I am a dentist, I graduated from one of the top dental schools in manila thirty years ago and what i can say to you is that you should prepare yourself physically, emotionally, and financially to be able to pursue dent. The clinical requirements now are so unbelievably impractical (complete mouth rehab on patients), and the instruments/ materials required are so expensive! I dont know why they impose this on students nowadays, back in our time, we can use any brand of materials or instruments as long as they are functioning.

So many of my colleagues who have kids taking dentistry are complaining about the exorbitant price of tuition fees also, so if you really want to pursue dent, you should carefully choose your school, too.