Sicences needed 4 Dental school

[714guy]

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Hello everybody

I am new to this forum and need some help. I recently graduated with a BS in Computer Science. Now i want to become a dentist . I know that I will need to take a few more years of Science classes but i am not sure which ones i have to take.

I know that i need :
- biology
- Chemistry
- organic chem also
- Phsyics
- ?? anything else

I will be taking all these classes at a Community college to save some money. Please let me know if theres anything i should do or take to prepare my self for Dental school.

Thanks alot.

 

[JavadiCavity]

A couple of schools require biochem, but the vast majority only require the classes you listed. In addition, some schools suggest a few other upper level courses, but they are not mandatory.

 

[Biogirl361]

go to the website of the dental schools you are interested in. their admissions page will have a list of required classes as well as strongly recommended/preferred classes. calc 2, biochem, and psychology are some classes that come to mind that are not usually required but i have come across several schools that do and it would suck to apply to schools not knowing that you had to have this or that class that you didn't have.

here is a list of links to dental school websites. do some research.
http://www.adea.org/student-applicant/default.htm
(click on "Links to Dental Schools")

Hope this Helps.

 

[714guy]

Cool Thanks, I've already taken all the calculus classes for CS, but probably will need to brush up on it. Thanks for the insight, i'll be sure to take a few of those extra classes to be on the safe side. Would it be wise to take some art classes also?

 

[Remmurts]

Yes, the "prerequisites" are fairly standard from school-to-school:

1yr BIO, 1yr IO CHM, 1yr O CHM, 1yr PHYS, 1yr ENGL

However, you want to present a more competitive application and ad comms do look at your biology foundation (how well will you matriculate into a dentistry curriculum). I was told to pursue upper-division courses in microbiology, comparative anatomy, physiology, biochemistry (highest rate of failure within 1st year dental curriculums - definitely build a foundation), cell biology, and histology. Simply completing these courses with a B or higher will place me in a more competitive position than an applicant that has simply completed the minimum requirements!