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Dental Careers

Dental Careers. Dentistry. Average income of general dentist: $166,460 (specialist: $261,280 ) 1 st year $65,000-120,000 Average from age 40-50 is $200,000 35.8 hrs/wk Increasing Shortage: 10 opportunities for each graduate. Dentistry.

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Dental Careers

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  1. Dental Careers

  2. Dentistry • Average income of general dentist: $166,460 (specialist: $261,280 ) • 1st year $65,000-120,000 • Average from age 40-50 is $200,000 • 35.8 hrs/wk • Increasing Shortage: 10 opportunities for each graduate

  3. Dentistry • Autonomy (staff, procedures, prices, patients ) • Generally Fast Results for Patient • Creative/Artistic

  4. Dental School • Four year degree (DDS or DMD) • 2 years pre-clinical • National Boards Part 1 (Dec D-2) • 2 years clinical • National Boards Part 2 (Dec D-4) • State Lisensure exams (SRTA, TN, MS)

  5. Preclinical • Approx. 30 hours/semester • Class 8am-5pm, M-F • Classes include: Gross Anatomy, Histology, Pathology, Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Dental Anatomy, Operative, Fixed

  6. Preclinical • National Boards Part 1 • Must pass to begin work in clinic • Four parts • Histology/Biochemistry • Gross Anatomy/Physiology • Pathology/Microbiology • Dental Anatomy/Occlusion

  7. Clinic • Assigned Patients • Must Achieve specified requirements (points and competency system) • Still have plenty of classes

  8. Post-Graduation • Private Practice • Specialization • Research • Military • Public Health

  9. Private Practice • Solo Practice • Group/Partner • Associateship

  10. Specialization • Top 10-30% of class • History of dental related research • Summer after D-1 year

  11. ADA Specialties • Endodontics, Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Radiology, Oral-Maxillofacial Pathology, Orthodontics, Pediatrics, Periodontology, Prosthodontics (Maxillofacial Prosthodontics), Public Health • Concentrations: esthetics (cosmetics), restorative, family, general, Chronic Pain

  12. Applying • Required Courses (Degree not required) • DAT (Dental Aptitude Test) • Natural Sciences, Visio-Spatial Skills, Reasoning • Observations of General Dentist (40 hours)

  13. Applying • Interview • Know why you want to do it • Don’t say “I have always wanted to be a doctor…..” • Demonstrate “people skills”

  14. Other Dental Careers • Dental Hygiene ($50,000-60,000/yr) • Specialization: perio, ortho • Dental Lab Tech ($40,000-120,000/yr) • Dental Assistant ($14.00/hr ) • Office Management ($30,000-60,000/yr)

  15. What to do now….. • Perform Observations (any medical career) • Learn Time Management • Learn to study (Details!!) • All tests are multiple choice

  16. What to do now… • Learn “People Skills” • Learn how to be in charge • How to manage employees, patients, sales people, etc. • How to motivate staff, discipline, etc.

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