Can dental school admissions tell when you use AI to write personal statement or secondaries? While systems like ChatGPT or Claude can harness large databases and quickly generate information, AI's main flaw in a profession based on service, connection, and individuality such as dentistry is it can not replace experience. This blog explores you ethically use AI to write efficiently but remain authentic to yourself.

I completed a clerkship through Naval Base San Diego between my 3rd and 4th year of dental school and here are 5 reasons why completing an HPSP clerkship was invaluable to my military career.

With four years of experience as a LT in the the Navy and having worked in now a handful of different clinics serving a diverse service members from Marines, pilots, to sailors, I'd like to share what a few typical days can look like as a general dentist in the US Navy Dental Corp. Officer Dress Blues Inspection at NMRTC- Lemoore, CA. For those that are new to our blog, here is a little background of my military career: I am a HPSP recipient and commissioned as an Ensign/O-1

My favorite aspect of this specialty blog series is introducing you all to the incredible mentors and friends I’ve met through military and private practice. As a first-generation active-duty service member, mentorship has been essential to feeling supported and confident in my journey as a Navy dentist. I recently sat down with Dr. Stephen Wade, a board-certified operative dentist and Captain in the United States Navy Dental Corp, to discuss his unique path. Fun fact: befor