Compare Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons & Orthodontists District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Similar skills & knowledge

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Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Service Orientation
Looking for ways to help people.

Medicine and Dentistry
Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

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

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.

Science
Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.

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

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

Speaking
Talking to others.

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.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

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

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.

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

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

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

Management of Personnel Resources
Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.


Typical Level Of Training

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

Doctoral or professional degree

Typical level Of training for Orthodontists
Orthodontists

Doctoral or professional degree

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Licensing

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Licensing for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

License may be required in District of Columbia

Licensing for Orthodontists
Orthodontists

License may be required in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

8 related certifications

Certification for Orthodontists
Orthodontists

2 related certifications

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