Periodontist

  Duties and Responsibilities:As a periodontist, you'll treat patients who have gum disease and other issues of the gums and bones surrounding the jaw. Your work may be surgical or non-surgical and might include tasks like placing implants, developing treatment plans, and providing preventative care. 

  Salary:Periodontist vs. Dentist. The American Dental Association reports that as of 2009, the average annual net income for a dentist in private practice was$192,680, while specialists such as periodontists earned an average of $305,820.

  Education:Even after you complete four years of dental school, you are not quite finished.Periodontists are required to complete a periodontics residency, which is usually three years long. In order to become board certified, you will need to pass a written and oral exam administered by the American Board of Periodontology.

  Demand for this particular career:

  * still hands

  * comforting

 

  Reflection: i do not want to become this because i am not interested