Periodontist

Duties and responsibilities:   Examines diagnoses and treats the supporting/surrounding tissues of the teeth. Performs implantation or transplantation of teeth 

Medical research on diseases of military importance. Participates in graduate medical education and trains other personnel. Serves unique duty positions for the Advanced Specialty Education Program in periodontics.

Salary: $111,000 to $212,000

Education: These specialists are very well trained. Not only do they have the same bachelors and dental school degrees as your dentist, they have three additional years of school. Most earn a Ph. D.D. In order to consider becoming a periodontist, you want to begin your foundation in high school. Be sure to take as many high level science and math courses as you possibly can. Maintain a high GPA and do well on the SAT. Select a liberal arts college or university which prepares its students for graduate work. These schools are well known to graduate programs for preparing their students for the rigor and commitment of graduate school.You can major in whatever you would like. However, you must take upper level science courses.

Reflection:  I would like to be a Periodontist because I like what they do. and I will earn money ,and also I’ll be helping people that need my help.