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Wanting to Major In Dentistry?
I'm currently a junior in high school. I plan on majoring in dentistry when I graduate, but I'm not exactly sure how I should go about it.
Right now I'm enrolled in AP classes, and I'm taking classes like Biomedical Careers that will give me my CNA by the end of the school year. The type of high school that I'm enrolled in will let me take college classes for credit my senior year as well.
So the next thing that I'm sure of is what classes I'm to take during college. Is there a such thing as per-dentistry classes? What are they?
I also can't decide what college I'm trying to attend. I've narrowed it down to several colleges in state (NC). One option is to go to UNC Chapel Hill since they have a graduate program in dentistry, but I'm not sure if I can afford the tuition. I'm wondering if I could attend a local community college for a year or two and then transfer to UNC Chapel Hill. Another option is that my high school band is potentially offering me a full ride scholarship to a HBCU as long as I stay and join the marching band there. But would I be able to leave and then finish my degree? I live relatively close to several HBCUs and that could work IF I could transfer the appropriate credits.
Please help!
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If you want to do the right choise, you can go online and serach for the difference among the various fields you can choose to become a dentist.
There are lots of forums where you can find information and websites around the web, see for example Zerodonto or serch for some specialists online and ask them by email, for example you can search for Alvin Schoenenberger, Willi Geller, Michel Magne and Giuseppe Zuppardi.
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Most of the answers you are looking for are best answered by your guidance counselor and the schools admissions office at the schools you wish to attend.
As a general rule all in State schools will accept credits earned at in state community colleges. As to whether or not those credits can be used against the final degree you are looking for will depend on the degree you are trying to earn. It is best to look at the school you wish to finish at and take the prerequisite courses at the community college and the requisite course at the college of your choice to finish your degree.
Most colleges do not offer a pre-med course or courses. That is actually a misnomer. Here again is in your undergraduate school you take classes that will be needed in med school. These classes will be outlined for you either by the med schools you wish to attend or by a course counselor at the college you are attending.
As to what School of Dentistry to attend I would suggest talking to your own Dentist. Who best to ask for advice on this but the person you have been trusting to take care of your dental needs. Who knows your dentist may just allow you to intern with him or her for a time to make sure this is the career you want. You will never know unless you ask. Worst that can happen is he or she will say no to the internship but will tell you all about the school of dentistry they attended.
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