Is a career in dentistry satisfying?

Dentistry Career?!!?

• I plan to become a dentist in the near future (am a high school senior). What classes should I take this year (be specific plz). Is AP English Literature important to it? What should I know about dentistry (i.e. the years it takes to become one, what I should be good at, what courses should I take, etc.) .............& is it true that the first 2 yrs of university/college are like high school where u have to do all ur general ed requirements...or can u start ur dentistry course from the first day of college? Plz tell me anything about dentistry career.

• Answer:

  YEAH... AP LIT. WILL BE A GREAT CLASS TO TAKE.... I WANT TO BE A DENTIST TOO AND I AM A HIGHSCHOOL SENIOR TOO... WELL IM TAKING AP CALC., ANATOMY, AP CHEM. WOULD BE A GREAT CLASS TO TAKE ALONG WITH AP BIOLOGY.... AND NO YOU DO NOT START THE DENTISTRY COURSE RIGHT WHEN YOU ENTER COLLEGE... YOU DO 4 YRS OF UNDERGRAD. WHICH IS BASICALLY REVIEWING ALL THE THINGS YOU DID IN HIGHSCHOOL BUT IN A LOT MORE DETAIL... AND THEN YOU HAVE 4 YEARS OF GRAD. SCHOOL THIS IS WHERE THE DENTISTRY COURSE BEGINS AND IT IS WHEN YOU GO TO DENTAL SCHOOL.... IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A DENTIST THEN YOU SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH YOUR HANDS... CAUSE YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO PULL TEETH AND FILL IN CAVITIES AND YOU NEED GOOD HAND SKILLS FOR THAT... AND YOU SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE WORKING BY YOURSELF... UNLESS YOUR GOING TO WORK WITH ANOTHER DENTIST.... CAUSE DENTIST USUALLY HAVE THEIR OWN OFFICES... AND YOU SHOULD HAVE GOOD HAND- EYE COORDINATION...YOU SHOULD ALSO BE COMFORTABLE WITH PULLING OTHER PEOPLE'S TEETH :)