Despite the average dental school debt total topping $285,000, dentists on average earn $224,090 annually, according to 2017 data from the American Dental Association and cited by NerdWallet.
Below is a breakdown of how much dentists earn on average annually based on specialty:
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery: $448,140
• Periodontics: $330,690
• Endodontics: $307,460
• Pediatrics: $304,280
• Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics: $289,190
• Prosthodontics: $219,950
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Below is a breakdown of how much dentists earn on average annually based on specialty:
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery: $448,140
• Periodontics: $330,690
• Endodontics: $307,460
• Pediatrics: $304,280
• Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics: $289,190
• Prosthodontics: $219,950
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New York City patient services company partners with 21-office DSO
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App will deliver dentists to patients