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- ''This article is about the dental profession. For tooth care, see oral hygiene.
Dentistry is the art and science of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions, diseases, and disorders of the oral cavity, the maxillofacial region, and its associated structures as it relates to human beings. A dentist is a doctor qualified to practice dentistry. In most countries, several years of training in a university (usually 4-8) and some practical experience working with actual patients' dentition are required to become a qualified dentist. The patron saint of dentists is Saint Apollonia, martyred in Alexandria by having all her teeth violently extracted.
Specialties
There are nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association and require 2-6 years of residency training after dental school. The specialties are Dental Public Health (study of dental epidemiology and social health policies), Endodontics (root canal therapy), Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (study, diagnosis, and often the treatment of oral and maxillofacial related diseases), Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (study and radiologic interpretation of oral and maxillofacial diseases), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (extractions and facial surgery), Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics (straightening of teeth), Pedodontics (pediatric dentistry; i.e. dentistry for children), Periodontics (treatment of gum disease), Prosthodontics (replacement of missing facial anatomy by prostheses such as dentures, bridges and implants).
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Played Spec Ops in MW2 for the first time tonight. I was vaguely reminded of certain forms of painful dentistry.
EpochZero (Don Norbury) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:39:45 -0000
Played Spec Ops in MW2 for the first time tonight. I was vaguely reminded of certain forms of painful dentistry.
has just been offered an interview for Dentistry @ Griffith Gold Coast after my initial rejection. Yay! I feel like Jadzia Dax :-)
mengzhu (Mengzhu Wang) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:26:59 -0000
has just been offered an interview for Dentistry @ Griffith Gold Coast after my initial rejection. Yay! I feel like Jadzia Dax :-)
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Packing for 6 days in Scotland. Looking forward to my lecture at the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. I'd rather be there in June!
digitaldentist (digitaldentist) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:16:20 -0000
Packing for 6 days in Scotland. Looking forward to my lecture at the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. I'd rather be there in June!
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