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The work pressure depends on how many other Dentists are working at your place of work. With people getting aware of oral hygiene and oral-related issues on a constant rise, the work pressure at times can be quite overwhelming. In India, the working hours of a dentist can go to 8 hours, and in a few places, they work in shifts. If you own a private clinic, you can be your boss and work as much as you like.

According to data gathered by the FDI and governmental agencies, over 3 million certified dentists work across the globe. Countries like Japan, China, and Italy have the highest number of Dentists as they take oral hygiene very seriously. The scope for dentists across the globe is quite high.

A Dentist is responsible for diagnosing and treating dental issues. They need to help their patients develop and maintain good oral hygiene so that they do not face any other oral-related issues. Here are some of the duties a dentist has to do:

• Inspect a patient’s mouth to find the cause of their oral problems.
• Remove decaying teeth and or fill cavities.
• Repair cracked or damaged teeth.
• Straighten or realign the teeth if needed.
• Take and study X-rays of the patient’s teeth, gums, jaw, etc.
• Administer anesthetics while performing tooth removal procedures.
• Write a prescription for the medicines required after the tooth removal procedure.
• Instruct the patient on how to keep good oral hygiene with everyday products.

There are different aspects of Dental practice, some of them are as follow:

• Public Dental health specialist: This is the position of a general Dentist whether working in a hospital or his own clinic.

• Endodontist: In this position, you will be responsible for performing root canals.

• Oral and maxillofacial radiologist: You will be responsible for diagnosing diseases in the head and neck using imaging technology.

• Maxillofacial surgeon: Your job will be to operate on a patient’s jaw, teeth, gums, or neck.

• Oral pathologist: In this role, you will be responsible for diagnosing the condition of a patient’s mouth to find bumps, ulcers, or even oral cancer.

• Orthodontist: Your job will be to help straighten or realign the teeth of your patients.

• Pediatric dentist: This is Dentistry but for young children.

• Periodontists: Your main job will be treating gums and the bone of teeth.

• Prosthodontists: You will be replacing missing teeth with fixtures with crowns or bridges.

The starting salary of an entry-level dentist with less than a year’s worth of experience can be around Rs 15,000 to 20,000. With over a year’s worth of experience, a dentist will be compensated to the sum of Rs 24,000 to 30,000. A mid-career dentist with over five years of experience can look forward to over Rs 38,000 per month. With over ten years of experience, a dentist can receive handsome pay of over Rs 60,000 per month. These are just the basic level pay scale. These can differ significantly from state to state and from hospital to hospital.

Many private institutes provide placement based on marks once their students finish their course in BDS while completing the course from a government college will require the students to apply for jobs themselves. 

Career Pros Details

• It is a career path that is in demand right now.
• A stable 9-5 job with little work pressure.
• You can start your own clinic.

Career Cons Details

• The work can get very monotonous.
• You can suffer from backaches and back-related problems
• Some dental procedures do not work on certain patients

• To be successful in the field of dentistry one has to be passionate about medicine
• Good communication skills and manners
• You will also have to know about the different kinds of oral related diseases and issues a person can have
• Since a dentist needs to use sharp instruments inside a patient’s mouth, the person needs to have steady hands and not afford to be clumsy
• Composed and patient attitude