Orthodontist

Orthodontist

Duties and Responsibilities:

   Orthodontists are specialized dentists who work to improve the patient's smiles through correcting teeth alignment and guiding proper facial development. They are responsible for locating the problems with the positionings of the patient’s teeth. You will use x-rays or plaster molds of your patient’s teeth. Then afterward you will use dental appliances such as braces, retainers, and space maintainers. You may also be in charge of supervising and instructing orthodontic technicians and assistants in performing routine procedures.   

Salary:

  109,596- 161,753

Education:

   To become an orthodontist you need to graduate from dental school with a Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine. But before this you will need to earn a bachelor’s degree. You will also need to have certain prerequisite courses such as chemistry, biology, physics, and organic chemistry. Another thing is that you will need to take the Dental Acceptance Test during your junior year of your undergraduate studies.   

Demand for this particular career:

  You are required to have dexterity, attention to detail, good communication skills and organizational skills. All states require dentists to be licensed  and board certification in orthodontics.

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Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?

   Yes I think that I would like to become one because since second grade I always wanted to be one. Now that I’m older I understand more and what will be required out of me so that I can proceed this as my career. Lastly, my family and friends support me so I know I will become one.  

Orthodontic

Orthodontic

   I chose the topic orthodontic because when I get older I would like to become one. Another reason why I chose this is because when I was in second grade they told us to write and draw a picture of our career and what we want to be. So I decided that I would become a dentist/orthodontic. Now that I’m older I have decided that I will proceed this as my career later on. My family is happy that I know what I want to be already. Orthodontics is a dental speciality which aims to prevent, diagnose, and treat facial and dental irregularities such as malocclusion(bad bites). Something good about this is that they can treat you at any age. They are responsible for closing wide gaps between the teeth, straightening crooked teeth, treat an improper bite, etc… They usually deal with hardware, such as retainers and headgears with the goal of aligning teeth and improve the appearance of the person to chew or swallow without any pain. So I hope that my dream of becoming one will happen so that I can make others happy.