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Become a mentor

Be the person you needed on the way in.

Pre-dental students are navigating GPA pressure, the DAT, shadowing hours and a long application — often without anyone in dentistry to ask. A little of your time changes that.

Apply to mentor How mentoring works

You set the pace

Mentees
1–20+
Your maximum, changeable any time
Time
1–3 hrs
A typical week
Meetings
30–60 min
Bookable from your availability
Mentors
0
Already on BridgeDDS

Who mentors

If you've been through it, you can help

  • Dental students

    D1–D4 students who remember the application cycle vividly.

  • Residents & specialists

    Orthodontics, pediatrics, OMFS, endo and more — perspective students rarely get.

  • Researchers

    Help students find labs, read papers and talk about their work.

  • Practicing dentists

    What the profession is really like, and how to get there well.

Your tools

Built for mentors with more than one mentee

Everything is organized around your roster, so a dozen mentees never feels like a dozen inboxes.

  • A roster, not an inboxNext meeting, open work, unread messages and goal progress for every mentee — filter to who needs you today.
  • One review queueSubmissions and written answers from everyone, oldest first.
  • Assign once, to manyTemplates for personal statements, DAT practice and school research. Reusable auto-graded quizzes.
  • Upload once, share anywhereYour study guides live in your library — share them with one mentee or all of them.
  • Group sessionsOffice hours and Q&As for your mentees — or everyone, including your waitlist.
  • AnnouncementsOne update to every mentee at once, on their dashboard and by email.

Getting started

From application to first mentee

  1. 01

    Apply

    About 10 minutes: your training, what you help with and why you want to mentor.

  2. 02

    Review & verification

    An Owner reviews your application. Share an institutional email or document to be verified.

  3. 03

    Set capacity & hours

    Choose your maximum mentees and weekly availability.

  4. 04

    Accept requests

    Read each request, ask a question if needed, then accept or kindly decline.

Questions

Before you apply

How much time does it take?
You decide. Mentors typically give one to three hours a week. You set your maximum mentees and weekly availability, and you can pause new requests any time.
Who reviews my application?
A BridgeDDS Owner reviews every application — usually within a few days. We may ask a follow-up question. Once approved, you set up your capacity and availability before students can request you.
What does the Verified badge mean?
It means we've confirmed your school or professional status — for example through an institutional email or an enrollment letter. Your documents are only visible to you and the BridgeDDS Owners.
What happens when I'm full?
Your profile shows “Currently full” and students can join your waitlist. When a spot opens, you choose whom to invite.
Is my personal email shared?
No. Everything happens inside BridgeDDS unless you choose to share a contact email, and you control who can see it.

Ready to help someone find their way?

Apply to mentor