Dentist

Dentist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Dentists are doctors who specialize in oral health. Their responsibilities include:

• Diagnosing oral diseases.
• Promoting oral health and disease prevention.
• Creating treatment plans to maintain or restore the oral health of their patients.
• Interpreting x-rays and diagnostic tests.
• Ensuring the safe administration of anesthetics.

Salary: $152,700

Education:

Bachelor’s degree prior to dental school; doctoral degree in dental medicine or dental surgery; some dental specializations require completion of a residency.

Demand:

Good judgement, Organization, Critical thinking skills, Professionalism, Negotiation skills, Networking skills, Manual dexterity, and maintain continuing education requirements.

Reflection:

I would not like to become a dentist because the demand for this job is very high. Although it pays a lot, I don’t think all that work is worth it in my eyes.