title: So you want to be an academic?
abstract: Academic dentistry offers a rewarding and varied career in which the practice of dentistry can be combined with teaching and research. This article outlines the activities that academic staff undertake, discusses the routes by which entry into an academic post can be made, and the ways in which progression and development can take place.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Restorative Dental Care and Clinical Dental Sciences, Dundee Dental Hospital and School, Dundee.
authors.forename: Brendan J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D018865:Dental Research; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D012108:Research Personnel; D013663:Teaching