Formerly, I am a grade 12 student in canada seeking to become a dentist. I do not possess knowledge of the time it takes to finish collgege and finsh studies in order to befit a dentist in public health or general dentistry. Could i know the least amount of years it takes, please?
You have to do 4 yrs of undergrad study and take all the required subjects. Usually all the major universities have a "pre-dent" bachelor program which gets you everything.
Some dental schools also accept an associate degree (2 yrs). Check with the schools that you plan to apply to.
After that its 4 years of dental school. So normally 4 yrs of undergrad + 4 yrs of dental school = dentist 
You're looking at minimum 6 to 8yrs of studying.
That's all the studying you need to become a general dentist. If you plan to specialize then it depends on your chosen specialty.
Hope that was helpful.
Dr. Sami
January 28th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
You have to do 4 yrs of undergrad study and take all the required subjects. Usually all the major universities have a "pre-dent" bachelor program which gets you everything.
Some dental schools also accept an associate degree (2 yrs). Check with the schools that you plan to apply to.
After that its 4 years of dental school. So normally 4 yrs of undergrad + 4 yrs of dental school = dentist
You're looking at minimum 6 to 8yrs of studying.
That's all the studying you need to become a general dentist. If you plan to specialize then it depends on your chosen specialty.
Hope that was helpful.
Dr. Sami
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