Not necessarily true. Some dentists do make much more such as specialists or those that work a great deal. The national average for dentists is 120-155K from Salary.com. Take into consideration that you have to spend more time in school to be a dentist and the resultant loans you have to pay back being an anesthetist is a much smarter move as far as money is concerned. No worries about running an office and the extra hours and costs that entails either.

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