Study DENTAL in USA (BDS from India)

[lycopenium]

Hi ,
Can any one please give details about the dental study in USA?
My cousin has done her BDS from India and
now she wants to come to USA. Can she work in USA as a dentist or she
needs to go for futher studies here? If she has to go for further studues, what are the options? If she comes as a dependent after getting married, would it be easier to get into USA and get the admission! Please suggest.
Thanks,
ASC

 

[drmathews]

its long process!!!!

Best thing i would say is to get married and join dental school here which will be expensive but they can manage. Even if they have studied in india,dental wise they have to go to school.I think still very few states allow after taking NBDE exams here to practise which you will have to find out. But overall if she goes to school then she can practise anywhere over here.Other options some people have done is that they will come in F1 for some MPH/PHD related to dentistry and then they switch to dental practise after completing their NBDE exams in the mean time.But this way only very few states allow and i am not even sure if they are still doing that. Hope this helps.

 

[lycopenium]

Thanks, Dr. Mathews!
Can you please tell me, what is the pre-requisite to get admission in any dental school after coming over to US after marriage (on a dependent visa)? What would be the estimated fee for the course and how many years wd be the course of study? Appreciate your kind reply.

ASC