcine,but unfortunately,i score 217.5 .(UNN).i did not see my name on the ission list,so,i need you help.''SHOULD I GO FOR ANATOMY OR PHYSIOLOGY AND IS IT POSSIBLE TO MIGRATE TO MEDCINE AND SURGERY VIA ANATOMY IN 200LEVEL?''.i just finished my secondary school and i thought getting ission was just like ing a common entrane examination.please help me HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PROFILED ANATOMIST,DOCTORS,PHARMACIST.PHYSIOLOGIST.

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U can switch to med or Bds depending on the factor of those dpt having space, but I doubt if you cn even get the Anat or physio since unn cut 311 for medsurg dx year......and most people with higher scores that were denied ission will be given anat,physio, and cbs in supplementary......so start preprn for another jamb Oooo

The news about kessy's disapperance just tire me ooooo

Before a mammoth crowd comprising of who-is-who in Medical profession, academia and business community, as well as
top government functionaries and traditional rulers, the best graduating student in the one and only university offering dentistry/dentals surgery in the whole of south eastern region of Nigeria.......
Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu Campus,
Okeke Francis Chukwuemeka, attributed his feat to hard work and commitment to weather the storm.
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For emerging the best overall graduating students, Okeke best Dentistry student clinched five of the seven available prizes/ awards to be won.
The awards include those of the Overall best student in:
Child Dental Health/pediatrics dentistry;
Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery;
Preventary Dentistry and Leadership Awards.....,
while the other two awards went to Ohale
Ngozi, who emerged the best student in Restorative Dentistry and Omeje Christian Chinedu, who won the leadership award respectively.
.
Speaking during an interview with New Telegraph at the induction/oath taking ceremony for the 2015 Graduating Students at the Faculty of Dentistry Lecture Hall, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku Ozalla in Enugu State, Okeke said it
was a privilege and honour to be the best student, adding that his determination to succeed has continued to pay off.
.
In his valedictory speech, the overall best student noted that of the 24 students itted in 2009 into the Faculty to be trained as Dental Surgeons, only 15 of them were privileged to graduate, stressing that while many dropped out along the way, others were pushed
to the ower classes to retake some courses that they failed

Before a mammoth crowd comprising of who-is-who in Medical profession, academia and business community, as well as
top government functionaries and traditional rulers, the best graduating student in the one and only university offering dentistry/dentals surgery in the whole of south eastern region of Nigeria.......
Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu Campus,
Okeke Francis Chukwuemeka, attributed his feat to hard work and commitment to weather the storm.
.
For emerging the best overall graduating students, Okeke best Dentistry student clinched five of the seven available prizes/ awards to be won.
The awards include those of the Overall best student in:
Child Dental Health/pediatrics dentistry;
Oral and MaxillofacialSurgery;
Preventary Dentistry and Leadership Awards.....,
while the other two awards went to Ohale
Ngozi, who emerged the best student in Restorative Dentistry and Omeje Christian Chinedu, who won the leadership award respectively.
.
Speaking during an interview with New Telegraph at the induction/oath taking ceremony for the 2015 Graduating Students at the Faculty of Dentistry Lecture Hall, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku Ozalla in Enugu State, Okeke said it
was a privilege and honour to be the best student, adding that his determination to succeed has continued to pay off.
.
In his valedictory speech, the overall best student noted that of the 24 students itted in 2009 into the Faculty to be trained as Dental Surgeons, only 15 of them were privileged to graduate, stressing that while many dropped out along the way, others were pushed
to the ower classes to retake some courses that they failed.

The Untold Stories...
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And that was how The Varsity of Standing Lions with A Golden Necklace came about....
The University was formally opened on 7 October 1960, as the climax to the Nigerian independence celebrations in the Eastern Region.
Her Royal Highness, Princess Alexandra of Kent, representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the Nigerian independence celebrations, performed the opening ceremonies and laid the foundation stone of one of the University's early buildings.
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Classes began on 17 October 1960 with an enrolment of 220 students and 13 of the academic staff.
The opening convocation addresses were delivered by the Chairman of the Provisional Council, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first President of the Federation of Nigeria, and by Dr John A. Hannah, President of Michigan State University, USA.
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The university was fully autonomous, with the power to grant its own degrees.
Technically speaking, therefore, it became the first fully-fledged university in Nigeria, since Ibadan was still at that time a university college granting London degrees.
UNN also became the first university established by a Nigerian Regional Government.
The University College Ibadan, cut its umbilical cord with London in October 1962, becoming the University of Ibadan. In July 1965, Ibadan turned out the first graduates holding Ibadan (rather than London) degrees, by which time Nsukka had produced two crops of graduates and taken all the publicity for turning out the first graduates of an autonomous Nigerian university.
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Still on the Assignment...Since 1960

