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One aspect I would like to change about the overall curriculum of our dental program is that it should consider specialization in the subjects from the early years of study since dentistry is a highly specialized and technical profession that is not compared to any other area of health. Instead of addressing general subjects that may not be directly relevant to our career and with the passage of time are not resumed, therefore forgotten by the student, it would be more beneficial to focus on specialized subjects from the beginning that will be reviewed and necessarily remembered by the rest of the career and working life as dentists. This would not only shorten the duration of our studies, reducing the stress levels experienced in studying dentistry, but it would also allow us to develop more specific and relevant skills for dental practice. On the other hand, it would be interesting to apply a greater number of activities that go beyond a lecture where only the teacher is speaking...