Dental Specialties
There are many specialty programs available once you become a dentist.
The American Dental Association (ADA) recognizes nine different dental specialties and they are listed below along with salary information for each of these specialties. I will give a brief overview of the description of each specialty. Click on the specialty below to see a more detailed description of each specialty.
| Specialty | Salary |
| Public Health Dentist (2) | $125,000 |
| Endodontist (1) | $366,340 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (1) | $125,000 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology(2) | $205,000 |
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery(1) | $516,250 |
| Orthodontist(1) | $290,200 |
| Pediatric Dentist(1) | $346,070 |
| Periodontist(1) | $279,540 |
| Prosthodontist(2) | $280,000 |
| General Dentist(1) | $375,000 |
1: The numbers were calculated using data from the American Dental Association (ADA) called “The 2009 Survey of Dental Private Practice Income from the Private Practice of Dentistry” . The salary data represents the MEAN NET INCOME of private practice dentists.
2:These numbers were calculated by searching job posting websites (monster.com, etc) and finding the going rate for each of these specialties.
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