Health & Medicine

Dentistry

Oral health — teeth, gums, and the science of the smile.

Dentistry is the branch of medicine devoted to the mouth, teeth, gums, and jaws, combining clinical care with surgery, radiology, and materials science. Dentists prevent and treat decay and disease, restore damaged teeth, and address alignment — work that sits at the meeting point of medicine, engineering, and craft, and that touches nearly every person's life.