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Apr 2024
38m 16s

The International Dental Student – From ...

Jaz Gulati
About this episode

Dental Student in THREE different countries?!

This is a story of grit and determination. I hope that it will allow us all to reconnect with that burning desire we once had to enter our profession.

In this episode, we meet Nav, AKA the_stu_Dent who has had the craziest journey as a Dental Student. Not only defined as a mature student, but as a British born overseas one now working his way to qualifying in Slovakia, with hopes of eventually returning to the UK where he wants to practice full time in the near future.

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Check out this entertaining episode, where we uncover what makes the_stu_Dent tick and why he ended up pursuing Dentistry with such determination, the highs and lows, and how he ended up trying at 3 different Universities in 3 different countries, just to fulfill his dreams.

Highlights
01:35 – Nav, the-stu-dent Introduction 
04:25 – Why Ukraine and what year did The-stu-dent enter?
09:18 – How did Egypt come about?
14:16 – Failure was not an option
16:24 – What happened when The-stu-dent visited Egypt first-time around?
19:14 – 3rd STOP – Slovakia.
21:54 – What are the fees like in Slovakia?
25:13 – What was the decision behind choosing Slovakia over alternative countries in the EU?
27:15 – What has The-Students experience of Slovakia been like, and how much clinical exposure do you get?
30:58 – Are you working part-time to fund your dentistry?
35:17 – What are The-Stu-dents final words of Wisdom?

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