How to Choose a Career in Dentistry

Instructions

• 1

  Check out the American Dental Association (ADA) website
  
  First of all you need to visit the website of the American Dental Association. This site encourages young people to pursue this field. It shows information about the salary, tasks and benefits of becoming a dentist.
  
  This organisation helps prevention of shortage of dentists in the country.
• 2

  Talk to career advisor
  
  You need to know about the scope of dentistry. You can get information about this field by talking to your career advisor. There are several different lines in dentistry. You can even choose academic dentistry in which you teach dentistry to others.
• 3

  Career options in dentistry
  
  If becoming a dentist is difficult in case you can’t cope up with tough studies then you can choose other career options in this field. You can choose to become dental assistants, dental hygienists or even dental technicians. You can also help in providing oral health services by becoming dental therapists.
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  Check out the educational requirement of this field
  
  Dentistry requires a bachelor degree along with three years studying in a dental school. Science and maths are the main subjects for this field. This is the reason children who want to choose this field are encouraged to take more science and maths subjects in their high schools.
  
  In order to choose what subjects to take for dentistry, you need to encounter the career counsellor in your school and get information. You can also take advice by visiting dental schools and knowing their requirements. Talk to an academic advisor in dental schools for more information.
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  Spend a day with dentist
  
  In order to know more about this field, you can always ask for a dentist to let you stay with him for a day. Many dentists offer help to students and answers their questions about this field. By spending time with a dentist, you will know more about this field and will get to know how dentists’ lives are.