Dentist Jobs: Video Series

A dental lab technician is one of the people behind the scenes that helps make teeth, dentures, crowns, bridges and partials. Learn about the two-year schools that will provide training for dental lab technicians with help from a dentist in this free video on dental lab technicians.

A dental laboratory technician is a person who helps a dentist to make teeth, dentures, crowns, bridges and partials. Discover how dental laboratory technicians may be used to make retainers for orthodontists with help from a dentist in this free video on dental lab technicians.

Dentists make varying salaries, and the amount is largely dependent on the local economic climate, longevity, the clientele and the type of work that is performed. Learn about the average salary for dentists, which ranges in between $175,000 and $275,000 a year, with help from a dentist in this free video on dentist salaries.

Dentists fix cavities in a few different ways, including filling them in with silver fillings, tooth-colored fillings or with crowns. Learn about inlays made out of gold or porcelain with help from a dentist in this free video on dentists and cavities.

A dental lab technician helps to make dentures, crowns, partials, braces, space maintainers and retainers. Learn about the schooling for dental lab technicians, as well as how dentures are made, with help from a dentist in this free video on dental lab technicians.

In order to become a dentist, a person must get good grades in high school to make it into an accredited college, after which they must go to dental school for four years. Find out about optional residency programs following dental school with help from a dentist in this free video on dental education.

Forensic dentistry is used to identify people in the case of a disaster or accident, and these dentists use X-rays to chart and identify specific teeth patterns. Find out how general dentists can become forensic dentists with help from a dentist in this free video on forensic dentistry.

Concern over pre-medication for dental patients and their relationship to heart murmurs has given way to the belief that pre-medication is no longer needed to prevent heart murmurs. Discover what types of patients need to be pre-medicated before dental procedures with help from a dentist in this free video on dental treatments.

In order to become a dentist, a person must graduate from high school and college, she must go to dental school for four years, and she must undergo further training to become a specialist. Find out why oral surgeons need to go through a four-year residency with help from a dentist in this free video on careers in dentistry.

Becoming a dental assistant means entering into a college program that typically requires 750 hours of book work and 250 hours of clinical trials. Discover the vital role of dental assistants with help from a dentist in this free video on dental assistants.

The average person gets about 3 millisieverts worth of radiation with everyday life, while dental X-rays routinely expose a person to 0.04 millisieverts. Learn about the decrease in radiation from digital X-rays with help from a dentist in this free video on dental X-rays.

The schooling for becoming a dentist includes high school, four years of college and four years of dental school, in addition to passing the dental aptitude test. Find out why dental specialists have to go through a residency with help from a dentist in this free video on dental schools.

Dental nurses, or dental assistants, have jobs that involve greeting patients, helping with instruments, taking X-rays and making models of patients' teeth. Find out how dental nurses provide comfort to patients with help from a dentist in this free video on dental nurses.

There are various types of dentists, including the general dentist, endodontists, periodontists, prosthodontists and pedodontists. Find out what different dental specialists do, and learn more about oral surgeons with help from a dentist in this free video on types of dentists.

A pedodontic dentist is someone who deals specifically with children and young adults, as these dentists have specific training for fulfilling their needs. Learn about the hospital dentistry performed by pedodontic dentists with help from a dentist in this free video on pedodontic dentists.

A dental specialist is a dentist who has gone on to take two to four more years of training, depending on their specialty. Learn about endodontics, prosthodontics and other dental specialties with help from a dentist in this free video on dental specialists.

A holistic dentist is someone who is concerned with treating a patient's entire body, and these dentists often use herbal supplements when treating patients. Find out why holistic dentists avoid invasive chemicals with help from a dentist in this free video on holistic dentists.

Dentists use a number of tools, such as dental drills, numbing tools, hand files, digital X-ray machines and other hand tools. Learn about intra-oral cameras and other complex tools with help from a dentist in this free video on dental tools.

Equipment for dentists comes from dental dealers, and these tools include cameras, X-ray machines and computers. Discover additional dentist equipment, such as sterilizers, lights and chairs, with help from a dentist in this free video on dental equipment.