pediatric medicine subspecialty following dentistry

[PEDOtoothfairy]

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Hello,

I'm interested in pursuing further education after specializing in pediatric dentistry. I have a strong interest in medicine and I'm curious if it's possible to pursue a pediatric subspecialty following Pediatric Dentistry. Is it possible to obtain an M.D. without applying to medical school, only by taking the boards as a dentist?

 

[TelemarketingEnigma]

No. There are some OMFS programs that will award an MD as part of the program, but from what I understand they still have to take some medical school classes and step exams.

I suppose theoretically you could then use that MD to apply to peds residency but why on earth would you want to at that point

 

[DeadCactus]

No route without additional training. Tangentially, that username could have used some peer-review...