orthodontist

Components of Orthodontist An orthodontist is a dentist who specializes in correcting crooked teeth and treating facial alignment using methods such as braces, retainers and headgear. The position requires further education and training than general dentistry, and according to PayScale.com, it pays from $90,000 to $164,848 per year in the United States, as of 2009. Orthodontists are very skilled workers when it comes to straightening teeth because “A winning smile is related to job and personal respect” (Ferguson 41). Orthodontics started around the 1880s when two men, Norman W. Kingsley and J. N. Farrar, wrote books on teeth alignment and having surgery on the mouth to have straight teeth. These two men were granted the name of The Fathers of Orthodontics. Orthodontics is the medical field of dentistry that deals with preventing or correcting irregularities in the teeth. Mitchel Cohen points out that “In dentistry or orthodontics, a millimeter can be a major mistake. There’s no ‘oops’ when working with a patient” (1). Orthodontics is a serious job task so to become an orthodontist there will be training upon training because straitening a patient’s teeth is permanent. An orthodontist without training can ruin a person’s mouth for life and lose the job. Studies show that people with straightened teeth are more attractive and have a better chance of getting jobs because it shows that they care about there hygiene. All that lies in the hand of the orthodontist so that means the orthodontist have to have the education, skill, training, and the knowledge of the tools. Orthodontist must have a bachelors or a master’s degree in dentistry/orthodontics, after college orthodontist in training must go to a two year dentistry where they will be put to the test and get the proper training they need to be able to open their own office. They all so need the money to open their office and to buy the utilities and