im coming out of Highschool in june, i want to be an Orthodontist, does it matter what college i go to?

Question

Should it have certain classes, like pre-dental at them?
What kind of classes should i take there, cause no ones helping me.
Or do i just go to any regular 4 year college?

What should the colleges i look at have?
pre-dental at them?
What kind of classes should be there, or what should i take?

Answer 1

yes . you need to go to a special school to be a orthodonist. i think 8 years

Answer 2

You can go to any major 4 year institution...you can do JC for 2 years and transfer to a 4 year. You should take the "premed" courses as these are essentially the same for dentistry. You should do some volunteer work in dentistry while in college. Join clubs if they exist. Most importantly, keep up with the requirements for dental school and GET GOOD GRADES - maintain a 3.5 or better and don't get anything less than a B.

Do this and you will be fine.

Answer 3

Here's an answer I wrote for someone else a few days ago, but much of it applies to your question, so I'll just add it to this paragraph. After graduating from dental school, you need to complete a post-graduate program in orthodontics, which is either 2 or 3 years. (I don't know if it's variable; I just don't know how long it is any more!)

It helps to look into the requirements for admission to a dental school and work backwards. This will help you choose your college major and it might even help you choose your college. Typically, it is easier to match up the requirements for dental school admission with the requirements of a science major and biology seems to be the closest match. You could be a history major if you wanted to be, but then all of your electives would probably be used up trying to take courses required for dental school admission.

Typically, you graduate from college with a bachelor's degree and then start dental school, which is a whole separate entity from college. Some colleges offer combined programs where the really bright and focused student might be able to combine some credits and actually enter dental school before receiving the undergraduate degree. Obviously, you would have to know this well in advance, as it might even determine where you apply to college. You do not have to disclose this intention as you are applying to the college, but you need to look into the program almost immediately, because it will determine quite a bit about what courses you need to take as soon as possible in college.

It's not as difficult as the life of a surgical resident or anything, but dental school was the hardest school I attended. The class day was scheduled from 8 to 5 with an hour for lunch. I needed to spend a few hours at home every night just to be sure that I was current. That's the secret to getting through. (As if you have not heard this, even in high school...) Be sure that you know TODAY'S work before you move on. Review every lecture and look up things that you don't understand. If you get lost in the second week, you will be hopelessly lost in the third and spinning your wheels uselessly after that.

In the clinical years, it can be difficult to match up your availability with clinic time availability, let alone your patients' time, but it can be done. In clinic, you have to do one step (or two) and wait to have it checked before you proceed. This can be frustrating for both you and your patient, as your instructor might be busy with another student who is having trouble. Some instructors like to hear their own voice and talk way too long, also. You will soon learn who they are and just avoid working with them in the clinic.

Answer 4

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