Orthodontics career

Orthodontics

Duties and responsibilities: Orthodontics, a specialty within the dental profession, involves straightening teeth and correcting bites. As an orthodontist, you are responsible for locating problems with the positioning of patients’ teeth and with their oral development. You might use x- rays or plaster molds of your patients’ teeth to do this.

Salary: $200,500

Education: In order to become an orthodontist, students need to complete four years of dental school. Coursework in dental school includes anatomy, physiology and microbiology, as well as classes that apply more specifically to orthodontics, such as dental anatomy and occlusion, pediatric dentistry and dental materials.

Demands and needs for this profession: Prospective orthodontists must normally complete a four-year undergraduate degree, typically a bachelor’s of science, before moving on to dental school. While a degree is not a degree is not required by all dental schools, it is usually recommended and may give prospects an edge when applying for admission.

Reflection: I would like to be an orthodontist if I am not able to push forward to the career of being of registered nurse. I have braces and every time I go to the dentist or to get a wire change I admire what they do. They are hardworking people and seems to love what they do for a living. However, teeth are a big part of your appearance. It also just seems so fun to work with teeth and make people begin to love to smile. Often times people don’t like to smile because they are insecure about their teeth. I believe smiling brings out your true character and that’s why teeth are so important to me. With that being said yes I would love to be an orthodontics.