ProgramCIP 51.0401
Dentistry
A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of dentistry/dental medicine, encompassing the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area, and adjacent structures and their impact on the human body and health. Includes instruction in the basic biomedical sciences, occlusion, dental health and prevention, oral pathology, cariology, operative dentistry, oral radiology, principles of the various dental specialties, pain management, oral medicine, clinic and health care management, patient counseling, and professional standards and ethics.
Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).
Also called Dentistry (DDS, DMD).
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2 jobsKnowledge those jobs draw on
- Medicine and Dentistry2 of 2
- Biology2 of 2
- English Language2 of 2
- Administration and Management2 of 2
- Education and Training1 of 2
- Customer and Personal Service1 of 2
- Psychology1 of 2
- Administrative1 of 2
- Computers and Electronics1 of 2
- Chemistry1 of 2
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