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Become an Orthodontist in 40 Steps
- 1. My life. My smile. My orthodontist.® Orthodontist: The Career of a Lifetime
- 2. What is an Orthodontist?
- 3. What is an Orthodontist? A specialist in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities.
- 4. What Does That Mean?
- 5. I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles
- 6. I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles
- 7. I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles
- 8. What a Healthy, Beautiful Smile Means • Each top tooth properly meets its opposite tooth in the bottom jaw. • This creates proper function. • Proper function facilitates: • Biting • Chewing - Ability to eat a variety of foods for good nutrition • Speaking • Teeth that work together properly tend to look better. • A beautiful smile implies a healthy bite.
- 9. How I Became an Orthodontist 10 or more years of study after high school • College • Dental School • Orthodontic Residency • About 6 percent of dentists go on to become orthodontists
- 10. How I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles – Diagnosis Examination
- 11. How I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles – Diagnosis I make diagnostic records to understand a patient’s orthodontic problem Plaster mold
- 12. How I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles – Diagnosis I make diagnostic records to understand a patient’s orthodontic problem Panoramic radiograph
- 13. How I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles – Diagnosis I make diagnostic records to understand a patient’s orthodontic problem Cephalometric radiograph
- 14. How I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles – Diagnosis I make diagnostic records to understand a patient’s orthodontic problem Photos
- 15. How I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles – Treatment I use “appliances” to move teeth and align jaws Braces
- 16. How I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles – Treatment I use “appliances” to move teeth and align jaws Clear aligners
- 17. How I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles – Treatment I use “appliances” to move teeth and align jaws Palate expander
- 18. How I Create Healthy, Beautiful Smiles – Treatment Retainers hold teeth in their new positions
- 19. My Day • What do I do all day?
- 20. My Day – Before the Office Opens • Review the day’s schedule • Meet with my staff
- 21. My Day – When the Office is Open • See existing patients
- 22. My Day – When the Office is Open • See existing patients
- 23. My Day – When the Office is Open • See existing patients
- 24. My Day – When the Office is Open • Meet with prospective patients
- 25. My Day – When the Office is Open • Review prospective patients’ diagnostic records
- 26. My Day – When the Office is Open • Review prospective patients’ diagnostic records
- 27. My Day – When the Office is Open • Review prospective patients’ diagnostic records
- 28. My Day – After Office Hours • Work up diagnoses, treatment plans • Contact patients’ primary care dentists with treatment progress reports • Tend to the “business side” of the practice • Meet with sales people • Pay bills
- 29. My Day – After Office Hours • Continuing education
- 30. The Advantages of Being an Orthodontist • Orthodontists work with patients for an extended period of time – the opportunity to get to know them well • Orthodontists get to witness change in our patients as a result of their orthodontic treatment
- 31. The Advantages of Being an Orthodontist • Orthodontists have the ability to change people’s lives by changing their smiles • Orthodontics is challenging work – every patient’s case is different, so there are technical and creative considerations every day
- 32. The Advantages of Being an Orthodontist • Orthodontists work with people who are basically healthy, but are choosing to correct the misalignment of teeth and/or jaws
- 33. The Advantages of Being an Orthodontist • It’s a career that brings immense personal and professional satisfaction • Orthodontists can practice almost anywhere – orthodontists can choose where and how to live
- 34. The Advantages of Being an Orthodontist • Orthodontists manage their own careers • Be your own boss • Orthodontists are respected, valued members of their communities
- 35. Employment as an Orthodontist • Independent practice • Purchase a practice • Start a practice from the ground up • Practice with partners • Work for another orthodontist • Teaching • Research • Military • Public health agencies
- 36. Outlook for the Future • The demand for services will continue • People will continue to be born with or acquire malocclusions • Orthodontic treatment could help about 3 out of 4 people • Most patients start treatment between ages 9 and 14 • Adults can also benefit from orthodontic treatment
- 37. • Take classes in: • Math • Science • Business • Psychology • Art • Hone your hand-eye coordination • Get a job at an orthodontist’s or dentist’s office How You Can Become an Orthodontist
- 38. How You Can Become an Orthodontist • College
- 39. How You Can Become an Orthodontist • College • Major in science or math
- 40. How You Can Become an Orthodontist • College • Major in science or math • Dental School
- 41. How You Can Become an Orthodontist • College • Major in science or math • Dental School • Average 4 years
- 42. How You Can Become an Orthodontist • College • Major in science or math • Dental School • Average 4 years • Orthodontic Residency
- 43. How You Can Become an Orthodontist • College • Major in science or math • Dental School • Average 4 years • Orthodontic Residency • About 1 applicant in 15 is accepted
- 44. How You Can Become an Orthodontist • College • Major in science or math • Dental School • Average 4 years • Orthodontic Residency • About 1 applicant in 15 is accepted • 66 accredited orthodontic programs in the U.S.; 6 in Canada
- 45. How You Can Become an Orthodontist • College • Major in science or math • Dental School • Average 4 years • Orthodontic Residency • About 1 applicant in 15 is accepted • 66 accredited orthodontic programs in the U.S.; 6 in Canada • 2-3 years beyond dental school
- 46. Other Specialties in Dentistry Specialty Description Endodontics Root canal therapy Periodontics Gums Prosthodontics Crowns, bridges, and implants Pediatric Dentistry Children’s dentist Public Health Dentistry Dental advocate Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Study of diseases Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Dental radiologist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Surgery of the teeth, mouth, face
- 47. How You Can Become an Orthodontist Check with dental schools to learn what qualities they require and/or look for in candidates for their programs Grades? Ethics? People skills?
