Compare Dentists, General & Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Dentists, General $194,200
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Not Available

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Time Management
Managing your time and the time of other people.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Personnel and Human Resources
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.


skills & knowledge Gaps

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Therapy and Counseling Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dentists, General
Dentists, General
Low
Therapy and Counseling Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Medium

Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

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Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dentists, General
Dentists, General
Medium
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
High

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

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Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Dentists, General
Dentists, General
Medium
Biology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
High

Biology
Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Dentists, General
Dentists, General

Doctoral or professional degree

Typical level Of training for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Dentists, General
Dentists, General

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

License may be required in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Dentists, General
Dentists, General

18 related certifications

Certification for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

8 related certifications

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