They also provide preventative dental services to patients, such as applications of fluoride and sealant to teeth, and education in oral and dental hygiene. Focus on mathematics and sciences. Chemistry, biology, English and history are basic requirements for admission to a pre-dental study program. Completion of dental school takes 4 years. The first two years consist of study of biological sciences such as anatomy, physiology, microbiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology.
Students also study business administration, dental ethics and patient management.
The final two years concentrated on clinical studies, rotating through clinics and treating patients under a supervisor in order to learn dental techniques. Employment for dentists is expected to grow more slowly than the average for all occupations through the year 2006. While employment growth will provide some job opportunities the vast majority will result from the need to replace the large number of dentists projected to retire. Orthodontists, periodontists, pediatric dentists, oral pathologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, prosthodontists, endodontists, public health dentists.