Become a Dentist?!?!?! =S?

Ok, I definitely know what I be when I grow up. A dentist. But here's the thing, I was wondering I could become a dental assistant then a dental hygienist and then dentist. I don't care how many years it will take, or the money I will spend (even though I come from a very poor family) but all I want is to have a very successful life. I want to be ahead so there wont be those late hours of studying and stuff. But should I do that? Like I want to be more ..you know, more experienced. Is it worth it though? I am a very smart student. This question is always confusing me and I can't seem to make up my mind. Should I just be a dentist or take the long path? But in the end, I know, it's going to pay off.
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Just go straight for the dentist route. Don't be an assistant, then a hygienist, blah blah blah. What an assistant does and what a hygienist does vs what a dentist does is no contest. When I was in dental school I was my own dental assistant. I didn't have a hygienist, because I had to learn how to do it myself. Even if you become an assistant, and then a dental hygienist, and eventually a dentist, what you learned when you were an assistant may not be the same as when they teach you in dental school. There's your dentist's way that he is comfortable with, and then there's the school's way which follows the text book to the letter. So it won't matter because you either have to relearn or forget what you were taught before. Save time, save money, save your sanity and just become a dentist.
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