Dentist

Duties and Responsibilities:

    Dentists prevent and treat problems affecting the mouth and teeth, including dental and oral diseases. They also treat injuries and correct dental issues. As a dentist, your work will include:

• Educating patients on oral health care

• Examine teeth and diagnose patients' dental conditions by using tools such as x-rays
• Assess treatment options and agreeing treatment plans with patients;
• Carry out agreed clinical treatments such as restoring teeth affected by decay and treating gum disease
• Maintain patient's' dental records

Salary:

$149,310

Education:

Bachelor’s degree prior to admission to dental school; doctoral degree in dental medicine or dental surgery; some dental specializations require completion of residency. In addition dentists should be licenced in the state they work.  

Demand of profession:

Employment of dentist is projected to grow 18% as of 2014 to 2024.

   

Reflection:  

I would personally not like to be a dentist, because of the fact the have to take out teeth and see infections. Sometimes even look at very gross things when people don’t brush their teeth.