2006-12-22 11:35:57 · 10 answers · asked by blaredangell 1 in Health ➔ Dental
In the US for 2006:
Median salary for dentists is about $120,000
Median salary for optometrists is about $98,000
According to Salary.com
Specialists in different branches of dentistry make still more, of course dental school is more rigorous than optometry school. But you have to do what you like, the question is how many years can you take of being a "......."?
2006-12-22 11:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by neuron finder 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A dentist is a doctor. An optometrist fills prescriptions for lenses and cannot treat diseases of the eye.
An opthamologist is a doctor and may perform surgery on the eyes.
Big difference.
2006-12-22 13:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by emmalue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earnings of Optometrists depend on their management abilities, the size and income of the community in which they practice, their length of time in practice, and their type of practice.
Nationally, in 2005, the median net income of Optometrists in sole practice ranged between $110,000 and $122,697 per year. Expenses were about 79% of annual gross income.
Those employed by the federal government started at $54,138 per year (2005), with chief Optometrists earning up to $139,436 annually. The salaries of these federal government workers may be higher in some urban areas. The median yearly earnings of "all" workers in the U.S. were $33,852 in 2005.
Optometrists who were employed by hospitals and related health facilities earned (2005) between $70,100 and $143,600, with the average of $98,900 per year.
Dentists
In 2005, most dentists earned salaries in the $95-150000 range. ... Specialists average about $240000 a year.
2006-12-22 11:49:49 · answer #3 · answered by Lorene 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probly a optometrist lol i am a dentist assisant. i work in the same room as the dentist but if they need somthing i get it and i write down on paper which tooth needs a filling or whatever lol
2006-12-22 12:59:44 · answer #4 · answered by hott m 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A dentist, by five miles.
2006-12-22 12:26:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the dentist..but dealing w/eyes seems more pleasant than putting my hands into other peoples mouths....
2006-12-22 11:37:57 · answer #6 · answered by OliveRuth 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A dentist absolutely, an oral surgeon even more.
2006-12-22 12:43:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say a dentist.
and by the way
u r HOT and would make a hell of a dentist
2006-12-22 11:43:47 · answer #8 · answered by DB9 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would think it would be a dentist
2006-12-22 11:41:41 · answer #9 · answered by Bren 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all depends if they work for themselves or a conglomerate
2006-12-22 12:24:46 · answer #10 · answered by ma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