There are a lot of conflicting opinions on this thread because, in the end, we're all different types of people and no one can answer this question for you but yourself, OP. I'd just like to add my opinion: have you ever heard the saying, "find a job that you love and you will never work a day in your life?" Well that's like saying, "implement socialism and we'll have a utopian society." It's just too idealist and makes too many assumptions based on faulty knowledge. While I concede it's important not to absolutely HATE your job, I believe that if a career is all you look for in life, you'll be retired somewhere down the line realizing that you missed out on a lot more life has to offer. Many other aspects constitute happiness (and they differ for each individual) besides career choice and income.
I'd guess that I'm probably a lot like you. I was interested in science in high school and throughout undergrad, and discovered medicine before dentistry. Like yourself, I'm not too enthusiastic about choosing dentistry, in fact medicine might even interest me more. What I realized, however, is that people don't choose teeth when they choose dentistry. When people choose a career, they choose what fits them best (for me: owning my own business, working with my hands, getting to have contact with people all day, having the financial security) about the career, not necessarily the central topic of the job (in our case, teeth). While on the surface it may not seem that dentists do much other than fillings and other "boring" procedures that you mentioned, I'm sure there is a LOT of biological science behind these procedures. And that is why I know I won't absolutely hate dentistry. I might not LIVE for practicing dentistry, but then again very few people actually find that "perfect" career. I guess it helps that I love school/tests/learning too, but to each his own.