To commemorate the 56 years of carrying out a special
assignment...
TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY OF MAN...
.
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Benjamin C. Ozumba, On
behalf of the Governing Council and Senate of the University
of Nigeria, Cordially invites the
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY
to the activities marking the
56 th FOUNDERS’ DAY CELEBRATION
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA and especially to
the 56 th Founders' Day Lecture
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS
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1.(a) Exhibition by Faculties, Centres, Institutes,
Departments, Units, Alumni, e.t.c.
Date: Tuesday, October 04, 2016
Venue: Nnamdi Azikwe Library, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Time: 10:00am to 4:00pm
.
(b) Preliminaries (1 st and 2 nd Rounds) of the Dignity of
Man Debate by University of Nigeria Students
Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium University of Nigeria,
Nsukka
Time: 3.00 pm
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2. (a) University of Nigeria Excellent Performance Award and
Launching of UNN Servicom Service Charter by the Vice-
Chancellor
Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2016
Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka
Time: 11.00 am
.
(b) Dignity of Man Debate (Finals) by University of Nigeria
Students
Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2016
Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka
Time: 2:00pm
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(c) Music Night
Date: Wednesday, October 05, 2016
Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka.
Time: 7:00pm
.
3. (a) Founders' Day Lecture
Guest Lecturer:
His Excellency, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu,
Hon. Minister for Science and Technology, Federal Republic
of Nigeria
Topic: Science, Technology and Innovation: The Way Forward
Date: Thursday, October 06, 2016
Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka.
Time: 11:00am
.
(b) Drama Night
Date: Thursday, October 06, 2016
Venue: Arts Theatre University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Time:
7:00pm
.
4. (a) Alumni Day, Dignity of Man Lecture...
Guest Lecturer: Hon. Mr. Justice Peter Umeadi, Chief Judge
of Anambra State.
Topic: The Rule of Law as the Foundation of any Nation
Date: Friday, October 07, 2016
Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka
Time: 10:00am
.
(b) Religious Worship – Jumat Service
Date: Friday, October 07, 2016
Venue: University of Nigeria, Nsukka Mosque
Time: 1:30pm
.
(c) A Night of 1000 Lions/Lionesses
Date: Friday, October 07, 2016
Venue: Princess Alexandra Auditorium, University of Nigeria,
Nsukka.
Time: 7:00pm
.
5. Thanksgiving Service
Date: Sunday, October 09, 2016
Venue: Chapel of Redemption, University of Nigeria, Enugu
Campus (UNEC)
Time:10:00am

Some people do diversify dentistry with the thought that its limited to teeth without knowing that its a faculty more like a complex specialty/extension of medicine with many subspecialties......Dentistry/dentalsurgery can somehow be likened to department like Surgery, O and G, etc which hv subspecialties..... The difference is just that u hv to kick off the specialization from the scratch bc of its complexity, that is Studying medicine and dentistry simultaneously, against Other specialty that you hv to study medsurg before specializing basically in them.......
.
Let's look into Dentistry proper......
.
: What is dentistry?
A: Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area. Although primarily associated with teeth among the general public, the field of dentistry or dental medicine is thus not limited to odontology (odoús, "tooth" – the study of the structure, development, and abnormalities of the teeth. It is the study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases.

It encomes treatment of the face, jaw, cheek, few complicated disorders of the neck(pharynx), structures in the mouth including teeth, lips, tongue, palates, gums, saliva and salivary glands and other procedures.

Dentistry is a very wide aspect of medicine with about ten sub-specialties. Other aspects of medicine that can be likened to dentistry are internal medicine, Paediatrics, and surgery. These aspects all have sub-specialties too.

Dentists are surgeons BUT not physicians.

