2. • Study of Oral Cavity
• Major aspect of the health of the
human body
• Dentists prevent or treat any oral
disease or condition
• Many different types
of dentistry

3. •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Dental Public Health
Endodontic/Root Canals
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Orthodontics
Pediatric Dentistry
Periodontics
Prosthodontics

4. •
•
•
•
DAT (Dental Aptitude Test)
Bachelors degree in Sciences ex. Chemistry or Biology
Complete Dental Degree Program (4 years)
DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) or DMD (Doctor of
Dental Medicine)

5. •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Multitasking
Creativity
Flexibility
Personal Satisfaction
Public Speaking
Communication
Leadership
Empathy

6. •
•
•
•
Receptionist
Hygienist
CDA
Observing dentists

7. • CDA – $25,000 – $50,000
• Dental Hygienist – $50, 000 - $85, 000
• Dentist - $100,000 - $250, 000

8. • You can tell whether a person is right-handed or lefthanded by the side of their mouth they do the majority of
chewing on
• Right handed people use right side, left handed people use left
side
• NO ONE has the exact same set of teeth – even twins
teeth are different. Tongue prints are unique too!
• Tooth decay is the second most common
disease after the cold
• Tooth enamel is the hardest part of the
human body

9. •
•
•
•
•
Remove tooth decay
Fill cavities
Examine x-rays
Extract teeth
Apply sealants to teeth

10. •
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Multitasking Skills
Public Speaking Skills
Communication Skills
Leadership Skills
Able to focus
Creativity skills
Personal Satisfaction
Good imagination
Good problem solver

11. • Interesting
• Lots to do with sciences
• High salary
• Many different cases
• Constantly learning new things
• Opportunities to work with many
different people
• Help lots of people!
• Lots of different fields of dentistry
• Not a difficult transition between them

12. • Lalani, Karim. Personal interview. 7 May 2012.
• (fillings, nature of their general training they can carry out the
majority of dental treatments such as restorative, and crowns.
"Dentistry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the
free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2012.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentistry>.
• "Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) Program - UBC Dentistry."
UBC Dentistry - The Faculty of Dentistry at The University of
British Columbia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May 2012.
<http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/Education/DMD/>.
• James, Robert. Dentists. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Book
Co., 1995. Print.
• "UBC Dentistry - The Faculty of Dentistry at The University of
British Columbia." UBC Dentistry - The Faculty of Dentistry at
The University of British Columbia. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 May
2012. <http://www.dentistry.ubc.ca/>.

13. 