The career of Stomatology and Dentistry is part of the careers of the health sciences. His area of knowledge covers the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of pathologies. They also study anomalies and diseases that occur in the oral cavity and adjacent areas. Such as they are: gums, palate, mucous membranes, glands, tongue, lips and teeth.
Thus, the graduates of this career are in charge of promoting oral health. They are also responsible for allowing the proper function of tissues and organs required for functions such as breathing, smiling, speaking and chewing.
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Therefore, professionals in Stomatology and Dentistry have a very important role in the national health system. Everything is thanks to its preventive and corrective activity of oral conditions and ailments or of its environment.
Likewise, the graduate has a fundamental activity in campaigns and activities conducive to oral hygiene and education for the correct care of dental and surrounding structures.
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Finally, to carry out such an ambitious curriculum, it is complemented with several specializations that include, among others, endodontics, reconstructive and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, periodontics and even the specialty forensic.
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In this article you will find:
Salary of the graduate in Stomatology and Dentistry in Mexico
Ranked as the 28th profession with the best salary in Mexico there is the career of Stomatology and Dentistry. Its graduates can earn $ 11,346 in monthly average for income from schooling. For reference they are approximately US $ 594 on average per month.
As indicated above, these professionals have a wide field of specialization. There are various postgraduate programs for this area of knowledge. In this case, if the Stomatology and Dentistry professional also obtains a degree of this type, his salary will increase. They can reach an average of $ 16,320 per month, that is, approximately US $ 854 per month.
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In this same sense, it is necessary to train professionally to practice a career in one of these educational centers located in CDMX:
- National Polytechnic Institute.
- Metropolitan Autonomous University
- Intercontinental University
- UNAM
- Technological University of Mexico
There, topics such as anatomy, physiology, biomaterials, surgery, histology, periodontics, oral morphology, among others, will be studied. Those related to its theme are the following programs:
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- Maxillofacial Surgery
- Dental nursing
- Dental technician
The work of graduates in Stomatology and Dentistry
The work of these professionals can be carried out in specialized centers of the public sector and the private sector, many of these professionals can work in a private way in their own private offices, as well as in teaching, giving classes in educational centers or in activities of investigation.
However, they are also frequently used in companies that sell, distribute or manufacture medical-surgical materials, dental prostheses and instruments used in clinical practice.
The most generalized activities practiced by professionals in Stomatology and Dentistry are:
- Prevent, diagnose and treat oral problems in general
- Perform clinical examinations in the oral cavity of your patients
- Detect conditions in the mouth, as well as in nearby structures and tissues
- Heal and rehabilitate oral conditions
- Perform the extraction, whitening and cleaning of teeth
- Place dentures
- Detect gingivitis, tooth decay, or periodontitis
