However, most dental students have a bachelor's degree. Undergraduate courses should include sciences and humanities. Applicants must take the Dental Admission Test. Schools look at test scores, grades, recommendations, and interviews. Dental school generally lasts four years.
Students take courses in anatomy, microbiology, biochemistry, and physiology.
They also study laboratory techniques. During the last two years, students work in dental clinics where they receive supervised training. The Indiana State Board of Dentistry is the state agency responsible for administering licenses to practice dentistry in the state of Indiana. State law also requires that dentists hold a permit to administer general anesthesia, deep sedation, or light parenteral conscious sedation. All states and the District of Columbia require dentists to be licensed.