- 48. How You Can Become an Orthodontist Visit the American Dental Association’s website, ADA.org Education/Careers section “Be a Dentist” Advice for students Applying for dental school Financial planning resources
- 49. How You Can Become an Orthodontist Visit American Student Dental Association’s website: ASDAnet.org
- 50. How You Can Become an Orthodontist American Association of Orthodontists – aaoinfo.org
- 51. How You Can Become an Orthodontist Accredited schools
- 52. How You Can Become an Orthodontist
- 53. How You can Become an Orthodontist • Accredited schools
- 54. You Can Do What I Do When You Are an Orthodontist
- 55. You Can Do What I Do When You Are an Orthodontist Create healthy, beautiful smiles!
- 56. You Can Do What I Do When You Are an Orthodontist Create healthy, beautiful smiles!
- 57. You Can Do What I Do When You Are an Orthodontist Create healthy, beautiful smiles!
- 58. Is a Career as an Orthodontist Right for You? • Will this career use my skills? • Will this career match my abilities? • Will this career match my personality? • Will this career challenge me?
- 59. If You are Like Me Being an orthodontist is the best career there is!
- 60. My life. My smile. My orthodontist.® Orthodontist: The Career of a Lifetime
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- Good morning/afternoon. I’m Dr. (last name) and I am an orthodontist.
- Just what is an orthodontist?
- By definition, an orthodontist is a specialist in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities. The name of the specialty is “orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.”
- What does that mean? It means that I create healthy, beautiful smiles.
- It means I change this…into this.
- And this…into this.
- And this…into this.
- When you think about a healthy, beautiful smile, you may think about the appearance of the smile. I think about the mechanics of the smile, or what orthodontists call “the bite.” It’s how the teeth come together. It’s my job to make sure that each top tooth properly meets the opposite tooth in the bottom jaw. When teeth are able to meet properly, they can function well. What does function mean? Things work. In the case of teeth and jaws, it’s the ability to bite and chew– so you can eat a variety of healthy foods for a good diet– and the ability speak clearly. That brings us back around to appearance—because teeth and jaws that function properly tend to look better. A beautiful smile implies a healthy, functional bite.
- I became an orthodontist by spending many years in school after high school. I had to complete college requirements, then go to dental school, and THEN be accepted into an accredited orthodontic residency program, where I studied orthodontics for ___ more years. In my residency program, I took advanced courses in biomedical, behavioral and basic sciences. I learned the skills required to manage tooth movement– that’s the “orthodontics” part of the name of the specialty– and guide facial development in growing patients– that’s the “dentofacial orthopedics” part. About 6 percent of dentists go on to become orthodontists.
- Diagnosis is an important part of what I do. I have to understand what the problem is so that I can correct it. This is a skill orthodontists have– something we learn in our orthodontic residency programs. My diagnosis starts with an exam of the patient. I observe the facial features and the patient’s profile, then look inside the mouth. I have the patient bite down so that I can check to see how the teeth meet. I also look for spacing problems– teeth that are too close together, or too far apart. I examine other positions of the teeth, too– whether they are crooked, or whether they are straight. I know what teeth a patient should have at any given age, so I look at which teeth a patient has, and which ones may be missing– or if there are too many teeth. After I complete the exam, it’s time to make diagnostic records.
