Endodontist
Endodontist Job Description
Endodontists are in a specialized branch of Dentistry, they focus more on the inside and roots of the teeth. An endodontists salary can range from anywhere between $65,000 within the first year and over $390,000 over time. Although the average salary for a practicing endodontist that has been in business for a while is somewhere around $300,000 a year. Experience and location are the two main factors of the salary of an endodontist.
Endodontist Salary Statistics as of 2015
Average annual salary for a Endodontist is $167315 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $381369. The lowest salary reported was $61277. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Median hourly wage for a Endodontist is $83.2 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $189.64. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $30.47. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.
Bonuses for a Endodontist are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $6090 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $25500 from people with under 1 year of experience.
These are the highest paying states for a Endodontist. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Arizona – n/a
California – $101,367 – $295,898
Illinois – n/a
Maryland – n/a
New Jersey – n/a
Texas – n/a
Virginia – n/a
These are the highest paying cities for a Endodontist. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
Phoenix, Arizona –
Los Angeles, California –
San Diego, California –
This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Endodontist from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $167315 while in 2007 it was just $155165
How To Become An Endodontist
To become an endodontist you have to attend an accredited Dentistry school and get your dental degree, after you’ve obtained that degree then you must go through at least 2 more years of training and courses. American Accredited programs are a minimum of 2 years in additional training.
After you have completed the training you must be board eligible to take the American Endodontist exam which is three parts. The first part is a written exam focusing on anatomy, biochemistry and pharmacology as well as a few other subjects. The second part is case history where you must tell about a few different endodontic cases and procedures. The third and final part of the exam is an oral exam, they will question on to see how good you are at problem solving and how creative and knowledgeably you are. After completing and passing the three part exam, then you will be able to say you are a certified Endodontist.
Before certifying you and allowing you to perform difficult procedures and surgery on patients, they absolutely have to test you. The exam is one of the most important parts about becoming an Endodontist, passing it could stand between you and a future career path. The four years of school and the two years of training should have definitely mentally and physically prepared you for the exam and also for future patients.
Work Environment
This specific type of Dental professionals usually work in family dental businesses, hospitals, health care, and also for the military. The salary of an endodontist also depends upon where he will be practicing at like a military base or a hospital, salary can increase at certain places.
These types of dentist mainly specialize in root canals or if a tooth ever has to be removed and then replaced. Seeing as a root canal is such a complex procedure, it requires you to go to an endodontist as they have a bit more expertise focusing on the insides of the teeth. They also may have to perform or take x-rays of a patient’s mouth, so they will have to know how to use that type of machinery. If you have to have surgery performed by an endodontist he will be able to prescribe pain medication for you.
Job Outlook
An endodontist goes through quite a lot of training and exams before actually working on a patient. They have to be tested by experts before they can become certified. That is really good because some of their cases will be worse than others as well as some patients will be younger and may have a higher threshold for pain than others. So there cannot be mistakes in such a field as this.
Endodontist salaries range by experience and location and also because this can be a very dangerous and stressful position to work in. So before you sign up for dental school, you must always be sure if you want to specialize in a certain area or not.
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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 75% of Endodontists were males while 25% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.
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