Career Paths in Oral Health
In providing a comprehensive overview of the career paths currently open to oral health professionals, this book will serve as an essential reference guide for anyone considering a career in oral health. It covers, for example, clinical career paths in ge
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Career Paths in Oral Health
Rodrigo J. Mariño • Michael V. Morgan • A. Damien Walmsley Editors
Career Paths in Oral Health
Editors Rodrigo J. Mariño Melbourne Dental School University of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Michael V. Morgan Melbourne Dental School University of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
A. Damien Walmsley The School of Dentistry University of Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-3-319-89730-1 ISBN 978-3-319-89731-8 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89731-8
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Preface
Oral health professionals continue to be in great demand as skilled practitioners who provide expertise in the assessment, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injuries, diseases and conditions, deformities or lesions of the human teeth, mouth, jaw and associated structures. Oral health professionals (OHPs) have a highly diverse range of career opportunities and career paths open to them—never more so than today. These careers include, but are not limited to, clinical oral health practice in both general dentistry and specialties (in private practices, community centres and hospitals), academic work (both teaching and research) and non-traditional careers, for example in community, government, administration, policymaking and government research. OHPs’ skills also translate into areas as diverse as dental materials development and manufacturing, clinical trials and outcomes evaluation. The practice of oral health care includes a wide variety of roles and careers, and many students in the early stages of
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