Getting a Dental Degree in India?

[MagicDrumSticks]

After finishing a first year of college in the US, I'm considering going to India straight to dental school and coming back to the US. I wanted to know what the procedures are to practice in the US? It's a 4 year degree over there.

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[Emmie]

After finishing a first year of college in the US, I'm considering going to India straight to dental school and coming back to the US. I wanted to know what the procedures are to practice in the US? It's a 4 year degree over there.

You should check out the international dental forum.

 

[DrKumar43210]

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[Emmie]

congrats Magicdrum, you'll save one year of DS by going to India for 4 years, hehehe...

 

[TedyBearSuicide]

Unlike medicine, you can't pull the Caribbean/oversees business with dentistry. Apparently our healthcare system values teeth more.

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

After finishing a first year of college in the US, I'm considering going to India straight to dental school and coming back to the US. I wanted to know what the procedures are to practice in the US? It's a 4 year degree over there.

http://www.ada.org/prof/prac/licensure/us.asp

the pdf file there has all the info.

 

[Zubnaya Feya]

congrats Magicdrum, you'll save one year of DS by going to India for 4 years, hehehe...

In India (as in many other countries) you go to dental school right after high school and get a BDS - Bachelor of Dental Surgery (I think that is what it is called). That means that even with 3 years of advanced standing you won't lose any time (compared to 4+3 (UOP)) or will win 1 year (4+4 any other uni here).

 

[MagicDrumSticks]

http://www.ada.org/prof/prac/licensure/us.asp

the pdf file there has all the info.

Thanks for that link!

 

[MagicDrumSticks]

Hmm, well main thing was the concern of not getting into a dental school here in the first place. If I DO decide to go that route, what determines what dental school I get into here?

 

[Kneecoal]

Hmm, well main thing was the concern of not getting into a dental school here in the first place. If I DO decide to go that route, what determines what dental school I get into here?

sheesh! you sound like you have ZERO confidence if you're looking to go all the way to india to become a dentist and then come all the way back here to repeat the same stuff for three years that you just learned for the past four years! are your stats really low?

 

[walbert42]

The stories way not be connected at all but my wife has a childhood friend down in Australia right now who decided to do dental school there, and he can't get into a US school now to get certified here. Even if you go there, you still have to be very competative to get a spot at a school back in the states. So he's planning on just staying there to practice, which sucks because he has 3 kids that never get to see any family.

 

[gryffindor]

If you go to dental school in any country besides Canada, you will have to do a 2 or 3 year international dentist program at a US dental school to obtain a US DDS/DMD when you return in order to practice in all states in the US. The only way around this is to go straight into an ADA accredited residency which is also 2 or 3 or more years, but then you are very limited as to the states you can practice in (less than 20 states). Residency spots are hard to get because US/Canadian dental school grads are much preferred over international grads. Either way, both of these options are VERY COMPETITIVE and not easy backdoor or short cut routes. You can go over to the international dental forum on SDN and read exactly how competitive it is. Your national board scores are very important in international dental program admissions. The national board exam required knowledge of so much more volume of info than any lame undergrad biology/o-chem/physics final I ever took. If you don't think you can compete among US undergrads to get into a US dental school, what makes you think you'll be that much smarter and more competitive to compete with dental graduates from around the world for a spot in an international dental program when you return?

 

[DrKumar43210]

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[iwannabadentist]

my cousin got her dental degree in india and practiced there for abt 3 yrs. i might be slightly biased cuz shes my cousin, but as far as i know, shes BRILLIANT. after that, she got married and came to the US - she had to struggle for about 2.5 yrs, and apply twice before she even got any interviews. You should check the prereqs for the international dentistry program for the schools you are interested in, and im sure you will get a lot of info from there. mainly, i believe they look at your NBDE part 1 scores and your personal statement. most schools have a 2 yr international dentistry program, which is what my cousin got into.

 

[Bizznet]

Just so I can clear this up in my head.. you joined in april.. not more than 4 months ago.. selected pre-medical.. and now your considering doing Dentistry but in another country?

You are much better off finishing/starting and or re-doing any undergrad classes you need to here in the US. The stats are against you.

The Advance placements that get in... their stats on the boards just to become a general dentist here.. are usually better than what we need to specialize.