Looking for College that will fulfill Dentistry needs in NC?

I am wondering if North Carolina State University offers a acredited dental facility so I can pursue my dentistry carreer. I heard most of the dental facilities are in Community Colleges in North Carolina. I head only UNC chapel hill is the only university with an acredited dental facility. Can anyone clear this up for me because I really want to go to North Carolina State University.........I don't want to have to go through community college to get a bachalor's degree in dentistry. Oh yeah, I am in the 10th grade and I make sure my grades stay at 90 and above so I can maybe get a scholarship to go to North Carolina University.





My second alternative school I choose is UNC Chapel Hill...

Looking for College that will fulfill Dentistry needs in NC?
UNCC is the only university that offers a dental school.


I applaud you for starting early looking into going to college and studying dentistry. I also applaud you for keeping your grades up. But please know that you have to earn a bachelor's degree first before going to dental school. So...you can go to North Carolina State University to earn your bachelor's degree in a field related to dentistry (biology or any other program related to dentistry). Around your Junior year at NCSU, you can apply for dental school at UNCC. In all, (undergrad and dental school) you will probably be in school for a total of 7 or more years before you become a dentist but it is well worth it.





I recommend you to get in contact with UNCC school of dentistry and find out what you need to major in undergrad in order to be accepted into their dentistry program. Not only does dental schools look at your grades but dental schools look at what you majored in to determine whether they will accept you. Another thing they look at is activities and clubs you are a part of. So once you get to NCSU, you can look into joining a few clubs that is associated with the medical field. I wish you well in the Wolfpack and Tarheel land.
Reply:You heard correctly.





UNC-CH has the only dental school in NC that awards a DDS (i.e. you'll be a dentist and not a dental hygienist or dental assistant, other schools offer only degrees or certifications for hygienist or assistant like NCSU).





It has been proposed that East Carolina University should build a dentistry school to complement UNC's (and offer access to eastern NC residents) but right now it's just an idea.
Reply:You can go to both schools. You can go to NCSU for a bachelor's degree and UNCC for dental school.





Just to help you out a little. First, you cannot graduate from High school and go straight to dental school. You must first obtain a bachelor's degree and then go to dental school. Community colleges offers Associate degrees not bachelor's degree. You will have to go a four year school for that. I never heard of a bachelor's degree in dentistry but for your undergrad (bachelor's degree) you can major in pre-med, biology etc. As Shay said, before you pick a major at NCSU, you should contact UNCC school of dentistry at the beginning of your senior year of high school and ask them what should you major in undergrad in order to get accepted into the dental program. Ask UNCC dental school to send you information (brochures) of their program. A former classmate of mine went to dental school in Tennessee and it took her 4 years after her bachelor's degree so you are looking at 8 years of schooling which includes bachelor's degree and denistry degree. You can do it, keep your dream. Continue to study hard and it will pay off.