MEDICAL CAREERS

By: Alan Lopez & Ronald Marquez

Table of contents

Dentist Salary Work environment Working tools

Surgeons Different Surgeons Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Otolaryngology Surgeons Cardiothoracic Surgeons Neurosurgery

BibliographyDon’t get surgery in Russia

Salary

From 2004 till now dentist salary has gone up by $40,000.

They approximately earned $68.62 per hour.

The best paid dentist earned more than 170 grand per year.

Work Environment

Some dentists own their own businesses, work alone, or with a small staff.

They were masks, gloves, and safety glasses to protect themselves from infectious diseases.

The work time varies for dentists.

Working Tools

PROBES RETRACTORS

Periodontal Dental explorer Straight probe

Mouth prop Cheek retractor Tongue retractor Lip retractor

How not to pull off a tooth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM3dpPqWG7Y

Surgeons

Surgeons specialize in surgery.

This usually involves the cutting the body parts whether human or animal.

Surgeons do this to remove diseased tissues or repair tear or breakage.

Different Surgeons

Orthopedic Surgery Plastic surgery Otolaryngologist Cardiothoracic Surgery Neurosurgery Vascular Surgery Surgical oncology Anesthesiology Transplant Surgery Trauma Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery

Maybe Best surgeons who want to focus on musculoskeletal system.

They focus on muscular, bones, joints, and nerves.

They can either use surgical or nonsurgical methods to treat a patient.

Plastic Surgeons

Plastic surgeons focus onto areas cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery.

Cosmetic surgeons focus on appearances Reconstructive surgery focuses on damaged

face or body parts due to either congenital problems or accidents.

Otolaryngology Surgeons

To put it simply Otolaryngology Surgeons focus from the throat and above.

50% of all office visits pertain to this career.

These surgeons can fix ear and throat infections and can help with cancer within these areas.

Cardiothoracic Surgeons

Address damage to the heart and the valves surrounding it.

Surgeons might add shunts, replace valves remove overgrown parts of the heart, or parts that aren’t working well via surgical techniques.

Neurosurgery

Treats conditions that affect the central nervous system.

Surgeons usually preform surgery on the brain.

But they can also perform spinal surgery, even on damage peripheral nerves.

Don’t Get heart surgery in Russia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT9DvEmFQ0c

Bibliography

www.bls.gov money.usnews.com www.wisgeek.com en.wikipedia.org