Advanced General Dentistry

Types of Degrees Advanced General Dentistry Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many advanced general dentistry graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Graduate Certificate	191
Master’s Degree	33

What Advanced General Dentistry Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, advanced general dentistry majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Advanced General Dentistry Majors

Advanced General Dentistry majors often go into careers in which the following knowledge areas are important:

• 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.
• 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.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
• 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.

Skills for Advanced General Dentistry Majors

The following list of skills has been highlighted as some of the most essential for careers related to advanced general dentistry:

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Abilities for Advanced General Dentistry Majors

A major in advanced general dentistry will prepare for your careers in which the following abilities are important:

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.

What Can You Do With a Advanced General Dentistry Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with advanced general dentistry:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Dentists, General	19.4%	$151,850

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Advanced General Dentistry?

This major tends to be male dominated. About 58% of recent graduates are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of advanced general dentistry majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Advanced General Dentistry. About 9.1% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Advanced General Dentistry

Some careers associated with advanced general dentistry require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to advanced general dentistry have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Some College Courses	7.2%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	5.7%
Master’s Degree	5.8%
Doctoral Degree	82.1%

Online Advanced General Dentistry Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	0	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	3	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	5	0
Post-Master’s	18	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Advanced General Dentistry

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to advanced general dentistry.

Major	Number of Grads
General Dental Clinical Sciences	386
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	300
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology	167
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics	156
Endodontics/Endodontology	137
Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences	130
Periodontics/Periodontology	119
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology	97
Dental Public Health & Education	88
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery	39
Implantology/Implant Dentistry	2
Dental Materials	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.