It involves the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, or malfunction of the teeth, gums, and jaws.
Dentists practice in several specialties using a full range of techniques.
A career as a dentist is challenging, demanding, and highly stimulating. It requires emotional maturity, motivation, and responsibility on behalf of the pre-dentistry and dental student and necessitates a sincere desire for human service. In addition, a good background in communication and social skills is also helpful. This ranges from well-equipped chemistry, physics, and biology laboratories to moderate sized classes and strong humanities and social sciences curricula. The outlook for dentists is good.