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Dentist Overview - Preparation - Specialty Areas - Day In The Life -
Earnings - Employment - Career Path Forecast - Professional Organizations 


Specialty Areas
Most dentists are general practitioners, handling a variety of dental needs. Other dentists practice in any of nine specialty areas.

Orthodontists, the largest group of specialists, straighten teeth by applying pressure to the teeth with braces or other appliances.

The next largest group, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, operates on the mouth, jaws, teeth, gums, neck, and head.

The remainder may specialize as pediatric dentists (focusing on dentistry for children and special-needs patients); periodontists (treating gums and bone supporting the teeth); prosthodontists (replacing missing teeth with permanent fixtures, such as crowns and bridges, or with removable fixtures such as dentures); endodontists (performing root-canal therapy); oral pathologists (diagnosing oral diseases); oral and maxillofacial radiologists (diagnosing diseases in the head and neck through the use of imaging technologies); or dental public health specialists (promoting good dental health and preventing dental diseases within the community).

Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
 


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