After finishing the dental school..what degree do you have??Phd, just doctor, dentist?, what?
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Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.), Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), or D.D.S (Doctor of Dental Science or Doctor of Dental Surgery)
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stay the course but focus on taking additional science courses.  although I'm a bit confused (or just ignorant) -- is there actually a professional degree for optometry?  I know that opthalmologists go to medical school, but not sure about optometrists.
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A dental college.  You will be worked on by a student, but the work is free.  I don't know where one is near you though.
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All of the above specialities you mentioned have 2 additional years of training in the specified field post dental school.  An endodontist specializes in root canals.  A periodontist specializes in gum disease and an orthodontist specializes in braces.
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http://www.thegoodguides.com.au/\n\nLook here, they suggest the BEST university for dentistry in Australia.
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for your information, dentists attend 4 years of professional training culminating in a dental degree.  dentists are experts in the treatment of head and neck because their training focuses on this area.  just as you would not want a dentist doing an ultrasound on your testicles, you would not want a cardiovascular surgeon doing your root canal.  specialties exist for a reason...  also, medical schools teach absolutely nothing about treating oral diseases having to do with teeth.  feel free to go to your proctologist for your next dental procedure if you think dentists are not worthy of your mouth.
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There is no such degree as "Medical Engineer".\n\nYou may be referring to Biomedical Engineering, a specialty which normally is taught at the graduate level, after an initial engineering degree. Most people who go to grad school for Biomedical engineering have initial degrees in electrical or chemical engineering. For a Master's degree it would be at least 1 year after the initial degree and for a PhD or DEng you would need about 2-3 years after the Master's. Total: 4+1+3= 8 years.
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If it is in the medical field, it is a Doctor of Osteopathic medicine.  My doctor has an MD and a DO.
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Go to any Universities near your town.  Quite a few of them have students who do the work for not as much as a licensed dentist.  And they should always have a licensed dentist at their side observing the whole procedure to make sure they don't do anything incorrectly.
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I was just at a meeting last night and the general feeling is that it is now harder to get into a dental school than medical school.  This is in the US, but I don't know about the UK.\n\nIt's just very competitive.  Too many students and not enough openings.
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Doctor of Medicine (M.D., from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor) is an academic degree. The nature of the degree varies in different countries, from being an entry-level professional degree to being a higher doctoral research degree.\n\nIn Canada and the United States, the M.D. is one of two basic medical degrees required to practice medicine. The other being the D.O. degree (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine). Medical degrees are professional doctorates and are distinct from a research doctorate (Doctor of Philosophy, or Ph.D.), which requires a graduate thesis (doctoral dissertation) – the M.D. and Ph.D. in medicine are entirely separate.\n\nAccredited medical schools almost always require a previous bachelor's degree. The M.D. is typically earned in four years. At most medical schools, the first two years primarily involve classroom instruction in both lecture and laboratory formats while the final two years are comprised of a series of clerkships in clinical departments such as family practice, surgery, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, and obstetrics/gynecology. Following the awarding of the M.D., physicians who wish to practice in the United States are encouraged or required to undergo additional training in the form of a residency. Depending upon the physician's chosen field, residencies involve an additional 3 to 7 years of training after obtaining the M.D.\n\nIt is the entry-level medical degree equivalent in most professional respects to the Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery awarded in Commonwealth countries (excluding Canada).
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I would still say dentists and lawyers.  Doctors only if they specialize.  Investment brokers do very well.\nBut you should be more concerned about finding something that will please you and that you will enjoy doing for the rest of your life.  Money is important but it is not the only thing that counts.
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I'm a dentist.\n\nDentists come in one of 10 specialties:\n\n1. General practice - as little of or as much of whatever they want.  But GP's are the primary care dentists.\n2. Endodontics - root canals\n3. Prosthodontics - prosthetics\n4. Orthodontics - braces\n5. Oral & maxillofacial pathology - look at tissue samples under a microscope\n6. Oral & maxillofacial radiology - radiologists of the head & neck.\n7. Oral & maxillofacial surgery - perform surgeries of head/neck as well as tooth extractions\n8. Public health dentistry - absolutely useless specialty\n9. Pediatric dentists - treat the sh*t that we general dentists don't want to bother with, i.e. poorly-behaved children.\n10. Periodontics - treat the gums & bone supporting the teeth.\n\nGeneral dentists are licensed to perform anything any of the above specialties can do.  Obviously, we are not trained for everything.  For example, I do most of my own root canals and most of my own wisdom teeth extractions, while many other dentists refer such cases to endodontists and oral surgeons, respectively.  On the other hand, I am not trained in placing braces, so I refer all of my orthodontic cases to orthodontists.  There are some general dentists out there who do their own orthodontic work.\n\nPersonally, there are way too many specialties in the profession.  Endodontics, periodontics, public health dentistry, and prosthodontists should all be dissolved.
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The DDS is a professional degree and indicates that the person holding the degree has completed training in that profession.  It is equivalent to an MD, except it applies to the field of dentistry.  I suppose it is roughly equivalent to a PhD, however research (including a master's degree) and professional degrees differ in the way that candidates are trained, so they're not comparable (I say this from experience)
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Graduate is for continuing education after u get your bachelors.  its a continuation and more in-depth studies.
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I would recommend the following:\n1) Do a survey of some of the best dentists in the San Diego Area.\n2) Do a survey of some of the students currently enrolled in the program. \n\nBased on my personal experience, I've found both of the above to be pretty effective.  Professionals are well aware of the best programs because they tend to work with a lot of the programs' graduates and have a good take on how well they were taught in school.  And the students, who are 3 to 4 years into the programs (or close to graduation), are very aware of the pros and cons of their programs and what the competition in other schools are like.  Visit the schools, and get permission from the departments to sit in a couple of the advanced classes.  Before or after the class, talk to the students.  You'll be surprised at how candid they are.\n\nCriteria to determine in putting together your surveys are:\n-- Is the equipment that is used to teach in these schools the latest and greatest in technology? or is it something that was used 10 years ago?\n-- What are the credentials of the professors.  Have they been in academia for their entire professional career, or do they have experience as practitioners (the latter is VERY important, because that means what they teach is grounded in reality)\n-- Is the curriculum well-rounded? Meaning does it provide a good foundation of basic courses/knowledge, as well as courses focusing on specialized or advanced topics.\n-- Is there any assistance with helping you get placed in good jobs.\n-- Do you know where you want to work once you graduate or at least the type of working atomosphere you prefer?  If you do, find out which programs/schools these professionals got their training from.\n\nGood luck!
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Anthropology - B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Plus an A.A. in Spanish Lit. an Lang.).  Good luck with medicine - - you will certainly make more money than I do - LOL!