Why are Match rates so low in dentistry?
Most specialties in dentistry hover around a 50-60% match rate. However in Medicine most specialties have 90%+ match rates, and even the toughest specialties such as Derm/Ortho/Neurosurg all have match rates 75%+.
Med students make it seem as if specializing in Derm is almost impossible, you need a crazy high class rank and crazy high board scores, yet their match rate is so high. In comparison all dental specialties seem tougher.
Am I interpreting these statistics incorrectly? Is there...
Why are Match rates so low in dentistry?
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: ToothJockey Tags: Dental Source Type: forums
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