i wanna pursue my career as a dentist in the u.s. .I've done B.D.S in india.What do i do?
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You need to contact the state in which you would like to live and ask to see if your degree would be accepted by them.  Perhaps they would only ask that you take a test. I have done this recently for a gentleman friend that wants to move from Baghdad because of the violence.
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Schooling for dentistry is very expensive.  Be ready with your checkbook or lots of grants and scholarships.  Being a dentist in practice for yourself is expensive starting up.  You have a lot of overhead cost, add that on to student loans, and well you get the picture.  If you do an associateship with another dentist then you have a contract with that dentist for a certain period of time.  Science classes are a must, biology,anatomy, biochemistry, chemistry, pharmacology, etc.  I would try to get a job in a dental office doing something to see if dentistry is for you.  Ask around, tell the dental offices that you would like to be a dentist and see what dentistry is all about.  Some offices will let you "hang out" and observe sometimes. Do a lot of research and see what the pros and cons are.  You have to have a strong stomach, love dentistry, and people to survive in the dental field.  It is for some people and then not for others.  You put yourself at risk for exposure to infectious diseases, even though we take universal precautions (gloves,safety glasses and masks) you can cut yourself, injure the patient or cut them.  There is a lot of liability involved.  I would def. spend some time getting to know dentistry before you make your decision.  Sounds pretty scary right?  I love dentistry and would never change it, though being a hygienist I have less liability then a dentist, but I still carry liability insurance in case of problems.
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dear arjit...what i recommend you is that......do complete your intermediate and your bachelors degree in india itself....and after that you may go abroad for higher studies......oh by the way im a student who myself had such an idea but later on i learnt that  it is not  advisable to do a bachelors degree from abroad....pls follow the this suggestion....and all the best for your future!
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I would not only contact but I would visit the dentist school I planned on attending and ask them what they recommend you to take. That usually heads off problems in the long-run finding out you should have taken this or that class or that you wasted your time and money taking other things. I would NOT rely on the current school for recommendations. They may claim to know what you need to take but I've never seen it. I have seen over and over and over courses recommended that are not needed, which could have been avoided, then the student has to spend that much longer getting the classes he/she needs to get in the desired university.
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Here is one excellent school in the US.  After you read this page about admission requirements, you can click on "home" and find out more about the school in general.\n\nhttp://www.dental.upenn.edu/academic/DMDprogram/dmd-admit-general.html
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Go to UCD. do NOT major in biology. Instead, take an easy major and focus your energy on pre-med pre-req classes. That is the best strategy for med school. About 11% of Davis Med matriculants were UCD undergrads, so you have to work hard for it.\n\nI have **MANY** friends who are Indian physicians. They cannot get licensed to practice in America because they need to redo their residencies, take the Boards and so forth. It is a hassle because American medical programs consider these students low-priority. \n\nSo how do I know them? Because they all switched to public health and I met them during graduate school.
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University of Michigan (dental):\n\nhttp://www.dent.umich.edu/\n\nHere's a site with four dental schools listed:\n\nhttp://www.dentalhygenistschoolguys.com/State/Michigan.shtml
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oh my god i cant believe that! in NY its crazy dentists send us letters begging us to work for them. i made 42 an hr right out of school with no experience. try and see if they have any temp agencies there like dental staffers or move its worth it. i used to make over 400 a day temping
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being a dentist requires the exact same college prep as being a medical doctor...  you should be a pre-med major in some sort of biology. most dental students have a 4-yr degree in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, zoology, microbiology, etc.  other majors are accepted, but you must take the prereqs designated by the dental school you wish to attend.  you should also join your college's pre-dental society.
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In order to get your DMD, you will need at least a bachelorate degree...and it is getting more and more competitive to where many of the in coming dental students have masters and Phds.\n\nAs to what is considered a top college for pre-dental...that depends on the region you are looking at.
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You could come to Oklahoma State University and the Mechanical Engineering Department.  You might actually meet somebody you met in India, because there are a lot of students from India in this school.
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In addition to going to the nearest dental school, you can also check with your local health department.  Many health departments in the U.S. now have dental clinics.
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There was one intelligent person out there that gave me this info. Thank you so much! :)\n\nyes, you can practice dental hygiene in other countries. you must however get licenced by the licencing body of that area. Some will require you to write an exam, for example in canada you must write the national board exam for dental hygiene, then you can practice in any provence, some provences though require you to write their own exam afterwards to practice.\ni am a hygiene student and we have covered this recently, here is what i have for you:\n\nAustralia:\n\nA work permit/Visa is necessary.\nPass a registration examination with a dental board.\nEach territory has its own board responsible for licensing. \nContact the Australian Immigration Depart.:\nhttp://www.immi.gov.au/\n\nNew Zealand:\nContact the Dental Council:\nhttp://www.dcnz.org.nz/\nHygienists practice under 'clinical guidance' — dentist does not have to be on premises at all times for most procedures. \nContact the New Zealand Immigration Services: \nhttp://www.mfat.govt.nz/\n\nThe United Kingdom:\n(England, Scotland, Wales & N. Ireland )\n\nInformation is available at the British Dental Hygienist’ Association:\nhttp://www.bdha.org.uk/\nThe General Dental Council64 Wimpole Street, London W1M 8DQ, UKTel: +44-171-887 3800 · Fax: +44-171-224 3294 · www.gdc-uk.org\n\nAustria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Nigeria, Portugal, visit these websites:\nhttp://www.adha.org/careerinfo/foreign_t...\nhttp://www.ifdh.org/members.shtml......
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Dental Treatment and Surgery is very cheap in India.There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges cosmetic surgery for foreigners in India.They are called the Forerunners Healthcare.I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories.\n\nI have also read that they arrange financing for american and canadian patients as dental surgery is not covered by insurance.They also have photos pasted of their International patients.You can checkout their website.The cost savings are incredible.As a doctor i personally believe that your dental surgery can be easily handled in India as the quality of healthcare available here is simply best in the world.The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.If you still havent got your surgery done,you are better off getting it done in India.\n\nmy cousin got his orthognaic surgery for cross bite in India \nthrough the forerunners healthcare and is very happy with the results.He paid just 25% of the amount he was quoted for the same surgery in USA
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go to your local dentists website\n\nfind his email adress and email him. Surely he'll say yes. Worst comes to worst it will be an interview via email.
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no dental masters programs give stipends. check out adea.org ... u`ll get all the information.
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If you need it done cheep, go to India, you can take a long vacation, the docters there are trained in american schools.  As always research