Periodontist

Duties and responsibilities:

Periodontist treat patients that have medical issues in their gums or bones surrounding the jaw. Their duties may or may not include surgical procedures but it does include tasks like placing implants. Also they develop treatment plans and provide preventative care. They also may work in helping patients if they have issues like tooth sensitivity. They work in clinics dental schools and hospitals.

Educational requirements:

Becoming a periodontist takes the same educational path as becoming a dentist like completing a dental school followed by residency in periodontics. Two years of prior college study and a dental admissions test is required to enter in a dental school.  Dental school usually takes about four years to graduate from but in those years you will learn laboratory instructions.

Average salary:

$101,180 - $245,538

Reflection: I wouldn't want to become one because it doesn't really interest me.