DENTISTS

Just like we have specialists like a cardiologists taking care of the heart, and nephrologists taking care of the kidneys, similarly we have dentists taking care of our teeth. Our teeth are important to us just like any other vital organ in our body, but sadly they are taken for granted until a big problem sprouts.

A question put forward by many is how come even though physicians who take care of the whole body, have a longer year degree and work more hours, dentists are able to earn as much and sometimes even more than doctors while they only have to deal with teeth. Well it was long before when the trend was that medical schools were said to be more prestigious than dental schools. Nowadays dentists earn equally and enjoy life with the same level of respect, and a good pay. In America a student completes his 3-4 years bachelors’ degree, takes and dental aptitude test and  gets his admission in a 4 years dental program, after graduation he takes two board exams and can then start practicing.

For further specialization just like any other profession you need to give 2-3 years again and then you can double the pay you make as just a general dentist. Income in this profession is big! A general dentist in New York on an average earns $150,000 a year. Where as the salary on a average is scale from $97,019 to $155,515 a year. Some cosmetic dentists are known to be making about $500,000 a year ad working for only 5 to 6 days a week.