Being a dentistBy Andrew Barker

Why I want to be a dentistThey make a lot of moneyI like working with peopleI like to clean teethNot very much travelNot too stressful of a job

Ohio State UniversityI would take different Science and English

classes at the university to help get a degreeFor Ohio State I would take a few years to

get my bachelor’s degree there for pre-dentistry

Then I would get a dentist’s office around the area I would like

University of MichiganThen I would try to get into Michigan to

finish my dental degreeI would go there for two years and go into the

doctor of dental academic program

http://www.dent.umich.edu/admissions

What qualifications I need to become oneRecommends two years of college, but most

of them will take four years to be a dentistYou get either an associates or bachelors

degreeThey would like more people to have a

bachelors degreeTake many classes at college

The salary for dentists133,000 dollars for around the

Mason/Dansville area to be a dentist30,000 to be a dental assistant60,000 dollars to be a dental hygienistI would like to be a dentist more than the rest

What dentists doThey check on people’s teeth for cavities,

injuries and or diseasesThey recommend different medicines and if

braces or surgeries are neededThey clean people’s teeth

ProsEarn lots of money Stay in a similar areaAn easy job after the 8 years to become one

ConsHave to look at some nasty looking teethTakes a long time to become one

Other factsThere has been around 141,000 jobs for

dentists in recent yearsMost are general practitioners, then

orthodontists, then oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and the least amount is prosthodonists

There are 56 dental schools total in the United States of America

http://careerplanning.about.com/od/occupations/p/dentist.htm

Most plans dentists doFirst they get either an associates or

bachelors degreeMost dentists will first buy another dentist’s

office and call it there ownThey hire some workers and get started on

their business

When I got interestedI got interested last yearI like going to the dentist

GoalsMy goals are to get my bachelors or

associates degree at college to meet my large goal, to become a dentist

To meet this goal, I will work hard in school to keep my grades up, do my homework, and try my best in school

Another way to meet this goal is to do dentistry over the summer during high school and college to get me prepared to be one in the future

How I will use my training in the futureI will use my training in college to become a

dentistFirst I will try to buy a retired dentist’s office

and start my business thereIf I can’t buy one, I will start off as a

hygienistIf I be a hygienist, I would still look for other

offices to buyOnce I do finally get an office, I plan to hire

some other employees to help out