Career Paths in Oral Health

185 Pages·2018·2.341 MB·English

by  Rodrigo J. Mariño, Michael V. Morgan, A. Damien Walmsley

Career Paths
in Oral Health

Rodrigo J. Mariño
Michael V. Morgan
A. Damien Walmsley
Editors
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Career Paths in Oral Health
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Rodrigo J. Mariño Michael V. Morgan
A. Damien Walmsley
Editors
Career Paths in Oral Health
Editors
RodrigoJ.Mariño MichaelV.Morgan
MelbourneDentalSchool MelbourneDentalSchool
UniversityofMelbourne UniversityofMelbourne
Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
A.DamienWalmsley
TheSchoolofDentistry
UniversityofBirmingham
Birmingham,UnitedKingdom
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Preface
Oralhealthprofessionalscontinuetobeingreatdemandasskilledpractitionerswho
provideexpertiseintheassessment,prevention,diagnosisandtreatmentofinjuries,
diseasesandconditions,deformities orlesions ofthehuman teeth,mouth,jawand
associatedstructures.Oralhealthprofessionals(OHPs)haveahighlydiverserange
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),academicwork(bothteachingandresearch)andnon-traditionalcareers,
forexampleincommunity,government,administration,policymakingandgovern-
ment research. OHPs’ skills also translate into areas as diverse as dental materials
developmentandmanufacturing,clinicaltrialsandoutcomesevaluation.
Thepracticeoforalhealthcareincludesawidevarietyofrolesandcareers,and
manystudentsintheearlystagesoftheirstudiesinoralhealthmaynotbeawareof
thebreadthoftheirfutureprofessionanditsmanyspecialties.Careerpathsinoral
healthisareferenceguideforanyoneconsideringacareerinoralhealth.Thebook
addresses the growing demand among oral health professions’ students and
professionals for comprehensive information about the careers available in oral
health and the many roles an oral health professional can play. Career paths in
oral healthdescribesthedifferent pathways tothese many careers,theeducational
requirementsandtheidealcharacterstrengthsandinterests.Thisbookprovidesthe
reader with an understanding of the different career paths OHPs can take. It is a
detailedanddescriptivecareerguidefortoday’soralhealthprofessionals.
Careerpathsinoralhealthcaterstoreaderswhoareseekinganintroductionto
the oral health professions field, who wish to consider new possibilities for them-
selveswithinthefieldorwhowishtoacquaintthemselveswithcontemporaryissues
and debates within the profession, for example on topics such as selection criteria
and professional development. This book is also ideal for readers seeking more
personalportraitsofdifferentcareersinoralhealth,suchasundergraduatestudents
choosing a career path and oral health graduates who may feel unsure about their
careeroptions.
Thechapters’authorshavebeencarefullyselectedtorepresentthediverserangeof
views which exist regarding OHP, as well as for their expertise and authority in their
specific topic areas. Authors also cover their topics from an international perspective;
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theyarefromvariouscountriesandbothacademicandnon-academicbackgrounds.The
authorshavebeenselectedfortheirdistinctioninparticularcareersandincludeintheir
contributionsinsightsgainedfrompersonalexperience.Thechaptersarepresentedusing
a similar model: starting with a general overview of the career or career path, each
chapter outlines entry and educational requirements, including skills and personal
attributes.Personalitytraitsneededforsuccessinthecareerarediscussed,aswellasa
reviewoftheresponsibilitiesandadvantagesanddisadvantagesofworkingineachfield.
Thisbook isorganisedinto five parts and thirteen chapters.The writingreflects
thebroadreadershipbasewewanttoserve,withthebookadoptingascholarlybut
accessible style which will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate audiences as
well as to broader sections of the community. The chapters are written by leading
internationalscholarsandaddressthefollowingquestions:
(cid:129) Whypursueacareerinoralhealth?
(cid:129) Howwouldanoralhealthprofessionalbenefithis/herpatients/thecommunityby
his/herinvolvementinoralhealth?
(cid:129) Whateducationandotherbackgroundisneededtohaveacareerinoralhealth?
(cid:129) What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of the oral health
professions?
