Runner-up at the 2012 Neuro Film Festival, Duchenne with a Future: The Power to Live features commentary by Kennedy Krieger's Dr. Kathryn Wagner. Under the directorship of Dr. Kathryn Wagner, the Center for Genetic Muscle Disorders serves an important need within the muscle disorders community.
Before you may be admitted to a dental program and train as an orthodontist, you must complete pre-dental requirements as an undergraduate. Most dental programs prefer to admit students with a bachelor's degree, though some will accept students with a minimum of two years of undergraduate education.
How to become an Orthodontist. In order to become an orthodontist, prospective students must first become licensed to practice as a dentist. There are over 56 dental schools in the United States that are accredited by the American Dental Association (ADA). Dental schools require a minimum pre-requisite of 2 years at college prior to admission into an accredited orthodontic program. Since only 67 programs exist in the United States and Canada, admission into dental school is competitive and all applicants are required to take a Dental Admissions Test (DAT).