It offers a life and livelihood that assure the industrious and purposeful practitioner an unusual opportunity for public and community service and for financial reward.
Dentists consistently rank in the top seven percent of wage-earners in the world.
Dental graduates are eligible to take the licensing examination and to enter practice almost immediately upon graduation. Thirty-six percent of recent graduates entered private practice immediately after licensure. Thirty-six percent of recent graduates pursued additional advanced education immediately after graduation. Twelve percent of graduates in the Class of 1996 began service as commissioned officers in the military dental corps. Other graduates seek employment opportunities within existing practices, in clinics, or in dental education for a defined period of time.