Question by Ichigo K: I NEED HELP NOW ABOUT Dentist!!!?
Ok I am a grade 10 high school student in Toronto, Ontario right now and currently taking college courses because I kinda screwed over my self last year. I have been told to go to college and then take a “transitional course” and go to university. If anybody has any info about this transitional courses please tell me all about it because I have no clue. And can someone tell me what collage courses I should take in order to reach university and go into the dentistry program and become a dentist ? I need all information please…………every single detail please…
and sorry for this long question

thank you !

Best answer:

Answer by rclandestine
I don’t know much about “transitional programs,” but a high school guidance counsellor could explain more about that one.

Basically though, if you want to go to university, you need to get a high school diploma. (Maybe you’ll get that in the “transitional course?”) You will also have to choose classes with “U” in their course codes, which mean that they’re at the university preparatory level. If you’re thinking of dental school, make sure to take biology, chemistry, physics, and English all the way through to grade 12. But you’ll also want to make sure that you’re taking classes that you find interesting, since if you torture yourself with subjects you don’t enjoy you’ll be miserable for a long time. (Believe me.)

To get into university, you need to have an average that’s anywhere from 75% to 90% depending on the school and program you apply to. To get into dental school, your average in university needs to be close to 90%. Do this by 1) Choosing courses that interest you, and 2) Making sure that school always comes first. It’s really hard to do that sometimes especially if you have to work, if you have a good social life or if you have other problems to worry about, but the bottom line is that marks are the first thing that schools look at.

To become a dentist, it takes 8 years of university. You have to do an undergraduate degree (a “Bachelor of Science” or a “Bachelor of Arts”) in any subject, but you’ll have to take a lot of science courses. (When you get to university, start looking at websites for dental schools to see which schools want which courses.) You also have to write a Dental Aptitude Test, and if you do well on the test and your university marks are high, you’ll get invited for an interview at the dental schools you apply to.

You can get into dental hygiene or dental assisting straight out of high school, but as long as you have thought about all your options and have good reasons for wanting to go all the way through, you don’t have to settle.

Also, don’t hesitate to arrange a meeting with someone from the Admissions Office at U of T or York. They are a lot more helpful than guidance counsellors. And even if you aren’t doing well in school right now, don’t let anybody make you feel like you won’t turn that around. Dental school is really hard to get into (and get through), but if you really commit and work your butt off then there’s no reason you won’t succeed!

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What it Takes to Become a Cosmetic Dentist

If you are like most dentists not long out of school and struggling to get your practice going, you are seeing many patients a day for a few minutes. The hard work and dedication that you are putting into your practice is not paying off like you predicted and you go home tired and frustrated. The C.A.R.D. system may be just what you need to increase productivity and dental practice profitability through aesthetic dentistry.Dentists attending the Center for Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry achieve a higher level of confidence in diagnosing and performing complex aesthetic restorative dentistry. Each course also fulfills requirements for certification for 14 Dental CE credits.

C.A.R.D.’s courses are perfect for the new dentist wanting to get their practice off to a good start; they also offer the established dentist ways to streamline and increase the productivity and profitability of their dental practice while obtaining CE credits. C.A.R.D. can also bring back a renewed interest in dentistry to the dentist who has become tired and disinterested in their busy “toothache” practice.

Each course at the Center for Aesthetic Restorative Dentistry earns certification for 14 Dental Continuing Education Credits. Many aesthetic dentists who have participated in Dr. Cutbirth’s C.A.R.D. courses say these are the most valuable Dental CE credits that they have earned. The base courses include: Part 1 – Veneers, Part 2 – Anterior Crowns/Bridges, Part 3 – Function/Treatment of Facial Pain, Part 4 – Treatment of Complex Restorative Cases, and Part 5 – Secrets of the low overhead, highest quality, low volume, ,000,000++++ Dental Practice. The first course in the Advanced Restorative Series, “Veneers,” is a great starting point on the path to increasing the productivity and profitability of your aesthetic restorative dental practice.

