An artist once said "Hell is the failure of your life's greatest ambition". Your question then can be interpreted as:
"Is 26 too early to go to Hell". In my oppinion, its always too early to go to hell. Pursue your heavens regardless of age.
On the other hand though, I must question the purpose and benefit to tax payers of educating a 41 year old vs a 21 year old. Assuming they both retire at the same time, the 21 year old should contribute 20 more years to the population in terms of dental service, taxable income, and general productivity.
With the "shortage" of dentists, increased number of female dentists etc. Reducing the number of productive years of the dentist by accepting older students (45 and up) is questionable.
The return on investment for the mature student is also questionable. In other words, with the steady rediculous rise in the cost of education, one is going to require more years on the job to see a return that justifies the investment.
By the time the average dental student is 45, they should have been in practice for 15 - 18 years. This is clearly preferable to entering a GPR when you are 50.
"Is 26 too early to go to Hell". In my oppinion, its always too early to go to hell. Pursue your heavens regardless of age.
On the other hand though, I must question the purpose and benefit to tax payers of educating a 41 year old vs a 21 year old. Assuming they both retire at the same time, the 21 year old should contribute 20 more years to the population in terms of dental service, taxable income, and general productivity.
With the "shortage" of dentists, increased number of female dentists etc. Reducing the number of productive years of the dentist by accepting older students (45 and up) is questionable.
The return on investment for the mature student is also questionable. In other words, with the steady rediculous rise in the cost of education, one is going to require more years on the job to see a return that justifies the investment.
By the time the average dental student is 45, they should have been in practice for 15 - 18 years. This is clearly preferable to entering a GPR when you are 50.
