Which field in dentistry require the least manual skills?

[applicant]

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Which field in dentistry require the least manual skills?

would appreciate any input.

 

[Yah-E]

Two specialties: Public Health or Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology

Even dental researcher needs to have some manual dexterity to control pippets and test tubes.

 

[stdupont]

I'd say, oral pathology,
a pathologist mostly work with microscopes

 

[Kung Foo]

The majority of the "alternate careers in dentistry" explored by the 5% of dentists not in private practice require a lesser degree of manual dexterity... insurance adjustor...the aforementioned public health, radiology and oral pathology...non-clinical dental school professor.... my personal favorite: oral anatomy guru - learn the lingo, write a textbook and you're golden!

seriously though, anyone with D.D.S. after their name has or had a serious amount of manual dexterity and bag of skills to make it through school and boards.

Yah-E - glad you mentioned research requiring manual skills - it was pretty embarassing this summer when my advisor was looking at my ELISA data and commented: this looks like it was pipetted by gerbils!!!

 

[sjdent]

Definitely oral path. They're scholars more into research. Sounds incredibly boring to me....🙄