Advanced Restorative Series Part 1 – Veneers! Veneers! Veneers!

The first course in the series, Part 1 – Veneers, covers all veneer tooth preparation techniques. These techniques will be instrumental in your journey to increased productivity and profitability in your aesthetic dental practice. Treatment planning for complex veneer cases including crowded and displaced teeth is covered in this course. The C.A.R.D. system will teach you how to communicate to the patient what aesthetic dental procedures such as veneers can offer them and how it can be accomplished. Veneers offer great results to correct cosmetic dental problems such as permanent staining, chipped, or crowded teeth. A guide to fees for these procedures is also covered including financing options for patients. One focus of C.A.R.D. is to show you how to decrease your dependence on managed care thus increasing profitability and simplifying paperwork which will increase productivity in your aesthetic dental practice.

Each course is a two-day course, on Friday and Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., combining a comprehensive presentation in conjunction with hands-on training and interactive demonstrations. This schedule makes it possible for you to attend the aesthetic dentistry courses with a minimal disruption to your dental practice. 14 Dental CE credits will be awarded for each course completed.

A continental breakfast will be served at 7:30 am and lunch will be served at noon.

In today’s extremely image conscious society, professionals who can help people look better in profound ways, like cosmetic surgeons and cosmetic dentists are finding themselves in a lot of demand. If you have the right qualifications, all you have to do is to rent some premises, convert them into a clinic, and put up a sign that you are a cosmetic dentist; and assuredly, you’ll soon find yourself overwhelmed by the demand from people looking to enhance their dental appeal through procedures like teeth whitening, tooth realignment, and tooth implants, to replace lost teeth.

Becoming a cosmetic dentist is not very easy though, but it is nonetheless a possibility for the person with the aptitude and the right motivations for it.

In terms of motivations, we are looking at a person whose aim in getting into cosmetic dentistry is not just to make the money, but to make people feel better about themselves, and open to people social possibilities which may have remained closed to them because of their dental appearance. Having the right motivation for going into cosmetic dentistry is important, keeping in mind that like all fields in medicine, cosmetic dentistry is not all about glamour: there are times when you get faced with truly horrific and desperate situations calling for your help. Ideally then, you should have a ‘calling’ – which is also called a ‘vocation’ – in religious circles.

In terms of aptitude, we are looking at a person who is able to cope with the quite demanding course of study one has to go through so that they can become a general dentist, before specializing in cosmetic dentistry. It is worth noting that the teeth and the mouth (which are the parts with which dentistry is concerned) are inextricably linked with the rest of the body, so that what is happening in these parts that the dentist deals with can have a profound effect on the rest of the body. These oral parts of the body are in turn affected by what is happening elsewhere in the body. The implication here is that one has to have a basic understanding of the rest of the workings of the whole body and how it all works together – these being fields of study known as anatomy and physiology, possibly with a huge chunk of biochemistry – which are included in the introductory parts of the dentistry course, before the student can get to start learning about the teeth in particular, as they sink deeper into dentistry. Like most other medical practitioners, the dentistry students will also have to given a huge ‘dose’ of pharmaceutical studies – and all these things: anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and pharmacy are all very demanding courses of study, requiring a person who is quite gifted and very confident of their learning capabilities.

The aspiring cosmetic dentist also has to be a patient person, because it is likely to quite a long time before they can earn the title: with the arrangement typically being graduating from high school, joining a university for a general science degree, then proceeding into dental school for a dentistry degree, and then proceeding for some period of practical work in general dentistry, before going back to school to specialize in the cosmetic aspect.

Needless to say is that the cosmetic dentist has to be a ‘people person’ – a person with good interpersonal skills, a good communicator, an empathetic person, a person gifted with some ‘artistry’ and a like any medical practitioner, a very kind person.