i would love to go, but i have a 1 year old, im pregnant and i have my husband, he is willing to do anything for me but i want to know if people will think its to much for me to handle or no.
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To get into dental school, one needs to have completed pre-dental courses in undergraduate college and taken the DAT examination.All dental schools in the U.S. are 4-year programs, except the University of the Pacific in San Francisco-- theirs is a 3-year program.The post-grad specialty training programs after dental school vary in length. Periodontics can be 3 years, some as long as 6 years like the one at Rochester. Oral surgery can be 4 or 6 years, depending on whether or not the program grants an MD degree. Orthodontics are usually 3 years, most Endodontics are 2 years, etc.Hope this helps.
8 years i believe
8 years more if you want to specialize
Dental school is always 4 years, or longer. The first 2 years are predominantly academic with the second 2 being the clinical time. It is a serious time commitment and your husband would have to be prepared to be alone alot. It can be done if you have the right support mechanisms.
Ask your dentist.
Dental School is a real time commitment. I am a hygienist but I have friends who went or just finished dental school. You need to get your pre-reqs. like biology, chemistry, etc done. They would like to see you have a bachelors degree completed. Then take the DATS exam, interviews, etc...get into a University and spend 4 years in dental school.
If you are committed and your husband is supporting you and willing to help you through this ...go for it.
Four years of undergrad, followed by four years of dental or medical school. To specialize in dentistry, such as an oral surgeon, or periodontist, you have to have an additional two years of specialty school. Only you can answer whether or not it will be too much to handle. I started taking my pre-req's for hygiene school at night when my son was two. I then attended hygiene school full-time when he was three. It was hard, however I was determined, and I graduated with honors. I also have a very supportive husband who stood behind my decision to continue my education. This helped a lot, to know that he was there giving his support to help me acheive my dreams. He also holds a masters in chemistry (analytical chemist ) so he helped me get an A in biochemistry. With the support that you seem to have, I say go for it. However do a lot of research first, find out what area of dentistry or medical you would like to practice. Will you be able to handle working on bodies in Gross anatomy? You have to have this course for both dental school and med school. Will you and your marriage and son be able to handle thirty-six hour shifts when you are interning as a doctor? My husband took the M-CAT when he thought that we wanted to be a doctor. He did well, however after really giving it a lot of thought, he did not feel like he wanted to be away from his family that much. He loved us more. He does not regret it at all, and is glad that he chose not to enter the medical profession. We have a friend who is a neuro-surgeon. She loves her job, but she will be the first to tell you that at times she did not feel like she could handle all of the stress associated with medical school. It is a all consuming task. Dental school is also tough. Do some research and find out what field really interests you. Good luck with your decision.
In dentist school you take up to four years, after passing the DAT, when passing dental school you then become a general dentist, then add a extra 3 years to specilize to be a (Orthodontist, Endodontist, Prosthodontist and etc.) basically 7 to 8 years if want to specilize.
As a dentist (DMD) I can tell you that dental school itself is an extra fours years of college once you receive your bachelors degree. If you have never attended college this means 8 years of total school, first fours years as a pre-dental student, then four years in dental school. I recommend that you major in either Biology or Chemistry as your Pre-Dental bachelors degree as this will help you be better prepared for dental admissions test (DAT). Below is a website with very useful information for anyone interested in a career in dentistry. Hope this helps and good luck in your future. www.ada.org
(American Dental Association)
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