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  • All dental schools require applicants to take the Dental Admissions Test (DAT)
    • Yassyra Diaz
      Yassyra Diaz on 20 Dec 10
       
      Necessary to become a dentist is passing this test. But also the minimum years of college you need is two years.
  • Dental schools require a minimum of 2 years of college-level predental education prior to admittance. Most dental students have at least a bachelor's degree before entering dental school, although a few applicants are accepted to dental school after 2 or 3 years of college and complete their bachelor's degree while attending dental school. According to the ADA, 85 percent of dental students had a bachelor’s degree prior to beginning their dental program in the 2006-07 academic year.
  • Individuals can be licensed to practice any of the 9 recognized specialties in all 50 States and the District of Columbia.
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  • Median annual wages of salaried general dentists were $142,870 in May 2008. Earnings vary according to number of years in practice, location, hours worked, and specialty. Self-employed dentists in private practice tend to earn more than salaried dentists.
    • Yassyra Diaz
      Yassyra Diaz on 20 Dec 10
       
      good wage.
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