Also called: Pedodontist
Cares for the teeth of babies, kids, and teens, including those with special needs.
Works in a colorful office with ceiling TVs, counts teeth on wiggly toddlers, paints sealants, fixes cavities, and uses lots of patience and humor to make kids actually like the dentist.
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-year pediatric dentistry 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. AI speeds X-ray reads and charting; calming a wiggly toddler and treating kids with special needs stays human.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Child development, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1029.
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