How Much Does a Pediatric Dentist Make?

Sara Sentor
Dentists evaluate, diagnose and treat disorders and conditions of the oral cavity and associated areas. This can be surgical or nonsurgical. Pediatric dentistry is concerned with dental treatment options for children up to age 21. Most pediatric dentists are self-employed, so they have a net income rather than a salary.

Variance in Income
The earnings of a pediatric dentist vary according to location, experience the type of practice the dentist runs. The first few years of the dental practice has minimum earnings, but once the practice grows, the income increases.

Specialization
Pediatrics is a specialization in dentistry and thus pediatric dentists earn an income at a higher rate than other dentists. There are practitioner pediatric dentists earning at a much higher rate than the national average.

Median Salary Ranges
According to ihiredental.com, the average salary for a pediatric dentist through May 2009 (based on data provided by 129,587 dentists registered at the ihiredental.com database) was $31,200. The lower salary range is usually for residents and dentists starting their careers.

Top and Bottom Average Ranges
The 25th percentile range for the salary of pediatric dentists is $27,000 while the 75th percentile it is $40,000 [www.ihiredental.com]. The more experience the dentist has over the years and the better the reputation the more the salary average rises.

National Average for Dentists
According to the national income average pediatric dentistry residencies make an average of between $250,000 to $300,000 per year.

Self-Employed and Salary
Most self-employed pediatric dentists make more than the salaried dentists and dentists who specialize average a greater income as well.

World Pediatric Dental Salaries
According to data presented by World Salaries [2008] the income of pediatric dentists in the US is the highest followed closely only by Japan and the United Kingdom.

Reference
•World Salaries http://www.worldsalaries.org/dentist.shtml
•I Hire Dental http://www.ihiredental.com/

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  • Cody2/16/2010

    I find it extremely hard to believe that a pediatric dentist will make less then $120k/year.. Your numbers do not seem to be accurate for an actual pediatric dentist; perhaps you should rename the article to Residency pediatric dentist salary

  • Emergency Dentist11/15/2009

    Emergency Dentist

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