What are dental branches?

In the United States nine specialties are recognized by the American Dental Association: orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics; pediatric dentistry; periodontics; prosthodontics; oral and maxillofacial surgery; oral and maxillofacial pathology; endodontics; public health dentistry; and oral and maxillofacial …

What are the levels of dentistry?

In general, there are seven types of dentists:

General Dentist.
Pedodontist or Pediatric Dentist.
Orthodontist.
Periodontist.
Endodontist.
Oral Pathologist or Oral Surgeon.
Prosthodontist.

Can you put DR and DDS together?

Never both at the same time. NOTE: There are two degrees granted to dentists: DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) and DMD (Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry or Doctor of Dental Medicine).

What are the 10 dental specialties?

Dental Specialties

Endodontist.
Orthodontist.
Periodontist.
Prosthodontist.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon.
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist.
Dentist Anesthesiologists.
Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist.

Which branch of dentistry makes the most money?

Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
What they do, according to O*NET: Oral and maxillofacial surgeons earn the most money, but perform the most invasive procedures. They examine patients’ wisdom teeth and remove any impacted, damaged, or non-restorable teeth. They also operate to prepare patients for larger dental appliances.

What is the highest dentist degree?

doctorate in dentistry
Top Dentistry Schools and Programs. A doctorate in dentistry is the highest general dental degree in the U.S. Dentistry schools award either a doctor of medicine in dentistry (DMD) or a doctor of dental surgery (DDS) to graduates.

What do you call a female doctor?

Gynecologists and primary care doctors specialize in different things. Gynecologists are trained to focus on women’s health issues. Primary care doctors (also sometimes called “general practitioners”) are the doctors we see for regular checkups and immunizations, and when we’re not feeling well.