OK LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT - To be a dentist how many years do I have to go to college??
Question: I know I have to go 4 years to College to get my Bachelor's Degree...
Do I HAVE TO go back another 4 years?
Or can I just go back 2 years?
Please give clear answers - not vague ones
Answers: If you want clear answers, go to a dental school site or call an admissions counselor at a dental school!
www.Temple.edu
THE SHORT ANSWER: 4 + 4 = Dental Degree
THE LONGER ANSWER:
I'm answering based on my knowledge of US dental school admissions. If you are in another country, you will need someone else's answer.
Perhaps your guidance counsellor could provide some resources. Their library might not extend beyond college admissions, though. You can visit any dental school web site and learn about admission requirements. Check out my old school http://www.dental.upenn.edu/ - click on Admissons - and see if this is helpful at this stage of the game.
Start by going to a good college so you will have a better chance of admission to a dental school. Dental schools are becoming harder and harder to get into, so a good college helps. It is not a simple transfer, but a whole new application procedure.
It helps to look into the requirements for admission to a dental school and work backwards. This will help you choose your college major and it might even help you choose your college. Typically, it is easier to match up the requirements for dental school admission with the requirements of a science major and biology seems to be the closest match. You could be a history major if you wanted to be, but then all of your electives would probably be used up trying to take courses required for dental school admission.
Typically, you graduate from college after 4 years with a bachelor's degree and then start dental school, which is a whole separate entity from college. Some colleges offer combined programs where the really bright and focused student might be able to combine some credits and actually enter dental school before receiving the undergraduate degree. Obviously, you would have to know this well in advance, as it might even determine where you apply to college. You do not have to disclose this intention as you are applying to the college, but you need to look into the program almost immediately, because it will determine quite a bit about what courses you need to take as soon as possible in college.
To be a dentist, you must go to college for four years (Bachelor's degree), and then to dental school for another four years.
After that, you can start practicing on your own (as opposed to medical school, which is also four years, but then you have to do a residency, which is a minimum of three more years before you can go out on your own).
It depends what your major was in. I think becoming a dentist (which is a doctor) takes about 6 years. Look at the websites of your local dental colleges and read the program requirements. They will list what you need.
Do I HAVE TO go back another 4 years?
Or can I just go back 2 years?
Please give clear answers - not vague ones
Answers: If you want clear answers, go to a dental school site or call an admissions counselor at a dental school!
www.Temple.edu
THE SHORT ANSWER: 4 + 4 = Dental Degree
THE LONGER ANSWER:
I'm answering based on my knowledge of US dental school admissions. If you are in another country, you will need someone else's answer.
Perhaps your guidance counsellor could provide some resources. Their library might not extend beyond college admissions, though. You can visit any dental school web site and learn about admission requirements. Check out my old school http://www.dental.upenn.edu/ - click on Admissons - and see if this is helpful at this stage of the game.
Start by going to a good college so you will have a better chance of admission to a dental school. Dental schools are becoming harder and harder to get into, so a good college helps. It is not a simple transfer, but a whole new application procedure.
It helps to look into the requirements for admission to a dental school and work backwards. This will help you choose your college major and it might even help you choose your college. Typically, it is easier to match up the requirements for dental school admission with the requirements of a science major and biology seems to be the closest match. You could be a history major if you wanted to be, but then all of your electives would probably be used up trying to take courses required for dental school admission.
Typically, you graduate from college after 4 years with a bachelor's degree and then start dental school, which is a whole separate entity from college. Some colleges offer combined programs where the really bright and focused student might be able to combine some credits and actually enter dental school before receiving the undergraduate degree. Obviously, you would have to know this well in advance, as it might even determine where you apply to college. You do not have to disclose this intention as you are applying to the college, but you need to look into the program almost immediately, because it will determine quite a bit about what courses you need to take as soon as possible in college.
To be a dentist, you must go to college for four years (Bachelor's degree), and then to dental school for another four years.
After that, you can start practicing on your own (as opposed to medical school, which is also four years, but then you have to do a residency, which is a minimum of three more years before you can go out on your own).
It depends what your major was in. I think becoming a dentist (which is a doctor) takes about 6 years. Look at the websites of your local dental colleges and read the program requirements. They will list what you need.
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