University of Utah Pre-Dental Website

Testimonials

"Dr. Mirci,

I was a student in your pre-dental class a couple of years ago. I'm beginning my 2nd year of dental school at UOP and just want to thank you for the pre-dent course. The info from the class, and experience from the observation has been very valuable. I'm just beginning to see patients and am finding that they present a new challenge. I know you get a lot of whining from students and I hope this offsets it a little. Hope all is well in S.L.C. and thanks again.

Alex Blaggard."


"Dear Dr. Mirci,

My son, Joseph Jarman, was in your dental class at the U. I had thought that he also shadowed you but when I spoke to him, he reminded me it was another dentist, not you. When I was in your office for an appointment last month, you asked me to ask him what he thought of your class, now that he's in dental school.

Joe says the intensity of the course you taught matches the intensity of the courses taught as OHSU and was a really good overview of what he's doing now and of how the classes are taught. While he was in your class, he didn't understand why you required them to know everything, but now he understands what you were doing. The exposure you gave them to waxing has been especially helpful.

Your comprehensive final is really similar to his current tests, as are the tests where you have students move from station to station, spending 45 seconds at each station then answering a question before moving to the next.

Joe is really grateful to have had your class and says to tell you thanks very much for being an excellent teacher.

Sincerely, Kathleen Jarman"
-20 April 2008


"Dear Joseph G. Mirci, DDS,

I wanted to thank you again for your involvement in the University of Utah Pre-Dental program. My first 7 weeks at ASDOH have been much easier because of you, Prof. Mark Nielson, and Prof. David Temme.

My 2nd week of dental school, I had a Dental Anatomy class taught by Dr. Paul Krupp from Baylor. At first I was intimidated by him but as it turned out I had already learned it all in your class, while other students were nervously preparing for our first dental school exam, I was able to focus my efforts on other things. Also, during our Dental History self study class, I was able to reference your test book to answer some of the questions I had. Two weeks ago, while studying the cranial nerves, I referenced your book again to clarify questions about the trigeminal nerve. Thank you for all that you do and I hope all is well.

Dwayne Gentry"
-Sep 7, 2008


"Dr. Mirci,

The Pre-Dental Orientation was a big help to me before entering dental school. This course gave me a taste of what dental school would be like, from the Tooth ID Tests to the waxing exercises, I am constantly using knowledge that I learned while taking this class. Pre-Dental Orientation provided an opportunity to experience what dental school held in store before I even started. I've even used the manual to study up on tooth anatomy.

Thanks again for the great experiences, I really do use that knowledge daily.

Jeff Jensen University of Michigan Class of 2013"
-September 19, 2009

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