| Activities | Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gums and related oral structures. May treat diseases of nerve, pulp, and other dental tissues. |
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| Outlook | Average job growth |
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| Median Income | $136,960 per year in 2006 |
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| Work Context & Conditions | Most dentists work 4 or 5 days a week and are "solo practitioners.". Some work evenings and weekends to meet their patients’ needs. Most full-time dentists work between 35 and 40 hours a week, but others work more. |
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| Minimum Education Requirements | D.D.S. or D.M.D.
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| Skills | Persuasion, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Instructing, Management of Material Resources, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Equipment Selection, Time Management, Troubleshooting, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Science |
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| Abilities | Oral Expression, Control Precision, Speech Recognition, Deductive Reasoning, Problem Sensitivity, Near Vision, Speech Clarity, Inductive Reasoning, Oral Comprehension |
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| Interviews | Jennifer Cyriaque
Stephen Sterlitz
James Tynecki |
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