eli5: Why does dental school take so long?

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All you have to learn about is the teeth, right? And it’s the same length as medical school? Huh?

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On the flip side, dental school grads don’t do residency (outside of certain subspecialties) so while the school in both is 4 years, they are fully independent practitioners after 4 years while a medical school graduate is not.

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