The Pre-Dental Guide: a guide for successfully getting into dental school [Paperback]

Joseph S. Kim (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0595194478 | ISBN-13: 978-0595194476 | Publication Date: October 16, 2001

WANTED: DENTAL SCHOOL APPLICANTS. The Pre-dental Guide is a comprehensive resource for those who wish to enter the field of dentistry. The purpose of this book is to provide pre-dental students with pertinent information about the various factors to consider when choosing and applying to dental school. Also, the major elements of the Dental Admission Test (DAT), and advice on how to take it, are explained in some detail. In addition, this book makes recommendations regarding the pre-dental resources which are currently on the market. The author, Dr. Joseph Kim, is a former DAT instructor who understands the fears and concerns that dental school applicants face. In this book, he provides answers to many of the questions that pre-dental students have. This is the only book that dental school applicants must have.

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About the Author

Dr. Joseph Kim received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Michigan. He has been a test preparation instructor for the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and DAT, helping students understand the ins and outs of standardized examinations and the admissions processes for both undergraduate and dental education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (October 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595194478
• ISBN-13: 978-0595194476
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,068 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #32 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - Careers > Vocational Tests
  • #34 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Graduate School Guides

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good pre-dental book., May 15, 2006

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Microbiologist, RN, and perpetual student. "~BB" (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Pre-Dental Guide: a guide for successfully getting into dental school (Paperback)

Well, if you're a serious pre-dent, you'd know there's not much as far as pre-dental books go.

This book and a few others are the choices. You can find a lot of info online theres even an online forum called student doctor network (google studentdoctor its the 1st listing). Good for pre-anything medical.

Pros: It gives some of the 'tricks' to the DAT. Some good info that will save time and some very good strategies on what to look for and mistakes to avoid. The author states at the end of the book that he was in the 97th percentile for the DAT and helped administer and consult for the DAT after he was a dentist. So, some good info you won't find elsewhere.

Cons:... well, this book sorely needs and edit or two. For being in the 97th percentile and a top scholar since highschool you'd think the author would remember his English classes and would've given this book a proofread. Not completely up to date on all the dental schools in America... I noted that it does not include the Arizona School of Dentistry.

There are some typo's, some poor grammar, and some improper formatting in places... one example, a sentence is broken in half at the end of a paragraph, and the second half is indented and starts the next paragraph.

Overall... If you're a predent, there isn't much in the way of pre-den't materials on the market. This is one of the best you have available, which isn't saying much. What this book offers that makes it worth buying is the DAT info. Serious pre-dents should study for the MCAT and add a few DAT reviews for the perceptual ability section of the DAT.

If you're willing to put up with the editing problems, you'll gain some valuable info on the DAT. If this book had an edit or two, I'd probably give it 4 or 5 stars.

~BB

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great help/ information guide, October 9, 2002

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"kkay1971" (Central Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Pre-Dental Guide: a guide for successfully getting into dental school (Paperback)

Joseph S. Kim has obviously gone through the steps to get into Dental school. I found that this book was very informative and tells it like it is. The lists of what to studying for the DAT are on the money! I bought several other "help guides" and it was so clear that the Phd's hadn't gone thru the actual process where as Kim either has or he really did his homework. I really recommend this book if you are wanting to get a written guide that will help direct you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good to get the idea, February 9, 2008

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This review is from: The Pre-Dental Guide: a guide for successfully getting into dental school (Paperback)

It was helpful in terms of it has pretty much everything that you should know before you apply to dental school. Just use this book as a guide to plan and get some idea when you have no clue. It won't give more than that. It gives some strategies for DAT but it's not enough for sure to improve your DAT score. As I said earlier...just use this book as a guide.