Students of Dentistry

The Dose of Dental Podcast

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Dose of Dental is a dental podcast hosted by Stony Brook University pre-dental student Sooraj Shah. Inspired by his own pre-dental journey and fueled by the desire to discover what dental school is like, this podcast aims to provide firsthand information to prospective along with current pre-dental students about the vast field of dentistry. Through discussing different topics and paths to dentistry with current dental students and dental professionals, we hope to provide a useful resource to pre-dental students who seek to gain a deeper understanding of the various specialties and paths denti...

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The OMFS Route of Dentistry (with NYU OMFS 2nd Year Resident Brendan Gallagher) 02.04.2023 1:03:52

Welcome back to the eighth episode of the Dose of Dental Podcast! In this action packed episode, I sit down with Dr. Brendan Gallagher, a current 2nd year NYU/Bellevue Hospital OMFS resident. We unpack his journey throughout undergrad, dental school, and now onward to oral surgery. Seeing that oral surgery offered the same team atmosphere as his college basketball days, Dr. Gallagher reveals how h...

Formulating a Winning Application (with D1 Asli Pisano) 26.02.2023 1:01:01

Welcome back to the seventh episode of the Dose of Dental Podcast! In this episode, Asli Pisano, a D1 student at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine shares her journey to dental school. Rooted in dentistry by being accepted to dental school straight from high school, Asli shares exactly how she supplemented her application with research, community service, and leadership to create a stand-out ap...

What Dental Schools Really Look For (with D2 David Cruzate) 23.12.2022 44:22

Welcome back to the sixth episode of the Dose of Dental Podcast! In this episode, David Cruzate, a D2 student at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, talks about what dental schools really look for, from the personal statement to research experiences. David talks about his journey, including how his dental outreach trip experience shaped his personal statement, and how he found...

The Secrets to the Dental School Application (with Dr. Diana Kim) 30.10.2022 1:17:41

Welcome back to the fifth episode of the Dose of Dental Podcast! In this episode, Dr. Diana Kim, a 1st year GPR resident at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center reveals the ins and outs of the Dental School Application! Dr. Kim talks about her journey, including her experiences with the personal statement, DAT, interviews, as well as research. She also touches upon how taking a gap year allowed her...

Paving Your Own Path to Dental School (with D2 Paul Dimarzo) 02.10.2022 49:52

Welcome back to the fourth episode of the Dose of Dental Podcast. In this episode, Paul Dimarzo, a current D2 dental student at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, speaks about his pre-dental and dental school experiences. Paul extensively covers his undergraduate experience, which included building skills from outreach trips, assisting, and his application to dental school. In de...

Dancing through Dental School (with GPR Chief Resident Dr. Varun Goyal) 11.09.2022 53:02

Welcome back to the third episode of the Dose of Dental Podcast. In this episode, Dr. Varun Goyal, a recent Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine grad and now in the GPR program at Stony Brook Hospital, covers his extensive undergraduate experience, his story for why he chose this field, and virtually every step along the pre-dental journey. Dr. Goyal also explains how he intertwined his passion f...

Untwisting the Interview Process (with D2 Brandon Axelrod) 28.08.2022 1:03:06

Welcome back to the second episode of the Dose of Dental Podcast. In this episode, incoming D2 student at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine Brandon Axelrod covers everything about his pre-dental journey from research, to clubs, and the dental school application. Brandon shares his unique and amazing story of why he chose to pursue dentistry and gives in-depth explanations as to what the dental...

The Stepping Stones to Dental School (with D3 Zaid Rahman) 07.08.2022 40:12

Welcome to our very first episode, featuring Zaid Rahman, an incoming D3 student at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Attending Stony Brook University during his undergraduate years, Zaid touches on aspects of the pre-dental journey such as research, outreach, and the Dental Admissions Test. Join us as Zaid goes over his undergraduate journey, discussing the steps he took that ha...