To become an orthodontist, one must take science and math classes in high school like biology, chemistry, calculus and geometry. In college, they need to score highly on entrance exams like the SATs and ACTs to gain admission to top dental schools. The top 3 orthodontic programs are the University of Michigan, UCLA, and UCSF schools of dentistry. To practice, one must earn at least a PhD in dental or orthodontic science after obtaining a bachelor's degree and doctoral degree. The average annual income for an orthodontist is $186,320.

1. Orthodontics
By: Bradley Boatright

2. High School Classes
• Smithville High School
In high school
you have to take certain
classes to go to college
and be an orthodontist.
You have to take
science classes and
math classes. You have
to take anatomy,
biology, and chemistry.
You also have to take
hard math classes like
calculus, geometry, or
trigonometry.

3. SAT and ACT
• The SAT TestThe SAT and the
ACT are very important tests you
have to take to get into college. If
you are low in your class rank then
you have to score really high on these
tests to get into a good college.
There are 20 SAT
subjects. They fall in the categories
of math, reading, and writing.
The ACT is another
important test to take. The subjects
of those tests are english, math,
reading, and science.
You can get into a good
college if you score high on the SAT
and the ACT. You can get into a
good college if you have bad grades,
but you score high on these tests
anyway.

4. Top 3 Schools
• University of Michigan School of
Dentistry.Different colleges teach
differently. Some colleges
teach better than others.
1. The #1 college for
orthodontistry and
dentistry is the
University of Michigan
School of Dentistry
2. The 2nd best college is
the University of
California at Los Angeles
School of Dentistry.
3. The 3rd best college is the
University of California
at San Francisco School
of Dentistry.

5. Degrees
• A PhD Degree From University
of Michigan School of Dentistry
To have a profession
you need to have a degree. A
Bachelor’s Degree Shows you have
completed 4 years of college. If you
don’t have a degree then you haven’t
completed college.
You need a PhD
Degree in science to be an
orthodontist. To get a PhD
Degree you have to get a
Bachelor’s Degree, and a Doctoral
Degree, then you can get a PhD.

6. Annual Income
Almost
every job you get
pays you. Some
jobs pay you small
amounts of money
and others can
pay you a lot of
money.
The
average amount of
money, or income,
orthodontists
make each year is
about $186,320.
That would be
$80 an hour.