you have to go to school for 3 years Actually, in western countries one mus complete 4 years of postgraduate study. Typically, a prospective dentist spends between 5 and 8 years of school before going into private practice. That's 5 years after a 4 year degree ... 9 years (min) of college.
Spend classes for four years in Dental school. After you completed the Dental school, you must attend postgraduate orthodontics program that last two to three years. You can find the detailed steps on becoming orthodontist on this article: Pursuing a Career as an Orthodontist - BEACH BRACES ORTHODONTICS
You have to graduate high school, go to college, and then dental school. This puts you at about 22-24 years old.
Dental school usually lasts 4 academic years.Dental school usually lasts 4 academic years.Dental school usually lasts 4 academic years.Dental school usually lasts 4 academic years.Dental school usually lasts 4 academic years.Dental school usually lasts 4 academic years.
Yes, an orthodontist is a dental specialist. They have not only completed college and 4 years of dental school, but has also completed an additional 2 to 3 years residency program accredited by the ADA of advanced education in orthodontics. After receiving the additional years of training and education, an orthodontist has learned the skills that are required to treat the misalignment of teeth and facial development with braces, retainers, headgear and other methods. Only a dentist that has completed the additional years of training and education after dental school is an orthodontist.
Finish 8 years of medical school good luck!
Typically it takes 4 years of college followed by 4 years of dental school followed by 2 to 3 years of orthodontic residency training. However a college degree is not strictly required to enter dental school so you could conceivably just do the prerequisites and then apply to dental school after 2 or 3 years of college. Also there is one dental school in the US that is only 3 years. University of the Pacific. It also has a 2 plus 3 program that lets you do 2 years of college followed by 3 years of dental school. Thus cutting the 8 years of school down to 5.
two or more years
4 years of college (unless early acceptance to dental school after 3) 4 years of Dental school (unless at UOP 3 years) 24-36 months of residency training in othodontia 10-11 years after high school.
yes. but you have to go to densitry school or some type of 4 year college degree in order to become an orthodontist. then 4 more years of dentistry school.
DDS - Doctor of Dental Surgery and DMD - Doctor of Dental Medicine are degrees earned from dental school to become a general dentist. There is no difference between the two degrees, as dentists who have a DMD or DDS have the same education. Universities determine what degree is awarded and both degrees use the same curriculum requirements. In general, three or more years of undergraduate education plus four years of dental school is required to graduate and become a general dentist. State licensing boards accept either degree as equivalent, and both degrees allow licensed individuals to practice the same scope of general dentistry. Additional post-graduate training is required to become a dental specialist, such as an orthodontist, periodontist or oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
You need to obtain at least a Bachelors degree. Then, you need to attend dental school for 3-4 years. After that, a special orthodontist school for 1-2. So you could end up being in college for 7-10 years depending on how fast you can do it.
four years of college with a science degree, then dental school for four years with an intership