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dentistry
hey. well, i'm 14/f. ever since i was like 9 years old, my denist has wanted me to work for him when i get older. like, every single time i go in there, he always goes "so what do you think you're going to do when you get older?" and i'll be like "idk" and he'll say something like "well, i think you should work for me, you've been through a lot and i think you would be great at a job like this" blah blah blah. lol.he says i've been through a lot cause i've had like, 10 teeth pulled cause they wouldn't come out on there own, and now i have braces, so he conceders that a lot. and when i was younger, i was not intrested in it AT ALL. but i just when in there again in June, and he said all that once again, and this time i'm actually concidering it. i'm guessing that when i turn 16 he would hire me to be like a person to answer fones and stuff, and learn how to do the whole teeth stuff. then i would just move on from there. but here is my question. when i get older (like college old) and if i stil want to do dentistry, how long do you have to go to college for dentistry? and how hard is it and stuff? thanks a lot!
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its a long time.. haha well its not that bad.. its hard to get into though.. thats like the 2nd hardest medical profession. First you have to have perfect grades basically (atleast a 3.5) through highschool then you would enter and predentistry program usually for 4 years.. then from there you would go to medical school anywhere from 2 years and up depending on your specialty and your school. I would say its pretty hard because there is a lot to know but the most important thing is your grades.. If you aren't getting straight A's getting into med school then getting a job (incase this falls through) may be hard because would you want someone in your mouth that only pulled off Cs? ya know?
the harder you work and the more focused you are the easier it becomes and the less schooling you will need
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To become a dentist, you will have to go to college for 4 years - 3 if you can crank out that 4.0. It isn't the easiest of careers, but for medicine it is not as rigorous or demanding as most fields, such as that of a neurosurgeon.
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Dental schools require a minimum of 2 years of college-level predental education, regardless of the major chosen. However, most dental students have at least a bachelor’s degree. Predental education emphasizes coursework in science, and many applicants to dental school major in a science such as biology or chemistry, while other applicants major in another subject and take many science courses as well. 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.
If you want to become a dental assistant, here is some information I found:
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In case you don't have too much time on your hands, it takes anywhere from 1-2 years to learn the training through schools and courses available. You also learn on the job as well.
Being a dental assistant may be more of what you are looking for, but if you really are interested then by all means work towards becoming a dentist. I say go for it - your job would be to make sure people smile. Speak to any advisers or even any doctors about this and see what they say. If you ask your dentist, I'm sure he would be able to give you more information on this and maybe even a rough outline of how to get there. Hope that helped and good luck.
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