Finish four years of college in a bachelor s degree program, including certain health-related classes to be eligible to apply to dental school. You can also get dental training in the military. Your program should be approved by the American Dental Association. There are many different types of dentists. They make and fit patients with supportive dental aids such as braces, retainers and headgear.
Oral surgeons perform constructive surgery on patients mouths and jaws.
Prosthodontists create and fit people with artificial teeth and other dental supports. Pedodontists specialize in treating children s teeth. Periodontists treat diseases of the gums. Endodontists treat diseases of the nerve and other dental tissues. Oral pathologists treat diseases of the mouth.