Facts About Dental School
This is the first step after high school in becoming a dentist?
What is attending college (Undergraduate Education)?
True or False: It is impossible to get into medical school without a Bachelor of Science degree?
What is false?
This specialty is concerned with straightening teeth using braces or other devices.
What is orthodontics?
This specialty deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases related to the skin.
What is dermatology?
True or False: Each person has a unique tongue print like a fingerprint.
What is true?
This is the minimum number of years typically required to complete dental school in the U.S.
What is 4 years?
Medical students study this subject to learn about the structure of the human body.
What is anatomy?
This specialty deals with dental care for children and adolescents.
What is pediatric dentistry?
This medical specialty focuses on diagnosing and treating heart conditions.
What is cardiology?
True or False: About 75% of adults in the U.S. have some form of gum disease.
What is true?
Before applying to dental school, most students major in this type of science?
What is Biology?
Medical students must complete this period of supervised practice after medical school before being able to practice independently.
What is a residency?
This dental specialty focuses on performing root canals and treating diseases within the tooth.
What is endodontics?
This medical specialty is concerned with diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain and nervous system.
What is neurology?
Humans have this many permanent teeth.
What is 32?
This is the required entrance exam for dental school in the U.S.
What is the DAT (Dental Admission Test)?
This is the required entrance exam for most medical schools in the U.S.
What is the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)?
This dental specialty focuses on preventing and treating gum disease.
What is periodontics?
This specialty focuses on the treatment of bones, joints, and muscles.
What is orthopedics?
The average person has this many bones in their body.
The two types of dental degrees offered by U.S. schools.
What is a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)?
The two types of degrees that can be earned by students after completing medical school.
What is a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)?
This dental specialty focuses on replacing missing teeth with prosthetics like dentures or implants.
What is prosthodontics?
This specialty focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
What is oncology?
The hardest substance in the human body, even harder than bone.
What is tooth enamel?