Dentistry
Published on Dec 25, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
*Years/Major in college- Total of 8 yrs in college, Usually a bachelors degree is required before admittance into dental school. Occasionally, some dental schools admit students who have finished a 3-year pre-dental program.
*Course Suggestions for high school:
Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics
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*What would you do on a daily basis?Dentists are responsible for the oral health of their patients. This includes offering advice on foods and hygiene to fix fracutred teeth. Dentists might handle regular cleanings, filling cavities, extracting teeth, applying sealants or whitening agents, creating dentures, straightening teeth, and writing prescriptions.
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*What are the benefits of this job?
Its recession-proof, it pays well, flexible hours.
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*What is the salary or wage?
$187,199 per year. Those who choose to specialize in Dentistry might even make more.
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*How does this career fit into the biological field?
Dentists need to know anatomy(structure of the body), pharmacology(to know what drugs to prescribe and how they work), physiology(the function of body systems-blood flow, immune system ,blood sugar levels, etc). So basic Biology is required.
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*What skills are needed to excel in this career?
Personality wise, patience and diligence is required for oral health work. Dentists should have excellent people skills in order to communicate with co-workers and patients.
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