Monthly Archives: December 2008

Why you shouldn’t say “I just wanna pass” when talking about boards

“I just wanna pass.” — One of the most common phrases among second-year students at Pacific regarding boards. The majority of us decided to attend Pacific because we knew we would be treated with respect and would get one of the best clinical educations in the country. In comparison to schools like UCLA and [...]

Humanitarian Service in Tonga

I’ve been wanting to post a blog about our dental service trip to the island nation of Tonga that we did this past summer. In January this year, myself and seven other classmates began planning for a ten-day dental humanitarian trip to Nuku’alofa, the main island of Tonga. Our preparations included coordinating with humanitarian foundations, [...]