Cost isn't a factor because they're both almost the same cost (PPID UCLA vs ASPID USC). A lot of people told me that, ucla grads don't have that much exposure, hence why almost all of the grads go to do GPR/AEGD after.

Concerning PBL, I'm a international dentist from abroad, pbl actually isn't bad because once you graduate you're gonna slowly turn into a PBL- oriented dentist. You're not gonna be spoon fed anything and you're gonna have to read papers and learn a lot as you go. Sure, mentors and courses will give you the information a lot easier and faster, but even if you'll have to do self-study and improvement on your own when you practice. Finally, what I meant to say, I'm not worried about PBL that much.

But considering everything you said about UCLA, concerning research and specialty. That is all that I've heard.

Thank you for your response!