natdswiftest123:
Yes.

lomaxx:
Earlier this week, one of my articles was published in the Daily Sun Newspaper and many online blogs. I hope you find the read interesting and insightful.


http://www.sunnewsonline.com/new/healthcare-financing-and-the-promised-change/

Dbrainiac1:
Zellie... silly question

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RoastedCorn... Nice one

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.These MBBS guys tho, I don't know why they can't just see the fact.
IM NOT IMPRESSED

FINgames:
so u carry johnny nd tolu mata com nairaland.

RoastedCorn:
the criteria puts dentistry above medicine though buh that shouldn't be the reason for our choice of course

RoastedCorn:
welcome bae . .i'll like to see you in person sha . .cos i was in your shoes last year . .i applied for medicine had 5marks below the required agg and was offered MCB,i took it and applied for jamb . .i must say,preparing for the schoool work and p.utme ain't easy but thank God i'm now in . .we were like 4 that left MCB for medicine and dentistry and we still performed well in our courses. . .just come to med complex LT1 where we receive lectures,i'll like to see you.

RoastedCorn:
exactly!,the dentists produced by nigeria is not up to the required number for a country like nigeria,all dentists in nigeria are employed, you can never see an unemployed dentist,there are some states in the north which do not have up to 10dentists, what makes dentistry peculiar is cos of "rarity",many government hospitals don't even have dentists cos the ones available are already employed.
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Cc: zellie, sure you're a UNIBENITE, Dr.Austin and Dr.thompson are doctors that graduated from UNIBEN but both now lecture 100 students ,organizing tutorials for them in Physics and chemistry . . .nigeria now have many doctors that even getting residency space is war. . . . . .that's why i said it should be passion driven

RoastedCorn:
lol! . .i wouldn't wanna start the med vs dent arguement . .but only few dentists are needed in a standard hospital but the number of dentists produced by nigeria a year is very few,don't think it's up to 100 cos the last dentists that were inducted from UNIBEN alone ,is just 9 out of the 25 they admit. . .not too many ppl visit the dentists,yet they collect same salary with their medical colleague with avalanche of patients,the dentist even gets to spend more time with his family.

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Medicine is superb and very diverse,but plethora of doctors are produced a year,even private universities produces doctors,doctors are now so many that they battle for internship space. . .same can't be said of the dentist.
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The study of this courses should be passion driven

Zellie:
And dentists don't battle for internship space, interesting!

You make it seem like the demand for dentists is greater than the supply because very few graduate annually.

Very few are inducted annually, true, but even fewer are needed.

Zellie:
And dentists don't battle for internship space, interesting!

You make it seem like the demand for dentists is greater than the supply because very few graduate annually.

Very few are inducted annually, true, but even fewer are needed.

natdswiftest123:
Gudevening medics...great work so far, this platform has been a source of inspiration to me this past few months. I've always wanted to study medicine which by God's grace I know I will but it has been tough so far. I had 283 n 68% in jamb and putme this year but I was admitted for medlab in uniben..pls I need ur advice on how to cope with this course and writing jamb, I'm really scared I might not be able to score above par in jamb because of the courseload...tanxs

charleymed:
Actually their demand is greater than supply...am a medical student though.
They don't battle for internship space like us, do your research bro,.www.mdcnigeria.org

Zellie:
And dentists don't battle for internship space, interesting!

[b]You make it seem[/b]like the demand for dentists is greater than the supply because very few graduate annually.

Very few are inducted annually, true, but even fewer are needed.

Danyl:
Fellow nairalanders I have a little question to ask doctors and student docs in the house this question.
I intend to get back to school to study medicine due to the passion I have for it meanwhile I am working right now but I working seriously on how to drop the job to pursue my dream. I have seen a lot of people who scaled this hurdle and I feel I can do the same. recently I started looking at nursing not that am distracted but I intend going for anaesthetic nursing as I heard from research that anaesthetic nurses are rated almost equally as their doctor counterpart. My question is I have BSc in plant science, if I go for diploma in Nursing, will I be permitted to go for post graduate diploma in Nursing n be able to do MSc in nursing anasthesia with this combination. your response will be highly valued. thank you...

natdswiftest123:
Gudevening medics...great work so far, this platform has been a source of inspiration to me this past few months. I've always wanted to study medicine which by God's grace I know I will but it has been tough so far. I had 283 n 68% in jamb and putme this year but I was admitted for medlab in uniben..pls I need ur advice on how to cope with this course and writing jamb, I'm really scared I might not be able to score above par in jamb because of the courseload...tanxs

Zellie:
Wrong link. Anyway, I know some dentists that are yet to get internship space, and its been two years since they graduated

ikevin:
what state are you from? By the way, I bow at your jamb score o, wow, nice.

PilotOz:
Hello all... Pls i need advice... Im going to get jamb form 2morrow, and it'll be my first time of going for medicine..
Im currently in 300L in a college of education, so pls i'll need help on the books to read and hw to prepare.

Khan1993:
Get lamlads series for chemistry, biology, physics. Explicit biology and chemistry by Olaoye for questions to practise with. Then get A1 in english and invisible teacher by Dele Ashade.

natdswiftest123:
Gudevening medics...great work so far, this platform has been a source of inspiration to me this past few months. I've always wanted to study medicine which by God's grace I know I will but it has been tough so far. I had 283 n 68% in jamb and putme this year but I was admitted for medlab in uniben..pls I need ur advice on how to cope with this course and writing jamb, I'm really scared I might not be able to score above par in jamb because of the courseload...tanxs

RoastedCorn:
that's what you think,they both have same salary structure and their employment rate is very high . . higher than MBBS's

laryom1:
Graduate first! I hope you would like to share the story. This is Nigeria bro, you will later realize that the number of internship space on mdcn website is actually not so. In fact, After getting your BDS, if you would practice in Nigeria, you "would" want to get an MBBS. Although what most people don't know is Dentists are not teeth specialists alone.

PilotOz:
Thank u, I think biology wnt be much of a problem (nt underating it though) Its chem and phy i'll av to focus on... There's this self doubt im having becos i feel im preparing too late for a kind of competitive course like medicine. Anyways, im going to have to right those books u suggested down, Thanks.

laryom1:
Graduate first! I hope you would like to share the story. This is Nigeria bro, you will later realize that the number of internship space on mdcn website is actually not so. In fact, After getting your BDS, if you would practice in Nigeria, you "would" want to get an MBBS. Although what most people don't know is Dentists are not teeth specialists alone.

natdswiftest123:
. Am from delta state

RoastedCorn:
not possible! . . .go on MDCN site to check . . . UNIBEN has 16 internship space for dentists,when they graduated 9 dentists. . .and only few schools offer dentistry,it's equipments are more expensive to buy for a six yr course. . .if other schools like U.I,UNIPORT,O.A.U and UNILAG could also have internship spaces for dentists and UNIBEN's own is yet to be filled up with "16-9". . . I'm sorry you're wrong

Zellie:
Right!

Its good to be optimistic though, can't blame you

angiography:

I'm surprised you're trying to give a logical reply to that boy...lol, forget it..let him wallow in his subtlety

and we've had enough of this MBBS vs BDS...lol. How do you practising Dentistry affect I practising medicine??... only men of low esteem and reasoning linger in such argument.


go to studentdoctorforum.com and see med students talking and challenging themselves with so much exquisite civility and sharing ideas....you'd understand why Nigerian universities ain't even among the best 800...