This is because eight out of ten times you visit a dentist, he will work on you, that is operate on u(be it minor/major surgery) that is why you will be given a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree (BDS/BChD) upon graduation. The graduates of medsurg Similarly,
whom have specialized in surgery, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, O&G, pediatrics and other surgery related field like anaesthesia are not physicians but surgeons, this is bc, they must six years in medical school before specializing in any chosen field......but dentistry specialize immediately, hence why they write 7 professional exams(4 MBBS and 3 BDS) while medsurge write 5 MBBS only......

Q: How can I become a qualified dental doctor?

A: To become a qualified dentist you need to have five O level credit in English, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology and fulfill the UTME and PostUTME requirements of your chosen school. Please note that we have nine schools presently offering the course in Nigeria with very few quota system. Therefore prospective candidates must prepare well to meet up with the cutoff mark as it is usually the highest after medicine ( there were cases in the past when it was higher than medicine in some schools) in the College of Medicine/Health Sciences of your school. The following schools are currently offering the course with their students quota in bracket; UNIBADAN(30), UNILAG(40), OAUIFE(25), UNIBEN(25), UNIPORT(15), UNN(15), UNIMAID(15), LASU(10) and BUKano(10). You can also apply for DE with your first degree with a second class upper division of any biological sciences or basic medical sciences discipline.

Q: What should I expect during my training?

A: Dentistry is for six years for UTME and five years for direct entry.Your first year will see you through advanced physics, chemistry,
biology, mathematics(not all schools) and general studies. This is going to be the easiest class in your undergraduate days. Each school has
criteria for promoting to the next class as their will be no room for carry over, any student found wanting will repeat the class or be withdrawn. Your 200 and 300 levels will be basically anatomy,physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology and pathology to be learnt together with your medical colleagues. There is no grading system that is, no A or B will be awarded this is because after completion of your course you wont be given first class or second class, your certificate will state that is Unclassified degrees. However after each final examination you take at the end of each level, it is either you or RESIT or REPEAT or WITHDRAW. In addition to those courses dental students will be taught oral biology, science of dental materials, dental operative techniques, prosthetic techniques in 200 and 300 levels. Then you will write your 2nd professional examination marking the end of pre-clinical. In 400 level you will be taught and undergone postings in the different specialties of medicine, and that of surgery, you will also be taught and undergone postings in pharmacology and Therapeutics and all aspects of pathology including morbid anatomy, chemical pathology, haematology & immunology, microbiology & parasitology, histopathology together with your medical colleagues. Then you will write your 3rd professional examination. In 500 and 600 levels you will be taught and undergone postings in community medicine together with your medical colleagues. In addition to that of medicine, Dental students will also be taught and undergone postings in oral radiography/radiology, oral pathology, oral & maxillofacial surgery, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, preventive & community dentistry, dental Medicine and therapeutics, endodontics, oral medicine. Then you will write your third professional examination and be inducted by MDCN.

Q: Where can I do my internship?

A: I have heard newly graduated medical doctors lament on where to do internship before their 24 months temporary license is due. This is so because we have medical schools all over the countries (federal/states/privates) with new ones coming up every year. This lack of space and limited time has forced some to do the internship as supernumerary meaning that they will do the one year internship without pay. This is different for dental doctors as there are more accredited hospitals for dentists than the numbers of dentists graduating every year. You can check MDCN site for a list of eligible places.

Q: Where will I serve during NYSC service year?

A: As a dentist you are a precious tool in the hand of our FG so be prepared to work during this service year because we have less than 2000 practicing dentists in a country of over 160 million people, so be ready to work in an hospital possibly attending to patients spread over 5 LGA.The beauty of it is you will be paid more than fellow corpers and possibly make more money. Also you will get to practice your skill fully without supervision and that makes you better than your friends who will be posted to schools.

Q: Can I get a well paid job after school?

A: YES, if you want to work as a dental officer, many dentists are begged to stay back after service due to the extreme shortage of manpower in the profession especially in the northern part of the country. you may also decide to pursue your residency. The choice is yours.

Q: Is there hope in private practice after school?

A: YES, contrary to people’s opinion that private dental clinic will not be patronized the reverse is actually the case as there are increasing awareness among Nigerians on the need for quality oral health. There are a good number of private dental clinics in the country and pple a times queue up for consultation .

Q: How do I specialize and what are the requirements?

