When a student decides that they would like to be dentist after college, there are many ways to start that career path but all eventually lead to the same path, which is dental school. When college is started, these is a wide choice of majors to be chosen from, however it is best to stay in the science field such as human biology, etc. After undergraduate studies are completed, pre dental students can take the Dental Acceptance Test (DAT) (Boyd, para. 3). This is the standardized test that must be passed and is part of the Dental school application process.
Once a student completes the DAT and receives their score they may use this score to apply to desired dental schools. While in dental school students will study a broad range of science related works that will help further their studies. Among these are Anatomy, Physiology, and Endodontics. Dental students will complete either a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree (Boyd, para. 7). After a student completes their degree, they then have to complete state and national level licensing for the dentists to be able to operate on patients.
Sources
"How to Become a Dentist | Dentist Careers." Learn How to Become. 31 Jan. 2014. Web. 18 Oct. 2015. <http://www.learnhowtobecome.org/dentist/>.
Boyd, Doug. "First Day of Classes Arrives for Dental Students." ECUNewsletter RSS. ECU News, 24 Aug. 2011. Web. 18 Oct. 2015. <http://blog.ecu.edu/sites/newblog/blog/2011/08/24/first-day-of-classes-arrives-for-dental-students/>.
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