Medical Careers : How to Become a Dentist

Becoming a dentist requires a bachelor's degree in the field of science, a passing score on the DAT exam and four years of dental school, followed by training under a practicing dentist. Explore becoming a dentist with tips from a practice administrator in this free video on career information.

Expert: Mark MacBayne
Bio: Mark MacBayne, with a Master of Public Health degree, is a practice manager at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
Filmmaker: Bing Hu

[WERDOME]

so how does calculus help in any way to become a dentist?....

[BohemianAndy]

I've just been accepted into graduate-entry dental school in Australia.

I've studied a BSc (Physiology/Anatomy and Human Biology), BA (Psychology/Anthropology), Master of Forensic Science, Graduate Diploma in Sleep Science, and I've also sat the GAMSAT. Any advice I could give? Don't give up if it's what you really want! Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. I'll be completing 13 years of university alone, and I'm ready!

[MrShootDat]

@trofet yeah same question that i have?

[WhiteEmerald]

Does this also depend on your field experience. Surely, they would like to accept someone who got an early start in a dental office or who has some knowledge of the career. Is it possible to volunteer in a dental office on the fact that i have no experience?

[lightkid]

As soon as he said "calculus" I said damn :(

[jonathan]

He looks like Robert Downey Jr, no doubt

[trofet]

can I be a dentist if i'm not good at math? I'm good at everything else.

[CarlosJimenez-mpyc]

Omg calculus holy shit so I can't be a dentist ; (