It's more that an exam from what we hear.
Could be 2+ more years of training.

It's best to get educated where you intend to practice.
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I'm pretty sure he would rather practice in Canada or the States.

Once he completes his degree in the Carribean, I think he needs to
complete some sort of exam to start practicing in America or Canada.

But will any  US States or Canadian  Provinces accept his degree and
license?

..
Stephen
Troy, Michigan, USA

I am writing on a Tablet-PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my handwriting.

Last year, my cousin (who is 19 years old at the moment, did not too
well in his first year at the University of British Columbia(probably
because he took 7 courses in the first semester), and he failed his
first year. And then he discovered a university around the Carribean
area, and he got accepted into dental school over there. He didn't even
need to do his undergraduate or go for an interview! He will be a
dentist when he is 23 or 24 years old (that is if he does well over
there). So, he will probably get extra years of wages than people here
in the States and Canada who have just finished dental school.

Oh, bummer. Did you take any business/entrepreneurial courses when you
were in University, Dr Steve?

......................

I agree that the sooner you get done, the less tuition you pay and less tiem
you spend not earning income.

Not when we went through DS.  They pretended to give us about four 2 hour
lectures on the topic, but the presenters were really just "Dental
Consultatants" trying to convince us to hire them at $40K-$80K a year.

I will apply to the States if I do not get admission here in Canada. I
wouldn't want to pay more money in the States since I will be studying
as an international student.

I have heard that in Dental School they teach you how to run your own
business(around the last two years of Dental School). I'm not sure if
this is really true though. :P

No apologies are necessary, IMHO you're better off in the states with a four
year degree program

1. A chance to round out your education, you don't want to end up being a
dental dork.
2. A chance to take some business courses, if you're going to run an office
you better have a clue what a small business is all about
3. It's your last chance to live it up.  I wouldn't trade those last two
years of college for anything - lifelong friends that I don't have to talk
teeth with.

Others will add more.  But there are advantages too, 2 extra years of wages
vs 2 more years of incurring debt.

Need to go do some yard work -

carabelli

Oops. My apologies, I meant pre-dentistry PROGRAM, not a degree.

Here's more information about the program:
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:XEquvgnzPo4J:www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/cms-files
ystem-action%3Ffile%3DPdfs/factsheets/factsheet-pre-dentistry.pdf+pre-dentistry+
program++university+of+winnipeg&hl=en

Well, this is what was quoted from the link that I gave out:

"Pre-Dentistry at The University of Winnipeg consists of 60 credit
hours (two years), completed within two regular Fall/Winter sessions. A
minimum of four more years is usually required to complete the
Dentistry program, for a total of at least six years."

Is this a 6 year program for straight out of high school and you end up with
a DDS?

carabelli

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.

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?