Opportunities in Dental Care Careers, Revised Edition

by Kendall, Bonnie L.

• ISBN13: 9780071458696
• ISBN10: 0071458697
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-03
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

"Opportunities in Dental Care Careers offers job seekers essential information about a variety of careers within the dental care field and includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
The Incredible History of Dentistry	1	(18)
Early dental practices
Founder of modern dentistry
Dentistry in the United States
Twentieth century to today
Orthodontia
Veterinary dentistry
The first formal dental school
History of dental hygiene
History of dental assisting
History of dental laboratory technology
Working as a Dentist	19	(16)
What a dentist does
Job outlook
Salaries for dentists
Areas of specialty
Assistive Personnel	35	(18)
Dental hygienists
Dental assistants
Dental laboratory technicians
Other Dental Health Care Careers	53	(14)
Armed services opportunities
Public service careers
Dental research
Sales and manufacturing
Dental organizations
Education
Veterinary dentistry
Forensic dentistry
Education and Training	67	(20)
Preparation in high school
Selecting a dental school
Applying to dental school
Education for dental hygienists
Education for dental assistants
Education for dental laboratory technicians
Financing dental education
Requirements for Practice	87	(18)
Dental associations
Licensure and certification
Ethics and professional conduct in dentistry
Code of ethics for dental hygienists
Principles for dental assistants to follow
Practice objectives for dental lab technicians
Continuing education
Professional liability insurance
Starting Your Career	105	(14)
Personal motivations and strengths
Psychology of dentistry
Preparing to start your career
Setting Up the Dentist's Office	119	(16)
General practice office
A day at the dentist's office
Office design
Equipment and services
Location
Creating the dental care team
Communicating with patients
Recordkeeping
Professional advisors
The measure of success
The Future of Dentistry	135	(12)
A look ahead
New technology in dentistry
Insurance and dental health care access
Women in dentistry
Minorities in dentistry
Geographic location
A bright future
Appendix A: Dental Schools	147	(10)
Appendix B: Professional Associations	157