About
About Shahana Putta Jegadeshan
Shahana is an internationally trained dentist, a former registered dental hygienist and now a Doctor of Dental Medicine student at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry. She maintains the application and international-dentist guides on Path to Dentist.
Her path
Dentist in India
Earned her dentistry degree at Dr. MGR Educational and Research Institute and practiced as a dentist in India.
Dental hygienist in the United States
Worked as a registered dental hygienist in the United States, with studies at College of DuPage.
Dental student at UIC
Now a Doctor of Dental Medicine student at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry.
Guides she maintains
- Dental school statement of purpose guide
- Dental school letter of recommendation guide
- Paying for US dental school as an internationally trained dentist
Her guides are general guidance from experience. They are not legal, immigration or admissions advice, and each school's requirements decide. The loan planner and calculators are separate tools that estimate costs from the published federal rules, not from her personal situation.
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Common questions
- Who writes the guides on Path to Dentist?
- Shahana Putta Jegadeshan, an internationally trained dentist and Doctor of Dental Medicine student at the University of Illinois Chicago, maintains the application and international-dentist guides.
- Is this legal or admissions advice?
- No. The guides are general guidance from experience. Each school's requirements decide, and immigration questions belong with a licensed immigration attorney.
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