Dentist

      Duties and Responsibilities: A dentist is usually someone who professionalize with dental care. Regular dentist checkups are done to keep track how dirty or how clean someone’s teeth is. That’s why it’s important to be hygienic. A dentist knows how to clean teeth properly. Sometimes they have to deal with a patient’s cavity by filling it. Sometimes people don’t take care of their teeth properly that they even get infection. A dentist would treat the infection right away. Other times dentists perform dental surgeries, depending on the case. Some more complex cases are when a dentist needs to do dental implants. They need to know how much amount of anesthesia is needed before the surgeries. Therefore, dentists have multiple tasks.

Salary: Median pay (annual): 149,310 USD (2012)

Median pay (hourly): 71.79 USD (2012)

Entry level education: Doctoral or professional degree

Projected 10-year growth: 16% (2012)

Number of jobs: 146,800 (2012)

     Education: In order to be a dentist, you need to have a bachelor’s degree before you start in a dental school. 4 years of dental school is required as well. Massive training is wanted as well. You need to have a license in order to be a dentist. Without a dentistry license you can’t be a dentist anywhere around the U.S. The dentistry license has to be earned in a certain way.