Astrengthofeachchapteristheauthors’personalstoriesanddescriptionsofwhy
andhoweachonetookthecareerpaththeydid.Thus,eachchapterincludespersonal
insights from the authors and co-authors as well as invited contributors and
highlights lessons gained from personal experience. Some chapters also include
recommendedfurtherreadings.
PartI“Choosingoralhealthasacareer”comprisesfourchapterswhichcritically
examinethehistoryoftheprofessions,theirpracticesandthemanylegalandother
aspects involved. This section also describes the responsibilities of various oral
healthprofessionsandgivesageneraloverviewoftherequiredskillsandpersonality
traits.
Thesecondpart“Clinicalcareerpathinoralhealth”includestwochapterswhich
describethemainaspectsofthepracticeofdentistry,includingitsspecialties.This
section discusses career options and opportunities for general dental practitioners
(GDPs) and how GDPs can enrich their professional life by obtaining additional
experiences and education. The chapters also present profiles of oral health
professionalsworkinginvariousspecialties.
PartIII“Non-clinicalcareerpathsinoralhealth”hasfourchapterswhichreview
non-clinicalcareerpathsandnon-traditionaldentalcareers,careerpathsinorganised
dentistryandinternationalorganisationsandcareerpathsinthedentalindustry.The
goal is to construct a sampling frame that represents oral health professionals in
non-clinicalspecialties.
The fourth part “Academic career paths in oral health” has two chapters. This
section describes careers in academic research, including how oral health
professionalscanbenefitfromresearch,eveniftheydonotwanttopursueacareer
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in academic research or in dental education. This includes details of the training
pathsandopportunitiestofollowtodevelopresearchskillsandcredentials.
The final part has only one chapter concerning occupational health and retire-
ment.Thischapterisasurvivalguidefororalhealthprofessionalsanddiscusseskey
issuesaroundhealthandretirement.
Melbourne,VIC,Australia RodrigoJ.Mariño
Melbourne,VIC,Australia MichaelV.Morgan
Birmingham,UK A.DamienWalmsley
Contents
PartI ChoosingOralHealthasaCareer
1 DentistryinaHistoricalPerspectiveandaLikelyFuture
oftheProfession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
OleFejerskov,SergioUribe,andRodrigoJ.Mariño
2 Licensing,Regulation,andInternationalMovementofOral
HealthProfessionals(OHPs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
MadhanBalasubramanian,NicolasGiraudeau,HeikoSpallek,
OsvaldoBadenier,andRodrigoJ.Mariño
3 HowtoSelectaCareerinOralHealth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
JulieSatur,YokoKawaguchi,NelsonHerrera,andRodrigoJ.Mariño
4 OralHealthProfessions:Education,Responsibilities,andGeneral
OverviewofCareersinOralHealth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
LilyT.Garcia,CarolynBooker,NaomiTickhill,
andA.DamienWalmsley
PartII ClinicalCareerPathinOralHealth
5 GeneralDentalPracticeasaCareer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
JamieRobertsonandGustavoMoncada
6 DentalSpecialties:HowtoChooseYours. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
MarioBrondani,DiegoArdenghi,andRodrigoJ.Mariño
PartIII Non-clinicalCareerPathinOralHealth
7 Non-clinicalOralHealthPracticeSpecialities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
JohnClement,SergioUribe,andRodrigoJ.Mariño
8 Non-traditionalCareersinOralHealth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
LeonieM.Short,LuisCastro,andRodrigoJ.Mariño
9 CareerPathsinOrganisedDentistryandInternational
Organisations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
AnaArana,JulieSatur,andRodrigoJ.Mariño
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10 CareerPathsinOralHealthIndustry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
GuyGoffin,SusanCartwright,andStephenHaynes
PartIV AcademicCareerPathinOralHealth
11 ResearchinOralHealth:ACareerPath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
RodrigoJ.MariñoandVictorMinichiello
12 ACareerinDentalEducation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
ElizabethTreasure,CallumDurward,andEliSchwarz
PartV HealthandRetirementIssues
13 HealthandRetirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
VictorMinichiello,MichaelI.MacEntee,AndrewRugg-Gunn,
RodrigoJ.Mariño,RowanD.Story,andElhamEmami
Part I
Choosing Oral Health as a Career