<p>hey some of my friends told me that on average dentist make more money. Is that true? cause I always thought doctors made more.
What are the averages? can somebody post a link?
thanks</p>
<p>dude...
you should be going into the health field without regard to the income, because quite frankly its shallow as hell if you do. If you're concerned about income, why not go for Investment banking at NYU Stern?</p>
<p>but if you're just curious, try googling "average dentist salaries", and click on the web address that begins with "swz.yahoo.com" or something like that (its a yahoo thing), and from there you'll be able to see the average income for a dentist in your area. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>Get off his back, he's just asking a question. And why do you care if someone gets into the field just for the money, anyway?</p>
<p>ethics perhaps?</p>
<p>I would much rather pay a very smart people to operate on me than some idiot who wants to "help people". Not to sound like I have no heart myself, but a being a physician or dentist is a career--of course money is going to be a prime motivator in luring the smartest into the field. Deny it as much as you like, but you can see the same phenomenom acrosss the board in all high paying professions.</p>
<p>Personally, I believe that to make a great physician, you need to have both heart and brains.</p>
<p>my friends a dentist and he says that you have to invest a TON of money at first on equipment and stuff. The salary can differ based on how much business you get. They're both high paying and its hard to say which one is more.</p>
<p>being smart doesn't mean you are the best doctor. Great doctors and horrible doctors come out of the best med schools anyway. Usually the most brilliant doctors end up doing research. that would be the only reason why ANYONE would go to a top notch med school such as Penn, JHU, Duke, Harvard, etc. is for research, not clinical stuff.</p>
<p>It depends on what kind of dentist/doctor. In general, I would agree that the average dentist earns more than the average doctor due to lower malpractice insurance. However, the top 10% of doctor salaries would be a lot higher than that of the dentist's. Finally, dentistry also is, in most parts, less demanding than medicine.</p>
<p>Plus none of the dentists in our town work more than a 4 day week and no call :) !</p>
<p>I am a dentist, my wife is a dentist, my father was a dentist, and I have numerous uncles that are dentists, etc. That being said, I can only speak from my own experience. From a financial standpoint alone, a dentist can make a significant amount of money. I went to UOP dental school in SF which is the only 3 year program in the country. You can immediately expect $120K out of dental school. A general practitioner with his/her own private practice will earn $150K - $500K. I know that this may sound like a huge range, but I can promise you that the upper limit is acheivable. Dental specialists ie orthodontist, oral surgeons, endontists, etc will most likely make $250K- $800K (in California Bay Area).
On the other hand, doctors need to do a residency and work pretty hard in my opinion. I don't think that they make any more money than dentists, but I am sure that the range is comparable.
A better question is the quality of life. I can tell you that dentits undergo a lot of stress. The stress comes from dental procedures (people's #2 fear behind public speaking), management, and running a business. Personally, I am very happy with my choice, but I don't think that dentistry is for everyone.
Once again, I can't speak for MD's.</p>
<p>choosing a career isnt about the salary or money you will make, it's about what you like and what you want to do in life, shadow BOTH and then decide, that's what I did, but yeah both are excellent careers that require a passion for serving others</p>
<p>to be specific
average dentists i think make more than average primary care physicians
if you become an orthodontist or something then obviously you will make a lot more
just like if you become a radiologist or orthopedic surgeon or something, you will make a lot more</p>
<p>but lets just say someone fresh out of medical school and a family medicine residency versus someone fresh out of dental school
the person from dental school will probably have a higher salary in todays market</p>
<p>and it definitely is important to consider money in your decision
it would be ignorant and silly not to consider how much a job is going to pay you - how do you plan to provide for yourself and your family?</p>
<p>however, your decision shouldnt be based soley on money</p>
<p>Both are called doctor and both make a relatively good living, but these are two very different professions. Whether the salaries are comparable or not shouldn't be a factor in making a decision between the two fields; however, whether you like either of the professions should be a deciding factor.</p>
<p>Here’s what I seem to notice so far from college. I talk in statistics and generalities and of course other are exceptions to what I say.</p>
<p>Those who actually care usually don’t work hard enough to become doctors. Those who do it for money work hard enough for it. They study their stuff, are ambitious, and have often far superior work ethics. The people who care often call these people anti-social and unfit to go into the health professions. What’s funny is the people who spout that trash about having a life, enjoying college, and doing it for love are ■■■■■■■■ and don’t know crap about life outside of school. The people that do it for the money do what they do very well. So what if the guy is doing it for money? He’ll probably be a great dentist and work hard at it since that will increase business for him. So I agree with cc77cc77cc.</p>
<p>For your patient’s sake please look into each profession carefully and choose the one you would love to do every single day.</p>
<p>Doctor J made a good sum playing basketball, and he didn’t even have to go to medical or dental school. Might be a better path, especially if you’re interested in the money.</p>
<p>I will say that dentist and doctor made the same income if you are in a office but if open a personnel clinic than it can raise a lot. I will say that just follow the noble profession without thinking about income.</p>
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<p>Please don’t go into medicine/dentistry for the money, I don’t think you’ll be happy spending 80 hour weeks for something you aren’t truly passionate about. And you’ll see patients as potential money and perform unnecessary procedures for the billing. If you can get into MD/dental school, go into IB or law instead for the money.</p>
<p>Dentists earn more than Doctors even both are working private, for lesser training too. On top of that Dentists life is much easier than Doctors. That’s not fair but that is the life. Why? Because of the government pressure on doctor’s earnings. Plus there is also medical ethics which is much stronger in medical community. Doctors criticize doctors because they earn too much from the patients and they support free healthcare. This is not so much for dentistry. I wish dentists are more passionate about their patients like most doctors but they are not. </p>
<p>Of course, if possible, no one should choose their professions solely because of money but there is nothing wrong considering it. For you, I definitely recommend dentistry.</p>
<p>^ who exactly are you talking to?</p>