Dental Degrees
You can choose to major in several different areas of study if you are interested in a career in dental related medical fields. Degree programs offered at the post-secondary level will qualify you for these types of careers:
• Dental Assistant
• Dentist
• Nuclear Medicine Technologist
• Occupational Therapist
• Oral Surgeon
• Orthodontist
• Pharmacist
• Physical Therapist
• Podiatrist
• Researcher
• Respiratory Therapist
• Veterinarian
Concentrations in these areas of study include:
• Dental Assisting
• Investigative Medicine
• Medical Assisting
• Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Office Assistant
• Medical Technology
• Nuclear Medicine
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Surgical Technology
• Physical Therapy
Here are examples of the types of courses you may be taking as part of a dental related degree program:
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Clinical Biochemistry
• Conservation Biology
• Diagnostic Microbiology
• Drug Abuse and Chemical Dependency
• General Chemistry
• General Pathology
• Geriatric Dentistry
• Gross Anatomy
• Haematology
• Human Genetic Variation and Evolution
• Inborn Errors of Metabolism
• Introduction to Biochemical Molecules
• Introduction to Biology
• Introduction to Biostatistics
• Introduction to Human Physiology
• Introduction to Medical Studies and Medical Sciences
• Introduction to Statistics: Life Sciences
• Medical Genetics
• Microbiology and Immunology
• Oral Health Sciences
• Organic Chemistry
• Pharmacology
• Pharmacotherapeutics
• Physics
• Principles of Scientific Evidence
• Principles of Clinical Research
• Radiology
• Topics in Human Investigation
• Writing Your First Grant
