First Impressions

Prospective students get an insider’s view into dental school life

It was a full day for attendees of the 12th annual Impressions Day at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry on March 29. An initiative of the college’s Student National Dental Association chapter, the event offers predental undergraduate students a glimpse into dental school life and helps them decide if a career in the oral health professions is right for them.

This year’s agenda included a panel discussion featuring TAMBCD faculty and alumni, a tour of the dental school and a chance to talk with current students, as well as a strategy workshop to prepare for the DAT, or dental admission test.

A couple 2014 highlights included mock admissions interviews and hands-on lab experiences that simulated drilling and filling teeth and waxing dental crowns — an addition that helped lure 110 students from three states to the Dallas campus.

Here are a few highlights from the day, in photos.

More than 100 predental students from colleges and universities across three states registered to attend.

L to R: Panelists Drs. Lorenzo Prats, Jon Clemetson and Omel Cardenas with a predental student attendee

D3 Jiro Akpobome, center

Mock group interview sessions were a part of the program.

D3 Niekia Franklin assists a predental student during one of the activities.

D2 Chris Gonzales assists a predental student attendee.

— Jennifer Fuentes