Re: Pre-Dental or Bachelor of Science?

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Re: Pre-Dental or Bachelor of Science?

carabelli	28 Jun 2005 23:03
Is this a 6 year program for straight out of high school and you end up with a DDS? carabelli

Dr Steve

28 Jun 2005 21:51

No such thing as a pre-dental degree. The pre-requisite courses for dental
school can be completed in two years, but all the schools want to see you
working towards some sort of degree. I have not heard of anyone getting
into DS with only two years of undergraduate work since about 1975. More
likely to get in with 3 years of undergraduate work. But, you need to be
working towards a real degree at that point.

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> Hi, my name is Neil, and I live in Canada. I am entering my senior
> year, and I'm struggling with what degree should I take after high
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> summer, is it possible to complete the bachelor of science degree
> earlier than the recommended time to complete it?

Nelly_9834@hotmail.com

28 Jun 2005 19:43

Hi, my name is Neil, and I live in Canada. I am entering my senior
year, and I'm struggling with what degree should I take after high
school. A pre-dental degree or a bachelor of science degree? The thing
I like about pre-dental degree is that it takes shorter time to
complete(2 years) than bachelor of science(which takes 4 years to
complete). Let's say I am halfway completing my pre-dental degree and I
decide that dentistry isn't the career for me. This might sound like a
dumb question, but is dentistry the ONLY career you can do with a
pre-dental degree? Because with a bachelor of science there is more
variety available.

My other question is whether or not is it possible to complete a
bachelor of science degree in two years? If you take courses in the
summer, is it possible to complete the bachelor of science degree
earlier than the recommended time to complete it?

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