A: Specialization in Dentistry require one to the exam of Faculty of Dental surgery of National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria or West African College of Surgeons and then proceed to a teaching hospital where they offer any of the postgraduate programmes in dentistry.
The specialties are:
PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY,
ENDODONTICS,
ORAL MEDICINE,
ORAL&MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, PROSTHODONTICS,
PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY,
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY,
DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH,
ORAL PATHOLOGY,
PERIODONTOLOGY,
ORAL RADIOLOGY,
ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
FORENSIC DENTISTRY.
.
Q: If I decide to do medicine in future or want to specialize under medicine/surgery is it possible?

A: YES, you will be required to do 500 and 600 levels of medicine which will be around 22 months ( approximately 2 years) and you will become a holder of MBBS/MBChB but please know that your BDS/BChD degree will be withdrawn from you forever which means you can no longer specialize in dentistry or practice it or be referred to as a dentist but If a medical doctor decide to do dentistry in future or want to specialize under Dentistry/Dental surgery, it will take him 3yrs bc he will need to start from 4th Year to the 1st BDS exam.

Q: Can a dentist head a hospital or any medical organization?

A: YES, In Nigeria, only medicine and dentist head hospitals... a dentist is given the same treatment as a medical doctor and can as such be the head of a hospital. A dental consultant who has attained the position of a professor can become the CMD of a hospital or provost of a college of medicine.

Q: Who will I work with in the dental ward/hospital?

A: A dentist will work with a general nurse/dental nurse, dental technologist, dental therapist, lab scientist, radiographer, medical records staff.

Q: Do people visit dentists in Nigeria?

A: YES, the figure is improving and people now see a dentist more than you can actually think of.

Q: Are dentists too life savers?

A: YES, they are life savers too because most diseases in the body will either have oral symptoms whereby it can be detected early enough by
a dentist. Some diseases even have oral manifestations that can only be managed by a dentist. Also diseases such as oral cancer, tonsillitis amongst others can only be managed effectively by a dentist.

Q: Is it possible to have emergency cases in a dental ward/hospital/clinic?

A:YES, though it is not a common occurrence but there are actually a few ones. Take for example a person with a tongue/lip cut that is surely for oral & maxillofacial surgeons or a child with a pin prick in the mouth that is why we have peadiatric dentists too.

Q: Is dentistry tougher than medicine?

A:MAYBE, there is no yardstick for toughness although most foreign forums (American) I have read, people are with the opinion of dentistry
being tougher due to the dexterity of hands and eyes involved. Dentistry can be tougher initially (parts 1-4) due to the fact that you do
dental courses in addition to what medical students will do. But in 500 & 600 levels medicine too can be seen as voluminous when you think of
the number of cases you will come across but dentistry is sure not anywhere less voluminous as you combine clinical postings with
patients care, lectures and practical too are on with dental aspects of basic medical sciences fields you will be taught in parts 5 & 6. So in my
opinion it is indecisive.

Q: Can I it patients other than dental cases?
A: NO, you cannot so as not to lose your license but you can offer excellent medical advice to your patients and make proper referrals.

Q: Does a dentist use sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, thermometer and others?

A: YES, you make use of everything right from your part4.

Q: What are my prospects outside the country?

A: Dentistry is a promising profession outside Nigeria. According to Daily NewsUSA published on December 19, 2012 for top 100
professions in the United States dentistry ranks first with a median salary of US$142740 (NGN22.8 million with $1=#160). This is to tell you
that not only Nigeria has prospects for graduates of dentistry.

Q: Is the profession not boring and can we call it a ministry like medicine?

A: YES, the profession is interesting because it gives smile to people’s faces. When you walk into your office and your patient is wailing of
toothache (commonest ailment) then you perform the magic and the patient is beaming and smiling again tell me if this is boring? Couples
who can no longer kiss each other again or communicate effectively because a partner has got mouth odour, then you invite the affected
partner over and treat his/her condition, he/she is full of smile and his/her marriage is back on track and he/she will be grateful now tell
me if what you are doing is boring? Tell me if dentistry is not a ministry?

