I'm thinking about doing general dentistry and was wondering how long the schooling is. Also what is the salary range?
2007-12-21 12:05:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
as everyone has said, 4 years of pre-dental, and 4 years of dental school, and maybe an additional years if you are wanting to know more,
about 2-3 year extra after dental school if you plan to be an orthodontist, which is what im planning to do,since orthodontists generally get payed more.
the salary range varies well on location.
2007-12-21 12:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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Dental School takes 4 years, but you have to attend college first. Usually, you stand a much better chance of admission if you have a 4-year degree, but some exceptional students might get in after 3-3½ years. Dental Hygiene school varies from 2-to-4 years, depending on whether it's a degree program or not. Some only take you if you have a 2-year associates degree already and give you a bachelors degree after 2 years in hygiene school. Some are only a 2-year RDH certification program. Neither degree pays more money than the other. Dental Assisting school is generally one academic year, but you might even find a shorter program. The full year programs generally prepare you for your state certification exams, which are worth taking. Your starting pay will be a bit higher and it will be a bit easier to get a job. An assistant helps the dentist with procedures and a hygienist cleans teeth and many other things that an assistant is not allowed to do. A hygienist makes at least twice as much as an assistant. As far as schools, I could do a search for St. Louis schools just as easily as you could, but I don't know anything about which ones might be better than the others. Sorry.
2016-04-08 06:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by Elizabeth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How Long Is Dental School
2016-11-02 10:30:53 · answer #3 · answered by wheeington 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 years of college
4 years of dental school in the US
2007-12-21 12:13:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the dentists go to 4 years of pre-dental at college then go to 3-4 years of dental school. that is what some of my dental friends had to do. (general dentistry not specialized dentisits)
2007-12-21 12:11:26 · answer #5 · answered by impurrfect10 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DEPENDING ON YOUR MAJOR IN UNDERGRADUATE COURSES 3-4 YEARS AND 4 YEARS OF DENTAL SCHOOL.
THE SALARY DEPENDS ON WHETHER YOU WORK SOLO, IN A GROUP PRACTICE OR AS AN EMPLOYEE DENTIST.
2007-12-21 14:25:10 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Four years of undergraduate studies followed by four years of dental school. When you graduate you make millions! (Not really.)
2007-12-21 14:21:19 · answer #7 · answered by enamel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How Long Is Dentistry School
2016-12-11 03:50:33 · answer #8 · answered by mattes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