- A variety of diagnostic records are made. These are tools used to formulate a diagnosis. Here’s an example of a plaster mold. This is a replication of the patient’s mouth that I will study to help me arrive at my diagnosis.
- I also need to see what is going on under the gums. So I take x-rays, like this panoramic radiograph.
- Sometimes I take an x-ray like this, called a cephalometric radiograph.
- I take photographs, too. Photos of the patient’s face and close-ups of the patient’s teeth. I use all of the information I gather from the exam and diagnostic records to arrive at a diagnosis. When I understand what the problem is, I create a treatment plan to correct it.
- Then I formulate the treatment plan, and if the patient decides to move ahead, treatment begins. I use a variety of what orthodontists call “appliances” to move teeth and align jaws. Braces are one type of appliance, and the most common one used. Braces consist of brackets, which are usually glued to the fronts of teeth, and wires. It’s the wires that actually move the teeth. All braces are appliances, but not all appliances are braces. Braces can be stainless steel, a tooth-colored ceramic material, or even gold-plated. Let’s look at a couple of more examples of appliances.
- Sometimes I prescribe clear aligners, like these.
- Young patients with a narrow upper jaw may need a palate expander, like this. These are just a few examples of appliances orthodontists use to align teeth and jaws.
- When active treatment is done– in other words, when teeth and jaws have been moved to ideal positions– it’s time for the next and longest part of orthodontic treatment– the retention phase. Patients are prescribed retainers like these—removable ones like you see at the top of the slide, or sometimes permanent ones like the example at the bottom of the slide. Retainers hold teeth in their new positions while the bone hardens around the teeth. Retainers also help to control and limit changes to teeth that happen as we get older. Patients may use retainers for many months to many years.
- So what do I do all day? Let’s take a look.
- I get to the office an hour or so before we start seeing patients. I look over the schedule for the day so that I can be prepared to work with the patients who will be coming in. I also meet with my staff to make sure they are prepared for the day ahead. My staff is a very important part of my practice. I rely on them to take care of some aspects of my practice so that I can devote my attention to caring for my patients.
- We see a lot of patients in the early morning. Our patients may be in school or have jobs, and we try to make sure we see them on time so that they can get back to the classroom or to their workplace. Patients come in about every ___ weeks. The average treatment lasts about two years.
- Patients who need longer appointments—especially those who are just starting treatment, and those who are finishing treatment—are seen in the late morning and early afternoon.
- It gets busy again when the school day is over as patients come in for adjustments.
- We also work in meetings with people who are considering orthodontic treatment. If the prospective patient is a child, I also meet with the parent or guardian.
- Throughout the day I also take time to review diagnostic records of people who may select me as their orthodontist. In addition to x-rays, I also review other records like photos and plaster molds.
- Sometimes I use a diagram like this to help me with treatment planning.
- There are also computer programs I can use as I formulate a patient’s treatment plan.
- When we close the office, I often stay after hours to get some more work done. I may spend more time doing diagnosis and treatment planning. I also spend some time updating my patients’ primary care dentists about how our shared patients are doing with their orthodontic treatment. And because I am also the owner of a small business, I have to do business-related tasks. I might meet with sales people who sell orthodontic products, or just get the practice's bills paid.
- I am licensed to practice by the state/province of _____. In order to keep my license, I am required to take continuing education. This keeps me up-to-date on science and research. Sometimes I sit in on a Webinar, watch a lecture online, or read a scientific journal. From time to time I also attend lectures at meetings organized by national and regional orthodontic organizations.
- So that’s a typical day for me. I enjoy my work. There are many advantages in being an orthodontist. We have the opportunity and privilege of getting to know our patients well. Sometimes we treat many members of the same family, so these relationships may go on for a long time. One of the best things about being an orthodontist is watching the change that happens in our patients as they go through orthodontic treatment. It’s especially heartening to work with a patient who may have started out as shy or unsure of themselves and then I get to watch them blossom. It can be a real metamorphosis for some patients, whether they are children or adults. Even before treatment is done patients often begin feeling better about themselves. And I get to be a part of that.
- Orthodontists literally change people’s lives by changing their smiles. An improved smile might be a factor in professional or personal success. A healthy bite definitely contributes to improved dental health. And some would argue that it contributes to one’s general health, too.
