Not required for college, however college physics required for Dental school. Thus, I would recommend you take it as an introduction to the college courses you will be required to take.
Dental schools require a minimum of 2 years of college-level predental education prior to admittance. Most dental students have at least a bachelor's degree before entering dental school, although a few applicants are accepted to dental school after 2 or 3 years of college and complete their bachelor's degree while attending dental school.
Apply ... A G.E.D. is the same as having a High School Diploma. My son was accepted without question into the working world with his GED.
Everyone always will tell your 4 years of PreDEntal and then 4 years of Dental SChool which is completely INACCURATE!!! i'm a preDental student myself and it does NOT take you 4 years to begin a dental program at a University. Most dental colleges require 90 Pre Hours and all say at least 40 from a 4 year university. Well this means if you take 15 hours (approx. 5 classes each semester) it will take you 3 years to get your 90 Pre dental hours and you can apply for a 4 year dental program. BUT some dental colleges require a Bachelors degree for admission which is an extra year and then will take 4 years of Pre dental. Although not all require a Bachelors. But yes Dentistry is a great fun field and i suggest it all the time. Its not as bad as medical school. Dental school is less schooling and the same money$$$$. And a good thing about dental school is that there is no residency so you can graduate and right away go out and start makin yourself some money!.
To become a dental hygienist you attend a dental hygiene program offered at a college. Some schools have a pre-dental hygiene program where you would complete both pre-requisites and the actual program at the same school. Some dental schools also have dental hygiene programs as well.
Generally all one would need to gain entrance to a Dental Hygienist Program is a High School Diploma or Equivalent Diploma, and a passing grade on the Entrance Exam.
Dental schools require a minimum of 2 years of college level predental education prior to admittance,You have to have a bachelors degree at the most to qualify for a license in mist state,Candidates must graduate from dental school.
Yes. In order to be an orthodontist, you have to complete dental school, and then be accepted into, and complete orthodontic residency. However, you do not need to be a practicing dentist first - you can go straight from "regular" dental school to a residency if you are accepted.
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Within the United States, to become a dentist means a doctorate degree. Most students have a bachelor's degree prior to beginning their dental program. If one has all the prerequisite coursework but not the bachelor's degree, it will be extremely difficult to gain entrance to dental school because of the competitive nature of the program. Thus, the bachelor's degree takes approximately four years to complete as a full-time student. Once accepted to dental school, it will take another four year to complete the dental program.
While it is possible to become a dental assistant with under a year of training, it will most likely take at least two or three years to attain a dental hygienist credential. The program itself is a 2-year course typically, but there are also a year's worth of pre-requisites to complete. You will need to be accepted into a program as well as successfully complete a board exam.
Most dental schools confer a dental degree after 4 years. One school (UOP) has a 3 year program. Now understand this is after 2-4 years of undergrad have been completed. Another school (UMKC) had a 6 year combined BS/DDS program which meant that the accepted high school grads were on a track to graduate with both degrees in 6 years. I don't know if UMKC still offers this program.
BMCC offers a Dental Assisting Technician Certificate.