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Is a Dentist Required to Have Additional Training to Be an Orthodontist?


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Training for an Orthodontist

Yes -  an orthodontist completes 4 years of dental school and then goes on to a 2 or 3 year orthodontic graduate program usually earning a Master of Science.

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