Dentistry Elective Placement Reviews

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Browse reviews from students who have chosen Work the World to organise their Dentistry elective placements abroad. Read honest, first-hand accounts of life on placement and find out what to expect.

Mengzhu Wang

Griffith University 2014
Dentistry, Tanzania - Dar es Salaam

I was exposed to more oral surgery at this clinic in ten days than in my entire fourth year at dental school

Amina Bajwa

University of Sheffield 2012
Dentistry, Tanzania - Dar es Salaam

"I came across pathology I had only ever seen in textbooks back in the UK"

Rebecca Taylor

Newcastle University 2011
Dentistry, Tanzania - Dar es Salaam

I had the opportunity to carry out dental examinations and extractions in the oral surgery department

Renna Mahsoub

Newcastle University 2011
Dentistry, Sri Lanka - Kandy

Many of the dentists were very interested in comparing my knowledge and techniques with theirs and learning about all the new technologies that we have now, such as light-cure composite!