Pediatrician or orthodontist?

I took an online test to see what career suites me and from my results I really liked the pediatrician and orthodontist careers, but I am not sure which is better.. do you have any sudgestions?..like which career pays more or works more hours.. stuff like that...

Pediatrician or orthodontist?
Which is better verses pays better?





Hmmm,





the Orthodontist has the highest suicide of any professional and the pediatrician has the highest liability insurance costs of all medical professions.





Causing Pain in the mouth and the related stress verses rarely but the reality of seeing babies die.





As a nurse, none of my high tech babies ever died but it is something doctors see a lot of in time.





And time..you will be working 16 to 18 hour days and every other weekend as a doc. You will be on call several nights a week.





If you are a doctor, you are always a doctor, 24 hours a day. People don't 911 their dentist. Even if you break a tooth after hours, we will see you at the hospital usually.





You have a very hard decision to make.





There are more important things than money.





All of the above are great answers. Feed them into the free Choose It program you will find half way down the page on the site below. It is a decision matrix tool for such questions.





If you want time off and less pressure, go elsewhere. If you are committed and love people, follow your heart.
Reply:both are good pay and career. use head or tail method
Reply:That depends. A Pediatrician is a medical doctor, and an Orthodontist is a Dental doctor. In order to become a Pediatician, you need the following training:





- 4 years Bachelor degree


- 4 years medical school


- 3 years Pediatrics residency





In order to become an Orthondotist, you need:


- 4 years Bachelor degree


- 4 years dental school


- 2 years Orthodontics residency





With Pediatrics you'll be treating kids, orthodontics you can treat everyone.





The thing is, Medical doctors (MD) have alot more prestige then Orthodontics, and the pay will probably be better. Orthodontics have better hours (usually 9-5) but Pediatricians usually have better pay.
Reply:both are pretty good, but requires medical school after college (or during once you get the necessary classes done for admissions)





if you like kids, then go with pediatrician.


if you like teeth, then go with orthodontist. they usually get a lot from 1 patient but there's no gurantee on how many patients they can receive. pediatricians usually get a lot more business. depends on where you work at or whether u open up your own clinic
Reply:Orthodontics





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Pediatricians





A pediatrician is a physician who specializes in the care of children and the treatment of children\'s ailments. Pediatricians must go to college and medical school like all other physicians. They must then do an internship and residency at a hospital, also like other doctors. However, after their training is complete and they become doctors, they study pediatrics, the study of children\'s diseases and ailments. A large part of a pediatrician\'s job is to educate parents about their children\'s health and to help them deal with behavioral issues that may have little to do with illness. Both you and your child need to be able to trust and feel comfortable with the person you choose. So in addition to finding a doctor who is a good clinician, it\'s important for you to find a person you and your children are comfortable with.
Reply:Both careers are great, they are very rewarding and very hard to achieve and keep. You can also take in mind what are the requirements of schooling.. usually medicine is longer than dentistry, and to get to a med school is harder than dental school. Also when you graduate the interships for MD are longer than for dentists, insurance is more expensive for MDs as I have heard, also I heard dentistry is cheaper... But anyways if you really dont know for sure, what you should do is try to volunteer with the patients, I was in the same ordeal, but after I volunteer I found out what I really did want to be. Good luck deciding ^^