What should I do to get to become a dentist?

Well first you need to get into a college and get your credits done. Your high school GPA does not matter when applying to dental school. It will matter if you try to get into a 4 year college.

You’d probably be better off getting your bachelors rather than applying just with your associates, but I suppose there’s no harm in applying earlier, if you get in that’s great, otherwise you just go on to finish your bachelor’s and then reapply.

Entrance Requirements - There are sixty dental schools in the United States and ten in Canada. Each of these schools grant either of two degrees: the D.D.S. - Doctor of Dental Surgery or D.M.D. - Doctor of Dental Medicine. In terms of education and implied professional qualification, the two degrees are equal. The difference is chiefly semantic.

Although most of these schools cite two years of pre-professional education, as the requirement of admission, the vast majority of those accepted will have had four years of college. Most of these schools also have the same general pre-dental course requirements:

Biology—1 year Inorganic Chemistry—1 year Organic Chemistry—1 year Physics—1 year English—1 year However, it should be noted that there may be additional requirements, and it is absolutely necessary to become aware of the specific requirements of the schools in which you are interested.

Residency Requirements - To increase your chances for being accepted to dental school, you must conduct a thorough investigation to discover which schools are most likely to enroll an applicant of your state residence. There are three different categories of dental schools which will influence your choice of were to apply.

(1) State Supported Schools - Since these schools generally accept very few out-of-state applicants, there is much competition for these few spaces. New Jersey residents are given priority for consideration for admission to New Jersey Dental School.

(2) Private School - State residency is not a primary factor in acceptance to these schools

(3) Contract Programs - Through such a program, a state contracts with an out-of-state school to provide space for its residents. New Jersey does not participate in any such program. http://www.eduers.com/Medical/Dental_School_Requirement.html