If an applicant has another semester/year before dental school starts, l would think that many applicants would be finishing up their bachelors degree or basic required classes.What if they are not planning on getting their bachelors degree, and they have not quite finished all of the required classes or upper science classes that some dental schools strongly encourage?
What if the applicant is still finishing the requirements, like these:

Academic requirements:

2 semesters (8 credits) Biology
2 semesters (8 credits) Inorganic Chemistry
2 semesters (8 credits) Physics
1 semester (4 credits) Organic Chemistry
1 term (3 credits) Biochemistry
1 semester writing-intensive Humanities or Social Science course (may include History, English, Comparative Literature, Philosophy, Government or Women is Studies)

Thank you!

l just graduated from Dental school this past May & l did not finish my bachelors degree before l started dental school. You could start to apply now without all the required classes, but u will have to have the classes completed them prior to entering the 1st semester.

l would recommend going to the American Dental Association website. Your can purchase a book that has information on all the Dental schools in the United Stated. It will tell u what prerequisites each school requires, because they r all different. l would also reccomend contacting all of the schools that u r interested in applying to so that u can make sure that it is okay u do not have ur prerequistes completed. l hope this helps. :)