
Sep 15, 2015 ● Miranda Pennington
Is Dentistry the Field for You?
The career experts at CareerIgniter have a round-up of everything you need to know!
Firstly, what is it? Dentistry is a medical subspecialty that encompasses oral health. Oral health consists of the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of decay and diseases of the oral cavity, and adjacent tissues and structures of the jaw and face. There are nine specialties within dentistry (median salaries in parentheses):- General Dentistry ($149,310)
- Dental Public Health
- Endodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ($187,200)
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics ($187,200)
- Pediatric Dentistry (Pedodontics)
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics ($169, 130)
- Good manual dexterity
- Physical stamina
- Knowledgeable in field
- Excellent communication skills
- Problem solving abilities
- Patience
- Reassuring
- Disciplined in using clinical approach
- Great attention to detail
- Confidence