- Orthodontists work with people who are basically healthy, but who have chosen to correct their misaligned teeth or jaws.
- I get a great deal of personal and professional satisfaction from being an orthodontist. Another advantage of being an orthodontist is that we can practice almost anywhere– a big city or a rural area or anything in between. It’s a career that lets a person choose where they want to live and how they want to live.
- Orthodontists are in charge of their own careers. About 3 out of 4 orthodontists own their own practices, so we get to be our own boss. Being an orthodontist means being a respected, valued member of your community.
- There are lots of options when it comes to employment. As we touched on, most orthodontists own their own practices. But you don’t have to. Some orthodontists practice with one or more partners. Or they may choose to work for another orthodontist. Teaching is another career option. Many academicians also do research in orthodontics. Orthodontists can choose careers in the military, or working for public health agencies.
- The future looks pretty good for orthodontists. The demand for services will continue because people will continue to be born with malocclusions– problems with the alignment of teeth and jaws– or they will acquire them– sometimes through habits like thumb-sucking, or because of accidents, or because of changes that can cause teeth to move as we get older. Orthodontic treatment could help about 3 out of 4 people. People can have orthodontic treatment at almost any age. Most patients start treatment between the ages of 9 and 14, but some start earlier. Some start later. Orthodontists can move adults’ teeth, too. It’s common for orthodontists to treat patients who are in their 20s, 30, and 40s– and even older!
- If you want to become an orthodontist, there are some things you do now to prepare. Take the hard classes in math and science. It’s also a good idea to have classes in business, so that you know how to run a business. Take psychology classes so that you understand people. And classes in art will help you train your eye in symmetry and balance. Hand-eye coordination is important, too. So make sure you hone that skill. Get some real-world experience by working in an orthodontist’s office or a dental office after school or in the summer.
- Let’s review the education that will be required so that you can become an orthodontist. It starts with fulfilling college requirements.
- Your major should probably be in a science like biology or chemistry, or in math.
- The next step will be dental school.
- Dental school lasts an average of 4 years.
- The final step is an orthodontic residency program.
- Admission is competitive and selective. About 1 applicant in 15 is accepted.
- There are 66 accredited orthodontic programs in the U.S. Canada has 6 accredited orthodontic programs. Most schools accept 10 or fewer students a year. Some schools may only accept 2 or 3 students a year.
- The orthodontic residency program will last at least two academic years. Many are longer.
- By the way, orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics is one of the 9 recognized specialty areas of dentistry. These are the other 8.
- Something else you can do is to check with dental schools to learn what they look for candidates for their schools. Find out what they require for admission, their expectations for applicants’ college majors, and what kinds of personal qualities they want the people admitted to their programs to have. Grades will be important. But different schools may take a variety of factors into consideration as they decide which applicants to admit.
- The American Dental Association’s website, ADA.org, is a great resource. Visit their Education/Careers section for a wealth of information.
- Another excellent resource is the American Student Dental Association’s website, ASDAnet.org. It’s a national organization dedicated to the needs and concerns of dental students.
- Also visit the American Association of Orthodontists’ website at aaoinfo.org. Look for the “Education” section.
- Hover over “Education,” and in the pop-up box, click on the link for “Accredited Orthodontic Programs.”
- That takes you to the list of accredited programs in the United States and Canada. Information includes the names of programs, addresses, phone numbers and website addresses.
- There is information for each program that shows the degree granted, how long the program lasts, how many students are accepted each year as well as information about tuition.
- When you become an orthodontist, you’ll be able to do what I do: create healthy, beautiful smiles.
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- Choosing a career is an important decision. It can be a big commitment of time and money. So, what do you think? Is a career as an orthodontist right for you? Ask yourself these questions: Will this career use my skills? Will it match my abilities? Will it be good match with my personality? And will the career challenge me in ways I want to be challenged? Whether you opt for orthodontics or a different career, be sure to choose carefully and wisely.
- But if you’re like me, you’ll agree that being an orthodontist is the best career there is.
- Ladies and gentlemen, being an orthodontist is a satisfying and rewarding career. It takes a long time to become an orthodontist, but it’s an important investment to acquire the skills that are necessary to be an orthodontist—a specialist in orthodontics—managing tooth movement—and dentofacial orthopedics—guiding facial development. Who has a question?