Duties and Responsibilities: Orthodontist, a specialty within the dental profession, involves straightening teeth and correcting bites. As an orthodontist, you are responsible for locating problems with the positioning of patients' teeth and with their oral development. You might use x-rays or plaster molds of your patients teeth to do this. Salary: $188,000 Education: In order to become an orthodontist, students need to complete four years of dental school. Coursework in dental school includes anatomy, physiology and microbiology, as well as classes that apply more specifically to orthodontics, such as dental anatomy and occlusion, pediatric dentistry and dental materials. Dental students learn in traditional classroom settings but are also required to gain practical experience treating patients in clinics during their last two years of study. Demand or Need for Profession: Reading comprehension-medium (level 4) Active listening-medium (level 5) writing-me...