how is the air force dental corps?
484548
pretty good. I know a few retired USAF members and they said it was a-okay.
1079653
I was there for 9 months in Electronic Principals, a tech school, that base was so much fun! The river walk is the heat, and there are always those little basic trainees running around that you can laugh at. I think it is one of the best bases in the Air Force.
1028671
Yes, Air Force is slowest of all.  But I still enjoyed it.  I had my own room, I had great training, I could go home every night.  I never had to sleep in a tent, nor carry a back pac.  Never carried or even shot a gun, and no one ever shot at me.  I did have to shovel the walk a couple of times, march in a parade or two, and there were a couple of room inspections.  It was brutal.  I may not have done much soldiering (thus the reason I went Air Force), but worked incredibly hard and came out of the service with a job offer of 3X's my military pay.  So fast promotion was not an issue with me.
837023
Yes there is the Air Force Reserves. They have alot of the jobs the regular Air Force has. During this time however take into consideration that you may be called to active duty for a couple years. I would talk to a recruiter if your interested and see what jobs they would offer you. Just remember your not in until you raise your right hand and take the oath. Good luck and thanks for thinking about the service.
60429
It's a little drive for you, but at the OSU main campus in Columbus, the dental clinic is located there. The students do the dental work, (while interning) and they are overseen by licensed Dentists. These students put more care into what they are doing. They do wonderful work, because it is graded. My daughter went there to get some of her teeth fixed, and they treated her very well!
464490
It’s been a while, 1978, but I doubt if much has changed.  The first few days are the hardest (learning how to fold clothes, procedures, and getting your head shaved), but after that they’re all pretty much the same.  \n\nAt Lackland AFB in San Antonio, you’ll live in modern dorm like quarters.  I believe there are 40 Airmen to a training flight, 20 on one side of the dorm and 20 on the other. If you’re lucky enough to have a high score on your entrance exam, you may be chosen as a Squad Leader (gives you a little more freedom and respect). Each floor has four training flights.  The mess hall, CQ, infirmary, and classrooms are located on the first floors of each dorm. \n\nYou wake up at 5:00 AM, exercise, eat breakfast, go to class for whatever you’re being trained for, eat lunch, learn weaponry, hike, obstacle course, lots and lots of marching, eat supper, clean the dorms, do laundry, study and go to bed around nine to start all over again the next morning.   Different days, you do different things at different times, but it all seemed the same to me. About half of the day is spent in class and the other half in physical training.\n\nThe Flight on the other side of the hall from you is called your Sister Flight and you guys compete against each other throughout the course of training.  If you mess up or one of the members of your Flight messes up, you or the entire Flight can be set back to day one.\n\nAs a bus load of graduates were making their way out Lackland, one Airman shot the bird at an officer's car out the back window of the bus and the entire Flight was sent back to day one.\n\nOne bit of advice I could to give you is to never, never, never under any circumstances volunteer for anything.  They hand out the worst tasks first and the easiest last; if all the jobs like, sweeping, scrubbing the latrine and laundry get filled by volunteers, you won’t have to do any of those types of chores.  I panicked and made the mistake of raising my hand; if I had not volunteered, I wouldn’t have had to do anything.  Oh yeah, pay close attention to what your TI (training instructor) says, they hate daydreamers. \n\nGood Luck!
841392
It's brutal-especially hell week. If your thinking of joining up to become a SEAL, be damn sure you have the testicular fortitude to get through and no physical defects.  I tell you from experience, I joined for that reason, was promised a waiver for lasik  surgery and was denied after it was too late.  I spent the next several years driving a desk on an aircraft carrier.
330923
Go talk to a reqruiter.  But first of all you need to decide how you would like to serve your country.  There is a very big difference between joining the Marines and the Air Force.  In the Corp. be ready to be one hard charging GUNG HO MO FO.  lol.  The Air Force is 300 times more laid back and much easier duty.  So it really depends on your personality and just how much of a bad ass you want to be.
68564
Air Force.  the last couple of years have been rough but it gonna be ok next year
843688
Yes, its a good dental school. Its considered one of the best in the United States.\n\nHere are some more top dental schools in the United States:\n\nUniversity of Michigan -- Ann Arbor\nUCLA\nUniversity of the Pacific\nColumbia University\nNYU\nUCSF\nHarvard\nBoston University\nUniversity of Penn\nUSC\nOhio State University
1008014
Yes, it does depend on your job(afsc), but there are many opportunities to travel.  I am in the Air Force and do enjoy it.   I would join the Air Force, because you are not stuck on a ship for over six months, seasickness, and if you are a straight male the Air Force does have more women serving.  The Air Force gets better funding than the other branches, we have better bases, better medical facilities, etc. If you are to join and looking to travel, ask the recruiter what jobs can you travel a lot with...GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!
821091
I was the president of my high school honor society.  I got into the Univeristy of Pennsylvania for college.  I got into the Univeristy of Pennsylvania for dental school.  I am only telling you this so that you know I was a decent student.  Dental school was the first time I had to ACTUALLY study and work to keep up.  You have an 8 to 5 day, every day, and then you go home to study.\n\nDental school treats different students differently.  My experience was at least 98% positive, but some would tell you otherwise.  I found that the best way to survive the rite of passage through dental school, which is still sort of a "Good Old Boy" network, is to just study and know your stuff.  If you do NOT know your stuff, do not try to bluff your way through.  Just say that you don't know the answer or need some help with the technique and you will find most instructors are interested in helping.  Many instructors are part-time faculty with private practices in the real world.  Nobody is forcing them to teach and they like to work with students who do not have a bad attitude and are ready to learn.  There is more than one means to an end and students have to understand that they should not argue with an instructor who likes some different technique.\n\nIt's not as difficult as the life of a surgical resident or anything, but dental school was the hardest school I attended.  The class day was scheduled from 8 to 5 with an hour for lunch.  I needed to spend a few hours at home every night just to be sure that I was current.  That's the secret to getting through.  (As if you have not heard this, even in high school...)  Be sure that you know TODAY'S work before you move on.  Review every lecture and look up things that you don't understand.  If you get lost in the second week, you will be hopelessly lost in the third and spinning your wheels uselessly after that.\n\nIn the clinical years, it can be difficult to match up your availability with clinic time availability, let alone your patients' time, but it can be done.  In clinic, you have to do one step (or two) and wait to have it checked before you proceed.  This can be frustrating for both you and your patient, as your instructor might be busy with another student who is having trouble.  Some instructors like to hear their own voice and talk way too long, also.  You will soon learn who they are and just avoid working with them in the clinic.
566781
A lot of universities will do it for little to no money. They take in people so their students can learn, using real patients. Not to worry the students are in advanced standing and always supervised. They usually do excellent work because they are enthusiastic and working toward a degree. Call the closest dental college and ask.
571406
A dental college.  You will be worked on by a student, but the work is free.  I don't know where one is near you though.
408772
Air Force, it's the easiest. More like a corporation, but still military.
295161
My husband was an Air Force officer for 10 years and loved it.  Opportunities abound and the pay isn't bad in the officer ranks.  The Air Force has the most to offer in terms of recreation, housing and other amenities.  That's not just personal opinion, either.  While he was razzed for being in the "easiest" branch of the military, he did his time overseas and worked a lot of hours.  \n\nI'll take the nicer temporary housing and commissary any day of the week for a bit of razzing.
124652
I dont live in Memphis,Tn.  But where I live there is a college with  dental students who provide dental care to the public for a very low fee. Try checking out your local colleges.