EDUCATION

• Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry
• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)

EXPERIENCE

• 1 year to less than 2 years

• Clean teeth
• Diagnose dental diseases
• Examine patients’ teeth, gums and surrounding tissue
• Instruct patients on oral hygiene
• Plan dental health treatment
• Restore, extract and replace diseased and decayed teeth
• Perform oral surgery, periodontal surgery and other treatments
• Supervise staff
• Write fabrication instructions or prescriptions for use by denturists and dental technicians