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Dentists: Doctors with a Difference
by Fratelliano Dentise
http://www.dental-sites.com
A dentist is a person who practices dentistry as a
profession. Dentistry is the arrangement, function and
placement of teeth according to the dental science. In order
to become a dentist one needs to be trained for many years
in a university as well as have some practical experience.
In United States, you have to obtain a degree in DDS or DMD,
prior to that you must hold a post graduate degree, to be a
dentist. In Australia, dentist holds a degree in bachelor of
dental surgery or bachelor of dental science. In United
Kingdom dentists undergo five years of study prior to
securing BDS degree.
There are several specialties in dentistry. Dentists can be
specialists of either of these:
Orthodontics: It is the act of straightening of teeth, oral
and maxillofacial surgery
A Pedodontic treats children's teeth.
Periodontics: It is the treatment of various gum diseases.
Prosthodontics: In this the missing teeth are replaced with
the help of dental implants, bridges and dentures.
Operative dentistry: This involves restoring existing teeth.
Endodontics: It is a therapy for root canal.
Dental Public Health: It is the study of social health
policies and dental epidemiology
Forensic odontology is the gathering of dental evidence used
in law.
Oral radiology and oral pathology is the study of oral and
various other dental diseases.
Dentists go in for further university training and studies
for about a couple of years after completing their dental
school to become specialists. However, there are some other
specialties too for which dentists do not require such
training. These are cosmetic dentistry, temporal-mandibular
joint therapy and dental implant. In order to be the
specialists in these, the courses that last for about few
days are enough.
History reveals that in some parts of the world like Canada
there were no dentists in the colonial times. Although,
Europe and some other developed parts of the world had
dentists, in Canada, interestingly, blacksmiths and barbers
used to pull out decayed teeth of the people. Canada got its
first dentist when some loyalists fled to Canada from
America in order to escape the ongoing revolution. In 1814,
someone for the first time advertised in the newspaper
offering his dentistry services. That is how people of
Canada came to know of this profession.
People believe that dentists suffer from inferiority complex
as they are looked down upon by other medical professionals.
To make the matter worse they do not have a good rapport
with their clients as everyone hates to see the dentist
because of the pain. According to some research a higher
suicidal rate among the dentists is attributed to all these
reasons.
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