I hate it here

[u/lilittyb]

I’m in my final year of dental school in the UK. I can’t stand it, I come home almost every day and just cry. I’m not good at anything except for maybe extractions. I can’t even do a basic filling right, I don’t know how to do dentures without guidance, my crown preps are god awful a monkey could probably do better. My knowledge of everything isn’t even that good like I can’t seem to retain the knowledge even when I study so much. And I can’t even quit, I’m not from a wealthy family I can’t go back to uni and do something different, I’ve used up all the loan I could ever have had. I hate it here and I don’t know what to do. I can’t stand going into uni and being told what I’m bad at by every tutor

[u/Routine_Attorney1655]

Practice makes perfect. I studied abroad, I was awful at most things too. My hands would shake all the time. I kept going and practicing, after 1600 hours of clinical practice I’m confident now preparing for the ore exam. So don’t worry.
Keep going don’t give up :)

[u/lilittyb → u/Routine_Attorney1655]

I can’t really give up I think which makes it worse, was the clinical practice after studying? We don’t get a lot of clinical practice in my uni. We learnt crowns a year ago on fake heads. I haven’t done an indirect since

[u/Routine_Attorney1655 → u/lilittyb]

Yeah my clinical practice was after university. Try get a second hand phantom head and a hand piece at home. It helps loads

[u/VitalTooth]

Do not worry . You can do it . Just keep your focus . Talk to me .

[u/lilittyb → u/VitalTooth]

I genuinely think I’m going to fail this year though

[u/VitalTooth → u/lilittyb]

I am a dental medicine expert. DM me . Will speak.

[u/ResolutionPristine21]

There are many fields afterwards that aren't clinical practice. You're focusing in the fact that you can't quit, that's why I feels so much like you would. But you wouldn't, because the world out there is wild and difficult, having a profession like dentistry is an immense blessing

[u/lilittyb → u/[deleted]]

I think I can’t stand the idea of being so bad at it and risk of failing, which I currently am

[u/simplyxara]

See if you can get a set up at home and order plastic teeth to prep cavities and crowns preps on. Also you will improve tons in your DF1 year. Also watch YouTube videos to learn tricks and tips

[u/zottpias]

Calma! Você vai aprender com a repetição, se permita errar e não fazer nada direito agora… eu sou formado há 10 anos e aprendi fazer com 5 anos depois

[u/Waste-Schedule8812]

Which year of dental school are you ?

[u/lilittyb → u/Waste-Schedule8812]

Final year, 5th year

[u/Fuel_Able]

hey Dm me. i can help you.

[u/Simple-Chipmunk9598]

I think it’s important to graduate especially If you know you don’t like it and can’t go to university to study all over again. There are many fields after graduation where you don’t have to be inside a mouth! Dental public health, policy making, insurance, pharmaceutical, research, sales etc. A dental degree will give you a good starting salary and you can bloom from there on! Good luck!

[u/Affectionate_Cap8353]

you can try non clinicals afterwards go into research you can do so much just hang in there even if it's tough right now

[u/Secure_Fish1878]

Which uni do you go to?