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senior in high school or senior in college?
and all dentists use radiographs in their diagnosis (a must), so it's not something exclusive to medicine. if you're thinking about specializing, there are oral radiology programs (done after completion with dental school).
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Logic dictates that he is a high school senior, because he is asking about University program
And to the open poster, don't you have a PS3 or XBOX360? go enjoy life! worry about this in 3rd year of college
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No sorry, I only have a PS2, and rarely play it. Yes, in high school. I was just wondering what program is good for this field? What about Bio Medical Studies? and about High school courses, I have grade 12 Bio and Physics, and Grade 11 Chem. Does that cut it? Or does going into dentistry require more? I know this is a general question but..
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Start your college career first, and then I think you can make a more educated decision.
At your stage of the game, I suggest doing some shadowing at the radiology clinic and watching some dentists.
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Hello 🙂
This is some advice I can give you ... based on MY mistakes 🙂
- Take AP classes, but don't get burnt out.
- Enjoy the first two years of college, but remember that every grade counts (If you look at one of the posts about equations that dental schools use, science GPA is a big part of the "point" system)
- Figure out what you want to major in. Do some research and see what you like. (I liked Biology and Chemistry in high school, it is a little bit different in college - also, I knew I was going to do four years of grad school. I wanted to do something more enjoyable and interesting. So, if you are interested in Spanish, Anthropology, Psychology or whaaatever, do it)
- If your major is something different than the normal Biology route, take this into consideration: Yes, colleges want to see the well-rounded students who take Spanish as a major. However, they want to see whether you can handle a strong science course load. So take sufficient UPPER divisions courses (meaning not just Intro to Bio or chemistry... but Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, Histology, etc)
- Go shadow or if you get lucky, work for a dentist. See if you like it.
I just threw a lot of info at you. But believe me, I wish I knew not to mess up my first two semesters. I wish I knew not to waste my time switching around majors (3rd times a charm).
A semi-contradictory advice also: College will be a drastic change... whatever plans you set NOW will most likely be changed in some way or the other. So keep your options open as well. Yes, do your research so that you can fixate yourself on a goal. However, if something else comes along that you think is interesting... keep your options open 🙂
This is some advice I can give you ... based on MY mistakes 🙂
- Take AP classes, but don't get burnt out.
- Enjoy the first two years of college, but remember that every grade counts (If you look at one of the posts about equations that dental schools use, science GPA is a big part of the "point" system)
- Figure out what you want to major in. Do some research and see what you like. (I liked Biology and Chemistry in high school, it is a little bit different in college - also, I knew I was going to do four years of grad school. I wanted to do something more enjoyable and interesting. So, if you are interested in Spanish, Anthropology, Psychology or whaaatever, do it)
- If your major is something different than the normal Biology route, take this into consideration: Yes, colleges want to see the well-rounded students who take Spanish as a major. However, they want to see whether you can handle a strong science course load. So take sufficient UPPER divisions courses (meaning not just Intro to Bio or chemistry... but Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, Histology, etc)
- Go shadow or if you get lucky, work for a dentist. See if you like it.
I just threw a lot of info at you. But believe me, I wish I knew not to mess up my first two semesters. I wish I knew not to waste my time switching around majors (3rd times a charm).
A semi-contradictory advice also: College will be a drastic change... whatever plans you set NOW will most likely be changed in some way or the other. So keep your options open as well. Yes, do your research so that you can fixate yourself on a goal. However, if something else comes along that you think is interesting... keep your options open 🙂
