Dental Salary (not the typical one I hope)

[Dr34566]

The general average for dentists according to Salary.com is $130,000/yr. Is this true? Do dentists on average get $130,000? Most importantly, is this before or after taxes and other fee. What can a dentist expect to bring home after taxes and fees, etc?

Also do most people in dental school have a bachelor's degree? Reading the statistics of a university I noticed most do. Is this true?

Thanks.

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[12YearOldKid]

before taxes

 

[philchungski]

i think those are before taxes figures...

as for the BA/BS issue... due to increasing competition for dental admittance, i think the standard is now higher.... i think most, if not all dental students, have a bachelor's degree or higher...

 

[Dr34566]

What can a dentist expect to bring home in pay then? I thought dentists were paid higher than pharmacists?

 

[rjarvis]

these are most likely numbers from salaried dentists, associates, only. A dentist that owns his/her practice will make much more than that.

 

[mg777]

The general average for dentists according to Salary.com is $130,000/yr. Is this true? Do dentists on average get $130,000? Most importantly, is this before or after taxes and other fee. What can a dentist expect to bring home after taxes and fees, etc?

Also do most people in dental school have a bachelor's degree? Reading the statistics of a university I noticed most do. Is this true?

Thanks.

Most dentists make thousands of dollars. You should start studying fot the DAT asap, then come back and ask which are the best dental schools and if you should do ortho or endo.

 

[El Sol]

The general average for dentists according to Salary.com is $130,000/yr. Is this true? Do dentists on average get $130,000? Most importantly, is this before or after taxes and other fee. What can a dentist expect to bring home after taxes and fees, etc?

Also do most people in dental school have a bachelor's degree? Reading the statistics of a university I noticed most do. Is this true?

Thanks.

Salary.com shows averages for salaried positions. GDP who own their own practice earn over $185,940; the average earnings for a dental specialist was over $315,000. But yeah, hit the DAT.

Oh and which are the best dental schools mg777?

 

[aphistis]

Salary.com shows averages for salaried positions. GDP who own their own practice earn over $185,940; the average earnings for a dental specialist was over $315,000. But yeah, hit the DAT.

Oh and which are the best dental schools mg777?

What's the difference between DDS and DMD?

 

[DrJeff]

What's the difference between DDS and DMD?

 

[shabu2]

What's the difference between DDS and DMD?

Big Willy is funny.

 

[llGSll K9]

DMDs make more than DDS right?

 

[pmantz]

DMDs make more than DDS right?

The MD in DMD stands for mucho dinero.

 

[MaxAnn]

The biggest detriment to your salary is going to be student loans. Right now, I am around 87 K and counting with two more years to go. Without significant help, I am going to be paying this stuff back for the rest of my life.

 

[hotdog003]

What are the options after completing dental school? Do you have to open your own practice or you can get jobs? what is the prevalent model?

where do you get jobs and what is the typical starting salary?

 

[lgwdnbdgr]

DMDs make more than DDS right?

I think DDSs can operate, while DMDs can prescribe drugs.

 

[DMDreaming]

The general average for dentists according to Salary.com is $130,000/yr. Is this true? Do dentists on average get $130,000? Most importantly, is this before or after taxes and other fee. What can a dentist expect to bring home after taxes and fees, etc?

Also do most people in dental school have a bachelor's degree? Reading the statistics of a university I noticed most do. Is this true?

Thanks.

Although I haven't been accepted into dental school yet, I have been a dental assistant for over a decade. One female dentist (and close personal friend) I work with was hired as an associate and her pay was based on 35% of her production. For 2004, she only worked 2 and a half days a week and had a 6 week maternity leave. She grossed 157,000 that year. She now owns 2 practices and makes considerably more than this.
Oh, one other thing, as with any profession income will vary by state and local economy. I'm partial to CO because dental assistants with EDDA training can earn you a larger income than other states. The assisting laws allow them to fill restorations, seat temp crowns, and many other things other states do not allow. This frees the dentist up to move on to other patients and concentrate their efforts on the more difficult and often more profitable cases.
Hope this helps.

 

[DMDreaming]

I think DDSs can operate, while DMDs can prescribe drugs.

As I mentioned in another posting, I'm not a dental school student but have many years of dental assisting experience under my belt. I've worked with both DMDs and DDSs and both were had DEA licenses to prescribe drugs.

 

[jackbauer!]

As I mentioned in another posting, I'm not a dental school student but have many years of dental assisting experience under my belt. I've worked with both DMDs and DDSs and both were had DEA licenses to prescribe drugs.

 

[HuyetKiem]

As I mentioned in another posting, I'm not a dental school student but have many years of dental assisting experience under my belt. I've worked with both DMDs and DDSs and both were had DEA licenses to prescribe drugs.

Those DDS were using illegal or borrowed DEA license to prescribe drugs. You should report them to their State Board

 

[DMDreaming]

Those DDS were using illegal or borrowed DEA license to prescribe drugs. You should report them to their State Board

According to the ADA and the CDA, DMDs and DDSs can both prescribe medications as long as they are properly licensed by the DEA and aren't restricted by disciplinary sanctions in their state. Besides, if DDSs couldn't prescribe, they would either have to be in practice with a DMD or they wouldn't be able to properly treat patients with abcessed teeth (need antibiotics and possibly pain med) and would have a harder time treating patients with mitrovalve prolapse, joint replacements etc (require pre-med).

 

[armorshell]

According to the ADA and the CDA, DMDs and DDSs can both prescribe medications as long as they are properly licensed by the DEA and aren't restricted by disciplinary sanctions in their state. Besides, if DDSs couldn't prescribe, they would either have to be in practice with a DMD or they wouldn't be able to properly treat patients with abcessed teeth (need antibiotics and possibly pain med) and would have a harder time treating patients with mitrovalve prolapse, joint replacements etc (require pre-med).

I'm pretty sure that's the old guideline, you may want to take a look at the ADA update released last january, especially if you know of a provider operating under the old guidelines. The training a DMD and DDS receive are worlds apart, and they really shouldn't be performing tasks outside of their purvue.

Here's the link: http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/topics/accredit/deg01192006.asp

 

[aphistis]

OK, that's enough. Ye gads, what hath I wrought?

 

[DrJeff]

and would have a harder time treating patients with mitrovalve prolapse, joint replacements etc (require pre-med).

Not anymore, check out the new guidelines (actually being serious here for a moment)

 

[DrJeff]

OK, that's enough. Ye gads, what hath I wrought?

Please Oh newly Doctored super moderatored one let this keep going, its making for a good read today!