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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / March 2006kid wants to be an orthodontist
Friend's son, Junior in high school, wants to be an ortho. How many years of higher ed are they looking at before he can hang a shingle? TIA > Friend's son, Junior in high school, wants to be an ortho. How many > years of higher ed are they looking at before he can hang a shingle? > TIA Almost all dental school enrollees are college grads. Almost all dental schools are 4 years. Most orthodontic training programs to my knowledge are at least 2 years. Good luck, Steve I guess the parents will be working til they're 99 - his brother has the same aspiration. Thanks. Too bad isn't it? In my day, my dad wrote a check and probably barely noticed what tuition was ........ NO LOANS, etc. Who pays off the dental loans .....? THE PATIENTS in the year 2016. gwehrenb@bellsouth.net Wrote: > I guess the parents will be working til they're 99 - his brother has > the same aspiration. > Thanks -- Joel34 >> Friend's son, Junior in high school, wants to be an ortho. How many >> years of higher ed are they looking at before he can hang a shingle? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Good luck, > Steve I don't think there are any more 2 year residencies left. Count on three. So seven years after college and there are no guarantees that you will be accepted to an ortho residency. They get picky at that point. carabelli >>>Friend's son, Junior in high school, wants to be an ortho. How many >>>years of higher ed are they looking at before he can hang a shingle? [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > carabelli Live and learn. When I graduated, only OMFS training programs were mostly 3 years. I think many are 4 now. Steve as a part time faculty member in orthodontics, I can vouch for the fact that if you are not near the top of your dental school class (like top 5) you will have a tough time being accepted into an ortho program. there are still 2 year programs out there. most three year programs split your time between clinical and research. most people don't need three years. charlie ruff best to all Yeah too bad isn't it? Some of the best dentists (tooth drillers anyway) I know are guys who never got into dental school at all ..... they are good at the trade but do not know anything about biochemistry anatomy, and physiology! Maybe its just as well ... most dentists have forgotten almos everything anyway. Joel orthodmd Wrote: > as a part time faculty member in orthodontics, I can vouch for the fact > that if you are not near the top of your dental school class (like top [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > best to al -- Joel34 "orthodmd" <orthodmd@gmail.com> wrote.......... there are still 2 year programs out there. most three year programs > split your time between clinical and research. most people don't need > three years. > > charlie ruff > > best to all Well, I thought three was a bit much anyway. carabelli Are payoffs permitted? Joel orthodmd Wrote: > as a part time faculty member in orthodontics, I can vouch for the fact > that if you are not near the top of your dental school class (like top [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > best to all  SignatureJoel344 We agree Steve Bornfeld. The kid needs to go to college first. I am a firm believe that no tenth or eleventh grader should be permitted to straighten teeth (although some are known to "rearrange teeth" even at that age. Joel gwehrenb@bellsouth.net Wrote: > Friend's son, Junior in high school, wants to be an ortho. How many > years of higher ed are they looking at before he can hang a shingle? > TI -- Joel34 |
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