Isn't Dentistry simple? It's just about 32 teeth mah.

Hmmm, if dentistry is just about studying 32 teeth, all my classmates would rejoice (because we won't have to mug like crazy).

1) Contrary to what many believe, Like medical students, we DO have to take basic medical subjects, though the scope is different.
2) We study the medicine and science behind what we do, apart from the hands-on techniques learnt in the lab/clinic.
3) We specialise also in the head/oral region and of course, the teeth
4) Look into the mirror and you would find each of your teeth looks different and have different groove patterns. They meant nothing to you, but yes we have to know the different general patterns for the individual different 32 teeth(plus 20 milk teeth), we have to know the teeth align with one another(occulsion), we study how the teeth/gums/other structures look like under the microscope, ................ the list goes on, and you've just heard about the tip of the iceberg of what we have to know.
Just think about why my studying hours are so long and my longest hol is only 5 wks throughout the 4 years.

So we're not merely carpenters working in your mouth, we have to understand the SCIENCE behind what we do too!

IN A NUTSHELL, DENTISTRY IS A PERFECT BLEND OF SCIENCE AND ART!
(that's also why i love it...ha...)