Career Paths After Dental School

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You’ve done the work, received your degree, and now what? You have several options beyond general dentistry.

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You’re a general dentist and can prevent/restore damaged teeth or treat diseases of the bone or soft tissue in the mouth.

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Career Options After Dental School

There are twelve dental specialties to consider:

Dental Anesthesiology

Manages pain, anxiety, and overall patient health during dental, oral, maxillofacial, and adjunctive surgical or diagnostic procedures.

Dental Public Health

Prevents and controls dental diseases and promotes dental health through organized community efforts.

Endodontics

Concerned with the morphology, biology, physiology, pathology, and regeneration of the human dental pulp and periradicular tissues.

Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Investigates the causes, processes, and effects of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions.

Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Concerned with the production and interpretation of images and data produced by all modalities of radiant energy.

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Diagnoses, surgically treats, and manages diseases, injuries, and defects involving the functional and esthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues.

Oral Medicine

Responsible for the oral health care of medically complex patients and for the diagnosis and management of medically-related diseases.

Orofacial Pain

Diagnoses, manages, and treats pain disorders of the jaw, mouth, face, head, and neck.

Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Diagnoses, prevents, intercepts, and corrects malocclusion and neuromuscular and skeletal abnormalities.

Pediatric Dentistry

Provides preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence.

Periodontics

Prevents, diagnoses, and treats diseases of the supporting and surrounding tissues of the teeth or their substitutes.

Prosthodontics

Diagnoses, treats, and manages conditions associated with missing or deficient teeth and/or oral and maxillofacial tissues.

Other Career Options

You can earn your MBA, be an entrepreneur, work at a corporation/manufacturer, distributor, or insurer, or pursue a research career. You can also provide oral health care in developing countries or work in public healthcare policy.

Conclusion

Whichever option you choose, you’re sure to enjoy a rewarding career in dentistry!

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