UNLV Dental Simulation Course

It’s that time of year again—Nate—running the Dental School Simulation Course he started three years ago(it still amazes us that when he came up with the idea as a first year student, the school actually went along with it). 

Being the third time around, we’ve got it down to a science and it’s nice because a few of the 1st and 2nd year students played a big part in getting it organized this year (good thing too because this may be Nate’s last course since he’s graduating next year—unless they decide to keep him around UNLV for Ortho!).

Between last weekend’s course and the one we have coming up in June, more than 150 undergraduate students from about 30 universities will participate in this year’s courses.  It is a lot of work, but it’s always fun to see them turn out so well (although I think we’re both ready for a break).

During the two-day course the participants get to wax a tooth, use a drill to cut on plastic teeth, make molds, use amalgam and composite to fill the plastic teeth and much more!  Exciting!