How will I have to start out on my journey to becoming a dentist?

My dad is a dentist, so here is what I have learned from him:

1) Study very hard in school, and you have to get straight A's with maybe 1 B at the least.

2) Take as many science courses and possible (A.P. especially)

3) Do well on the ACT/SAT so that you get into a college with a good dental program

4) My dad went to University of Toronto (the best college in Canada) and then to Harvard for 1 year and Northwestern as well.

5) After undergraduate (4 years in college), you need to go to medical school (another 4 years) in which you specialize in medicine-this is a very hard part because everyone there is so smart

6) Finally, you can choose to specialize further like becoming a root canal specialist (he wishes he had done this, but also enjoys being a general dentitst). The more specialized you are, the more money you will make.

7) Then, after that he was about 26-28 (don't know which) and got loans and began renting a building that he set-up to be his dental office. He contacted a dental lab to get his impression equipment and stuff of that sort from, and he recieves materials from different companies. (You will learn more about this in dental school). You could also meet someone at your school or know someone that you would want to be partners with, so that you and another dentist work together in the same building.

8) He hired a couple secretaries that he trained to do paperwork and set up the area before patients come

9) He started advertising free cleanings and half off root canals and ect. You want to begin attracting people to go to your business. In the beginning, don't expect to make much until you establish regular patients. You can put up flyers, ads in the paper, ect.

10) If you do a good job, people will keep coming back, and you can start charging closer to the regular price as you gain experience.

That's a basic summary; I hope that I helped you. Further questions? Write them in the "additional details" section and I will check back to answer them.

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