Also called: Root Canal Specialist
Specializes in saving teeth through root canals and treating tooth pain from the inside.
Peers through a surgical microscope to clean tiny canals inside a tooth's roots, some narrower than a hair. Sees patients in serious pain and sends them home relieved.
Estimate; BLS top-codes many dental specialist wages.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 10 years after high school. Bachelor's, 4-year dental school (DDS/DMD), then a 2-3 year endodontics residency.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pre-Dental.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. 3D imaging and AI help spot root problems; cleaning tiny canals under a microscope stays precise handwork.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1029.
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