Essay On Dentistry

Picture yourself with a toothache or someone with poor hygiene and knowing you cannot do anything to change it without a dentist. A dentist is specialized individual that treats the diseases and conditions that affect the oral cavity.

Knowing the origins of career is key to understanding the importance of why it began. According to the American Dental Association (ADA), dentistry's ancient origins began in 500 B.C. with the belief of "tooth worms as the cause of teeth decay." Later down the road in 1700 – 1550 B.C., an Egyptian text reveals toothache remedies. Oral cavity issues were provident in a very early time of humanity. As a result, oral cavity issues continued therefore so did research which inspired Hippocrates and Aristotle to write

The profession is dramatically expanding in science and technology to lead a better level of artistry and standard-based practice. Although, it is not in high demand, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, it should only increase by 26,000 thousand jobs from 2016 to 2026 which is about 17 percent. As long as oral health is getting linked to overall health, research will continue and service will be provided to the population as it ages. Dentist are specialized to "diagnose and treat problems with patients’ teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth" (Bureau of Labor and Statistics). Their duties effects how their work environment is shaped too. Most dentists usually "work alone or with a small staff. (…), some work for more established dentists" (Bureau of Labor and Statistics). This is very common in both private and public practices throughout the nation. The average salary for a general dentist is 158, 310 dollars a year, which is about 78 dollars an hour if they worked full time (Bureau of Labor and Statistics). Majority of the time dentist won't work full time if they are a public practice because they usually are partnering with another dentist. This field of work requires an abundance of education, skill, patience and practice which means class sizes in dental programs need to be small enough for teachers to successfully teach every student,

Working in a dental office can range to be slow, flexible or busy and full of emergencies. In order to "fit" into this type of career you have to have a specific personality. Personality traits that would be suitable for a dentist is someone who is a good communicator, flexible, open minded, determined and focused. However, this might change as the 21st century grows to adapt the technology era. This becomes a debate between technology versus service. The digital revolution is transforming the medical world in multiple ways like x-rays, screenings, instruments and computers. Dental offices are now full of x-rays and computers that benefit the doctor while assisting patients. Now that everything is digital, that means all records too. Depending on the dentist, they might rely more on the computer rather than what the patient has to say; or lack interest in assuring patient comfort. As technology progresses, certain surgeries could be capable with robots or machines doing to the procedure. This will change the perspective of the proper services. That technology will be more efficient and viewed explicitly "perfect" than humans. Technology will shape the definition of service as time goes. To receive an insider point of view of what service looks like I interviewed my dental assisting teacher, Lucretia Bollinger, who worked in a dental office for 13 years then got a job opportunity to teach it.