What r pros and cons of different dental specialties (general, orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics,etc)?

I specialize in prosthodontics. I had an additional 2 years of training after my DDS license.





Advantages: I make alot more than regular general dentist so I only have to work 3 day a week. I like challenge: all my cases are diverse and complex. I only have to deal with crowns, bridges, dentures, dental implants, oral cancer reconstruction esthetic and reconstructive dentistry. I feel being a prosthodentist is very rewarding. You see results right away (like veneers, crowns), unlike ortho or perio.


Disadvantages: Few very difficult cases. Patient’s satisfaction. Miscommunication with general dentists.

What r pros and cons of different dental specialties (general, orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics,etc)?
I'm a GP, so I'll answer for myself. I love being able to do whatever I feel qualified to do whenever the opportunity presents itself. As long as I know where to draw the line, I get to enjoy doing something different each and every day and this keep me stimulated and challenged. (Oddly, the specialists tell me that I am one of their "better" referral sources, but I guess that's because I am diagnosing more "specialist" material in the first place.) One endodontist that I refer to told me that the general dentist has the hardest job in dentistry, trying to keep up with all of the new techniques and materials that come out in all areas of dentistry, so I guess that's a "con" in some ways, but it's also a "pro," because that's part of what keeps it so stimulating.

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