Corporations who create supplies and equipment for the industry involve licensed dentists in Research & Development, beta testing and other fields related to the development of new products and procedures.
Good, interesting ones are forensic dentistry or archeological dentistry- in both you are using your skills, and science, and being a detective to identify and solve historic and criminal puzzles.
The most common science career would be Forensic science. The options you have would be medical examiner, crime lab analyst, crime scene examiner, and forensic engineer.