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Orthodonist

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Duties and responsibilities:  Orthodontics, a specialty within the dental  profession,involves straightening teeth and correcting bites. As an orthodontist, you are responsible for locating problems with the positioning of patients' teeth and with their oral  development. You might use x-rays  or plaster molds of your patients' teeth to do this. Salary:$196,270 per year Education: Need to take 4 years of dental school   includes anatomy, physiology and microbiology, as well as classes that apply more specifically to orthodontics,such as dental anatomy and occlusion, pediatric dentistry  and dental materials. Demand or need: Needs a bachelors degree and then needs to take an additional 2-3 years of training. Picture:  Reflection: I would not want to be a orthodontist because I really don't want to work in dental and this does not internist me.