r/DentalSchool is a subreddit with 55k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses dental, advice, school, struggling, and dental school, and they frequently recommend/review loupes, gift recommendations, and textbook.
A reddit community for dental students (students studying to become dentists BDS, DDS, DMD, etc) and dental residents (dentists in training to become specialists (endodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery, radiology, etc) to share the latest news, articles, ideas, and anything else pertaining to the field of dentistry. Feel free to find help and ask questions.
Popular Themes in r/DentalSchool
#1
Advice Requests
: "advice/tips/tricks/what you wish you knew for incoming dental students"
23 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Good grades 28 year old D2/D3 but hate dentistry "vent""
8 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Just looking for some tool to help me store my patients photos"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Loans"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "PSLF Job Opportunities"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/DentalSchool
#1
Dental
: "What kind of Dental book did you guys read it and truly benefit from it?"
34 posts
#2
Advice
: "Recent graduate seeking Advice."
34 posts
#3
School
: "How to minimize interest build up during dental School?"
30 posts
#4
Struggling
27 posts
#5
Dental School
: "Draining Dental School environment"
25 posts
#6
Residency
: "is there centralized data on dental Residency stats (GPA by specialty, program costs, etc.)"
23 posts
#7
Study
: "How to Study with exams every 2-3 wks?"
15 posts
#8
Hate
9 posts
#9
Struggle
9 posts
#10
Dentistry
: "D3 now I don’t like Dentistry -dental anesthesia?"
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/DentalSchool
Loupes
81 reviews
#1
Q-Optics
4.8★ from 18 reviews
#2
Orascoptic
4.5★ from 14 reviews
#3
Lumadent
4.7★ from 10 reviews
Gift Recommendations
10 reviews
#1
Vcoterie Pins
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Scrub Cap
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Flambeau
5.0★ from 1 review
Textbook
4 reviews
#1
Rosenstiel
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Mish
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Vialti
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/DentalSchool
#1
Residency Question
: "D3 now I don’t like dentistry -dental anesthesia?"
16 posts
#2
Clinical Question
: "Could I please have some help interpreting this X-ray?"
16 posts
#3
Vent/Rant
: "Dental students are hot"
10 posts
#4
Portfolio Showcase
: "Amalgams of various sizes"
3 posts
#5
Scholarship/Finance Question
: "Loans"
3 posts
#6
Jobs/Career Question
: "Question about job offer comparisons..please help"
3 posts
#7
Didactic Question
: "How to study with exams every 2-3 wks?"
3 posts
#8
Board Exam Question
: "ADEX Endo"
2 posts
#9
Humour
: "Caveman dentistry? A new study suggests Neanderthals used stone tools to drill into painful teeth nearly 60,000 years ago."
1 post
#10
International Grad Question
: "Our Curriculum in iraq"
1 post
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+9k members(19.0%)
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Last updated: June 10, 2026