Degree Requirements Dentists treat such oral diseases and disorders as tooth decay, gum disease, and crooked teeth. They may fill cavities, extract teeth, and provide dentures for patients.
Specialization requires an additional two or more years of training.
Students interested in dentistry must complete at least two years of preprofessional training in liberal arts and sciences,, including at least six hours of rhetoric, fourteen hours of chemistry, ten hours of physics, and eight hours of biology. Predental students, however, will often find that three years of preprofessional education will enhance their chances of entering dental school.