THANK YOU FOR READING

The Dentistry/Dental surgery Students and Aspirants........Let's meet here.
Let's discuss and Ask questions on dentistry
Throwing more lights in some areas of interest
.
Some people do diversify dentistry with the thought that its limited to teeth without knowing that its a faculty more like a complex specialty/extension of medicine with many subspecialties......Dentistry/dentalsurgery can somehow be likened to department like Surgery, O and G, etc which hv subspecialties..... The difference is just that u hv to kick off the specialization from the scratch bc of its complexity, that is Studying medicine and dentistry simultaneously, against Other specialty that you hv to study medsurg before specializing basically in them.......
.
Let's look into Dentistry proper......
.
: What is dentistry?
A: Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, commonly in the dentition but also the oral mucosa, and of adjacent and related structures and tissues, particularly in the maxillofacial (jaw and facial) area. Although primarily associated with teeth among the general public, the field of dentistry or dental medicine is thus not limited to odontology (odoús, "tooth" – the study of the structure, development, and abnormalities of the teeth. It is the study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases.

It encomes treatment of the face, jaw, cheek, few complicated disorders of the neck(pharynx), structures in the mouth including teeth, lips, tongue, palates, gums, saliva and salivary glands and other procedures.

Dentistry is a very wide aspect of medicine with about ten sub-specialties. Other aspects of medicine that can be likened to dentistry are internal medicine, Paediatrics, and surgery. These aspects all have sub-specialties too.

Dentists are surgeons BUT not physicians.

This is because eight out of ten times you visit a dentist, he will work on you, that is operate on u(be it minor/major surgery) that is why you will be given a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree (BDS/BChD) upon graduation. The graduates of medsurg Similarly,
whom have specialized in surgery, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, O&G, pediatrics and other surgery related field like anaesthesia are not physicians but surgeons, this is bc, they must six years in medical school before specializing in any chosen field......but dentistry specialize immediately, hence why they write 7 professional exams(4 MBBS and 3 BDS) while medsurge write 5 MBBS only......

Q: How can I become a qualified dental doctor?

A: To become a qualified dentist you need to have five O level credit in English, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology and fulfill the UTME and PostUTME requirements of your chosen school. Please note that we have nine schools presently offering the course in Nigeria with very few quota system. Therefore prospective candidates must prepare well to meet up with the cutoff mark as it is usually the highest after medicine ( there were cases in the past when it was higher than medicine in some schools) in the College of Medicine/Health Sciences of your school. The following schools are currently offering the course with their students quota in bracket; UNIBADAN(30), UNILAG(40), OAUIFE(25), UNIBEN(25), UNIPORT(15), UNN(15), UNIMAID(15), LASU(10) and BUKano(10). You can also apply for DE with your first degree with a second class upper division of any biological sciences or basic medical sciences discipline.

Q: What should I expect during my training?

A: Dentistry is for six years for UTME and five years for direct entry.Your first year will see you through advanced physics, chemistry,
biology, mathematics(not all schools) and general studies. This is going to be the easiest class in your undergraduate days. Each school has
criteria for promoting to the next class as their will be no room for carry over, any student found wanting will repeat the class or be withdrawn. Your 200 and 300 levels will be basically anatomy,physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology and pathology to be learnt together with your medical colleagues. There is no grading system that is, no A or B will be awarded this is because after completion of your course you wont be given first class or second class, your certificate will state that is Unclassified degrees. However after each final examination you take at the end of each level, it is either you or RESIT or REPEAT or WITHDRAW. In addition to those courses dental students will be taught oral biology, science of dental materials, dental operative techniques, prosthetic techniques in 200 and 300 levels. Then you will write your 2nd professional examination marking the end of pre-clinical. In 400 level you will be taught and undergone postings in the different specialties of medicine, and that of surgery, you will also be taught and undergone postings in pharmacology and Therapeutics and all aspects of pathology including morbid anatomy, chemical pathology, haematology & immunology, microbiology & parasitology, histopathology together with your medical colleagues. Then you will write your 3rd professional examination. In 500 and 600 levels you will be taught and undergone postings in community medicine together with your medical colleagues. In addition to that of medicine, Dental students will also be taught and undergone postings in oral radiography/radiology, oral pathology, oral & maxillofacial surgery, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, preventive & community dentistry, dental Medicine and therapeutics, endodontics, oral medicine. Then you will write your third professional examination and be inducted by MDCN.

Q: Where can I do my internship?

