Best Family Emergency Dentist 24/7 Wichita Kansas 316.636.5565

Best Family Emergency Dentist 24/7 Wichita Kansas
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DR. William O. Hertzler DDS 316.636.5565
7717 E. 29th st. North suite 200 Wichita
child with a smile & new patients welcome
All dentists in the U.S. must graduate from high school and complete required courses such as general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, and statistics/calculus. While nearly all dental schools require at least a bachelor's degree (4 years of college coursework), a select few may consider admitting exceptional students after only 3 years of college, although this is very rare. To apply, students must take the Dental Admissions Test (DAT). It is recommended by the American Dental Association that students take the DAT a year before admission.[8] Admission to dental school is competitive, and is generally determined based on factors such as GPA, DAT scores, research, recommendation letters, and extracurricular activities. To become a licensed dentist, one must then complete an accredited dental school curriculum and successfully master all clinical competencies and national board exams. Most dental school curricula require four years of training, however, some states require dentists to complete a post graduate residency program as well. In the U.S., a newly graduated dentist is then awarded the DDS, Doctor of Dental Surgery, degree or the DMD, Doctor of Dental Medicine, degree depending on the dental school attended. The degrees are equivalent. A newly graduated dentist can then pursue further specialty residency training ranging from 2 to 6 years in one of the recognized specialties. Additionally, dentists are required to participate in continuing education where they attend lectures to learn of recent developments, practice new methods, and earn continuing education hours throughout their career.
In the 20th century new dental techniques and technology were invented such as: the porcelain crowns(1903), Novocain (a local anesthetic) 1905, precision cast fillings(1907), nylon toothbrushes(1938), water fluoridation (1945), fluoride toothpaste(1950), air driven dental tools(1957), lasers(1960), electric toothbrushes (1960), and home tooth bleaching kits(1989) were invented. Inventions such as the air driven dental tools ushered in a new high speed dentistry.