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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Because there are *alot* of different things going on in the mouth. Blood vessels, nasal passages, the skull, hosts of nerves, and of course the teeth.

And to be straight up: This is medical school. It is a very focus branch of medical school. The dentist is a licensed medical doctor.

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