Dentistry,
a lucrative profession, is concerned with all health problems afflicting the
mouth, teeth, gums and other hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity. It is
accepted as a professional field which includes dental care and correction.
Dentists help people maintain their health and appearance. Dentistry is
changing rapidly, creating many opportunities and challenges. To an extent, it
includes cosmetology where corrective treatement is involved.
Career
opportunities:
Dental Surgeons are employed by state governments and the
Central Government in hospitals, medical colleges (teaching) and dispensaries
under their aegis. The railways, defense sector, banks and public/private
sector units also employ dentists in the hospitals/ medical center’s set up by
them for their employees. There is a lot of scope in private practice for
general as well as specialized treatment (orthodontics, for example). Salaries
in government and public sector hospitals are governed by scales available to
all Class 1 officers, the remunerations from private practice are very high.
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