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Why are people so set on talking about the failing nature of being an endodontist? Every single metric about the US population points to the fact that we will have a very old population by the year 2040. I imagine with an aging population there will naturally be a lot more decay that occurs within their teeth. I also imagine that they will be much less willing to get implants done as it is more costly and takes a much longer time to complete and anecdotally speaking my grandparents hate anything that requires them to leave the house for any extended period of time. Meanwhile root canals are a very quick operation and have a very short recovery time as well. I am a predental student but I just wanted to gain some insight on this. Mainly I wanted to hear what everyone's opinions are about this as it seems like the entire narrative around SDN and reddit is that endo or specialization in general is this futile endeavor. I feel as though endodontistry is here to stay and will always be a top specialty program to specialize in along with peds, OMFS, and ortho but obviously my knowledge is very limited compared to the practicing dentists/specialists here. Thanks in advance for all the insight!
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