Dentistry for Dental Auxiliaries: Career Information

A very brief introduction to dental assisting as an occupation

A very brief video from the Career OneStop describing dental hygiene as a career.

A brief (under 3 mins.) video describing what dental therapists do.

A brief video describing the work of a dentist.

A brief description of what orthodontists do.

A brief video about this dental specialty.

An excellent information source from the Department of Labor. Click on "Occupation Information" to search in the Occupation Profile for an occupation. The resulting reports will include both national information and that for your chosen state. Rankings for all states are available. Links take you to other types of occupational information, such as skills, education needed, industry trends, and other information on the Web. Includes RealPlayer video descriptions of jobs

Browse health and medical science careers alphabetically or by education requirement, salary or interest area world symbol indicating that this resource is available to anyone, from all locations

Full text of the popular print title Occupational Outlook Handbook. Provides up- to date information such as working conditions, training, job outlook, and earnings on a broad spectrum of careers.

The official U.S. government system of job titles and descriptions can be accessed here. Gives titles descriptions, skills, tasks, and demands for each job.

Career information tailored to the state of Oregon. Type in a job title or browse job titles by category to find information on occupations, including job description, wages, outlook, skills, current job openings, educational requirements, sources of training, and links to occupations with similar skills. The parent site, OLMIS, also has lots of additional information on careers, employment, and industry outlook in Oregon.

Gives more personal information than the sites above, and lets the reader know what to expect in the course of a career.

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A great place to look for articles on career education.

This is a page of the Oregon Health Authority, describing how it can launch programs to teach new dental skills, develop new categories of dental personnel (e.g., dental therapists), accelerate training, and so on.