Where dental ranks among best healthcare jobs

U.S. News & World Report released its best healthcare jobs of 2022 list Jan. 11, and four dental jobs made the cut.

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For the ranking, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify jobs with the greatest hiring demand. Jobs were then scored using seven component measures: 10-year growth volume, 10-year growth percentage, median salary, employment rate, future job prospects, stress level and work-life balance. For more on methodology, click here.

Here’s how dental jobs rank:

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon — No. 7

Dentist — No. 16

Orthodontist — No. 18

Prosthodontist — No. 25

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