A: I have heard newly graduated medical doctors lament on where to do internship before their 24 months temporary license is due. This is so because we have medical schools all over the countries (federal/states/privates) with new ones coming up every year. This lack of space and limited time has forced some to do the internship as supernumerary meaning that they will do the one year internship without pay. This is different for dental doctors as there are more accredited hospitals for dentists than the numbers of dentists graduating every year. You can check MDCN site for a list of eligible places.

Q: Where will I serve during NYSC service year?

A: As a dentist you are a precious tool in the hand of our FG so be prepared to work during this service year because we have less than 2000 practicing dentists in a country of over 160 million people, so be ready to work in an hospital possibly attending to patients spread over 5 LGA.The beauty of it is you will be paid more than fellow corpers and possibly make more money. Also you will get to practice your skill fully without supervision and that makes you better than your friends who will be posted to schools.

Q: Can I get a well paid job after school?

A: YES, if you want to work as a dental officer, many dentists are begged to stay back after service due to the extreme shortage of manpower in the profession especially in the northern part of the country. you may also decide to pursue your residency. The choice is yours.

Q: Is there hope in private practice after school?

A: YES, contrary to people’s opinion that private dental clinic will not be patronized the reverse is actually the case as there are increasing awareness among Nigerians on the need for quality oral health. There are a good number of private dental clinics in the country and pple a times queue up for consultation .

Q: How do I specialize and what are the requirements?

A: Specialization in Dentistry require one to the exam of Faculty of Dental surgery of National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria or West African College of Surgeons and then proceed to a teaching hospital where they offer any of the postgraduate programmes in dentistry.
The specialties are:
PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY,
ENDODONTICS,
ORAL MEDICINE,
ORAL&MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, PROSTHODONTICS,
PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY,
COMMUNITY DENTISTRY,
DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH,
ORAL PATHOLOGY,
PERIODONTOLOGY,
ORAL RADIOLOGY,
ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS
FORENSIC DENTISTRY.
.
Q: If I decide to do medicine in future or want to specialize under medicine/surgery is it possible?

A: YES, you will be required to do 500 and 600 levels of medicine which will be around 22 months ( approximately 2 years) and you will become a holder of MBBS/MBChB but please know that your BDS/BChD degree will be withdrawn from you forever which means you can no longer specialize in dentistry or practice it or be referred to as a dentist but If a medical doctor decide to do dentistry in future or want to specialize under Dentistry/Dental surgery, it will take him 3yrs bc he will need to start from 4th Year to the 1st BDS exam.

Q: Can a dentist head a hospital or any medical organization?

A: YES, In Nigeria, only medicine and dentist head hospitals... a dentist is given the same treatment as a medical doctor and can as such be the head of a hospital. A dental consultant who has attained the position of a professor can become the CMD of a hospital or provost of a college of medicine.

Q: Who will I work with in the dental ward/hospital?

A: A dentist will work with a general nurse/dental nurse, dental technologist, dental therapist, lab scientist, radiographer, medical records staff.

Q: Do people visit dentists in Nigeria?

A: YES, the figure is improving and people now see a dentist more than you can actually think of.

Q: Are dentists too life savers?

A: YES, they are life savers too because most diseases in the body will either have oral symptoms whereby it can be detected early enough by
a dentist. Some diseases even have oral manifestations that can only be managed by a dentist. Also diseases such as oral cancer, tonsillitis amongst others can only be managed effectively by a dentist.

Q: Is it possible to have emergency cases in a dental ward/hospital/clinic?

A:YES, though it is not a common occurrence but there are actually a few ones. Take for example a person with a tongue/lip cut that is surely for oral & maxillofacial surgeons or a child with a pin prick in the mouth that is why we have peadiatric dentists too.

Q: Is dentistry tougher than medicine?

A:MAYBE, there is no yardstick for toughness although most foreign forums (American) I have read, people are with the opinion of dentistry
being tougher due to the dexterity of hands and eyes involved. Dentistry can be tougher initially (parts 1-4) due to the fact that you do
dental courses in addition to what medical students will do. But in 500 & 600 levels medicine too can be seen as voluminous when you think of
the number of cases you will come across but dentistry is sure not anywhere less voluminous as you combine clinical postings with
patients care, lectures and practical too are on with dental aspects of basic medical sciences fields you will be taught in parts 5 & 6. So in my
opinion it is indecisive.

