Dentist and Dental hygiene questions...Help!!!

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hello...
I am at my first year of college right now, and my major is microbiology. I am planning to become a dentist. Since dental school is so hard to get into, I planned a back-up plan. I plan to get a Dental Hygiene license after my second year of college, and the license would take me 2 years to finish. After I got my license, I will continue to study microbiology for two years, and also, start working as a dental hygienist. After I finish my pre-med/pre-dent or microbiology, I will apply to dental school. If I got into the dental school, I will start studying in dental school. If I do not get into dental school, I would still have a dental hygiene job.
Also, does a dental hygiene license would makes my resume look good to the dental school?
I also can earn money for the dental school while working as a dental hygienist.</p>

<p>Does this plan sound reasonable? If it does not sounds reasonable, why?</p>

<p>Thank you very much</p>

<p>Michael</p>

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<p>I think if you want dental school you should go all out in that direction first. You can always go back later and pick up the hygienist credentials later. </p>

<p>Also don't underestimate the amount of time you'll be studying during dental school. Yes, there's free time, but not enough to hold down a meaningful job. It's a rigorous course of study that rivals medical school. </p>

<p>I have no idea if a hygiene license is of benefit to an application. I also don't know if there is a shortage or not of hygienists. If there is, then you'll likely make it more difficult to get in, as dental schools may be reluctant to take a trained hygienist out of the field. This is the problem nurses have in getting into medical school. No school (med or dent or whatever) wants to further exacerbate a problem if they can avoid it.</p>