We're not saying you cannot pursure you own version of the "American Dream" of being a dentist in the US. We're just saying that the way dentistry in our country is set up, you need to do 2 years of post-doc education or 2-4 years of DDS-international school to become licensed. Once you do these requirements, we'd be more than happy for you to join the profession.
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2 years of post -doc education only help in a handful of states.
Please be so kind and tell me why an Orthodontist licensed in TX could not practice in TN?
How going to dental school for 2 years will make him a better orthodontist, since he completed an US ortho residency?
Please answer my question and be straight to the point.
This is what I am trying to say: why not give the path to licensure through post-doc education to people in my situation , like TX, LA, VA and few other states do?
I appreciate your answer ; on the other hand , NONE of the dental boards states on their web page that their mission is to protect dentists against competition( but most people on this board agree that this is what they do)
The dental boards claim that their mission is to protect consumers.
This is called hypocrisy
Another great example of protectionism and greed : Alaska.
The shortage of dentists is so high , that they use dental therapists now.
Of course, the dental board of Alaska sued and lost.
A dental therapist can perform basic procedures in Alaska, but if I want to , I am not allowed to do so , even though I am DDS in CA
I am obviously more qualified than a dental therapist.
My examples could go on and on.
To the people complaining about how hard is to find a job in CA, too bad for you( I never had a problem getting one , maybe because I am more skilled than you?..).
If is saturated, just move to another state
And to that Omar guy who called me an idiot ,CA did not just let anyone get licensed here.
They let in about 5 % off all foreign graduated schools who tried , since the bench test was very tough.
CA is saturated because of the good weather , not because of the foreign dental school graduates.