Q: Can I it patients other than dental cases?
A: NO, you cannot so as not to lose your license but you can offer excellent medical advice to your patients and make proper referrals.

Q: Does a dentist use sphygmomanometer, stethoscope, thermometer and others?

A: YES, you make use of everything right from your part4.

Q: What are my prospects outside the country?

A: Dentistry is a promising profession outside Nigeria. According to Daily NewsUSA published on December 19, 2012 for top 100
professions in the United States dentistry ranks first with a median salary of US$142740 (NGN22.8 million with $1=#160). This is to tell you
that not only Nigeria has prospects for graduates of dentistry.

Q: Is the profession not boring and can we call it a ministry like medicine?

A: YES, the profession is interesting because it gives smile to people’s faces. When you walk into your office and your patient is wailing of
toothache (commonest ailment) then you perform the magic and the patient is beaming and smiling again tell me if this is boring? Couples
who can no longer kiss each other again or communicate effectively because a partner has got mouth odour, then you invite the affected
partner over and treat his/her condition, he/she is full of smile and his/her marriage is back on track and he/she will be grateful now tell
me if what you are doing is boring? Tell me if dentistry is not a ministry?

THANK YOU FOR READING

Examination of a patient indicates that they have a medially
directed strabismus (squint). This could be due to damage
to the
a) oculomotor nerve.
b) trochlear nerve.
c) ophthalmic trigeminal nerve.
d) abducens nerve.

A patient is stabbed in the neck. You suspect damage to the
accessory nerve in the posterior triangle. You would test
nerve function by asking the patient to
a) extend their neck against resistance.
b) extend their neck without impairment.
c) lift their shoulders against resistance.
d) lift their shoulders without impairment.

Young03:


thunder fire u, quote me again and

GO TO HELL

. You talk. Like a fool @Young03..........not just like a fool but a fool at 40

HighIQ:
open heart surgery kor open mouth surgery ni. So if u av someone who urgently need heart surgery operation wld u advicr such to do it in Nigeria. Infact many of them wld prefer to go to abroad and india for such operation. If u specialise in such operation in Nigeria I doubt if u will see a single operation to perform for ten years. And if u decide to go practise ur profession in abroad, racism wld set in. As an average white man wld never allow a black to carry out such operation on him. I want to assure u dat dentistry is still the most patronise surgery in this country. Come to Oau dental hospital and see fot urself. Patients with swollen tongue, mouth etc coming to

. Open heart Surgery is being done on daily basis in UNTH Itukku Ozalla, That's one reason they normally get thousands of medical aspirants............I watched On NTA last week, that Open Heart Surgery was conducted on 28 pple, financed by some Governors.......at the General Hospital Abuja........things have changed Bro.......in Abroad, they collect up to 2m or more but in UNTH, they lessen the price to 1.5 and still Achieve there goal

HighIQ:
open heart surgery kor open mouth surgery ni. So if u av someone who urgently need heart surgery operation wld u advicr such to do it in Nigeria. Infact many of them wld prefer to go to abroad and india for such operation. If u specialise in such operation in Nigeria I doubt if u will see a single operation to perform for ten years. And if u decide to go practise ur profession in abroad, racism wld set in. As an average white man wld never allow a black to carry out such operation on him. I want to assure u dat dentistry is still the most patronise surgery in this country. Come to Oau dental hospital and see fot urself. Patients with swollen tongue, mouth etc coming to

. Open heart Surgery is being done on daily basis in UNTH Itukku Ozalla, That's one reason they normally get medical aspirants............I watched On NTA last week, that Open Heart Surgery was conducted on 28 pple, financed by some Governors.......at the General Hospital Abuja........things have changed Bro.......in Abroad, they collect up to 2m or more but in UNTH, they lessen the price to 1.5 and still Achieve there goal

ojingbe:
this platform is for medical student not medicine only. Get that me

You started it by Advertising Dentistry joor......wonder how Dental Drill will cost more than Open Heart Surgery or Laparatomy

GBRIGHTG:
hi, pls am a jambit here, whats the departmental cutoff mark for medicine and surgary in UNN this year.

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Wow!!!! Such a wonderful Thread

Mmmmh.......dx is serious oo