Career & Job Prospect:
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Job Profile |
Job Description |
Average Salary per annum |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Hygienist | Dental hygienist’s daily duties include removing plaque from and polishing a patient's teeth during a routine checkup, screening patients, reviewing a patient's oral health history, and teaching appropriate brushing and flossing techniques. They also use X-ray machines to take pictures of the teeth and develop the film for the dentist's analysis. | 2 – 2.4 lakhs |
| Dental Assistant | They make patients as comfortable as possible in the dental chair, prepare them for treatment, and obtain their dental records. Assistants hand instruments and materials to dentists and keep patient’s mouths dry and clear by using suction or other devices, and also sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment, prepare trays of instruments for dental procedures, and instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care. | 1.8 – 2 lakhs |
| Oral Pathologist | Patients who have certain symptoms or conditions may be referred to an oral pathologist from their general dentist. Oral pathologists may complete dental exams, review dental x-rays, and perform tissue and bone biopsies in order to diagnose a condition, such as oral cancer or an infection. | 2 – 2.5 lakhs |
| Dental Lab Technician/ ceramics | As a dental lab technician/ ceramist, you will make dental ceramics and dental prosthetics such as bridges, dental implants, and porcelain or ceramic crowns. Your job duties include filling prescriptions for specially ordered dental materials and supplying dental ceramics using the tools and equipment in a dental lab. Your work relies on your dental lab skills. | 2.5 – 3 lakhs |
| Dental Surgeon | Dental surgeons Perform surgery and related procedures on the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial regions to treat diseases, injuries, or defects. May diagnose problems of the oral and maxillofacial regions. May perform surgery to improve function or appearance | 3 – 3.5 lakhs |
