My uncle is a Dentist. He is a dental surgeon. He helps prevent disease of the oral cavity.
Oh thats interesting, Ive wanted to become a dentist but dont know too much about it. Can you tell me if it requires a college degree? 
It does. A dentist completes a lot of schooling. There is a dental team with technicians, hygienists, and therapists. 
Yeah thats what I thought, id have to get alot of years of practice, What is a dentists salary anyways? 
It depends on the area I am sure. A crazy fact about dentists is that in France and China barbers were first to perform dentistry.
Ah OK. Wow barbers? who would have thought that a person who cuts hair can be a dentists haha, When was the first dentists anyways? Have humans always had dentists around?
of barbers and lay barbers. The first group, the Guild of Barbers, was created to distinguish more educated and qualified dental surgeons from lay barbers. Guild barbers were trained to do complex surgeries. The second group, the lay barbers, were qualified to perform regular hygienic services such as shaving and tooth extraction as well as basic surgery. However, in 1400 France made decrees prohibiting lay barbers from practicing all types of surgery. In Germany as well as France from 1530 to 1575 publications completely devoted to dentistry were being published
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a dental surgeon, is a surgeon who specializes in dentistry, the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aids in providing oral health services. The dental team includes dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians, and sometimes dental therapists.
History.
History Middle Ages.
In China as well as France, the first people to perform dentistry were barbers. They have been categorized into 2 distinct groups: guild