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Job outlook for endodontists in the United States
Are endodontist jobs in demand?
Endodontist job and salary trends over time
Endodontist jobs over time
Endodontist job growth rate over time
| Year | # Of Jobs | % Of Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 801 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 946 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 899 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 757 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 774 | 0.00% |
Average endodontist salary over time
Endodontist salary by year
| Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $209,344 | $100.65 | +24.5% |
| 2024 | $168,138 | $80.84 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | $167,852 | $80.70 | --23.0% |
| 2022 | $217,956 | $104.79 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | $197,581 | $94.99 | +1.2% |
Endodontist jobs by state
Most common states for endodontists
| Rank | State | Population | # of Jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 36 | 4% |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 98 | 2% |
| 3 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 26 | 2% |
| 4 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 12 | 2% |
| 5 | Florida | 20,984,400 | 134 | 1% |
| 6 | New York | 19,849,399 | 114 | 1% |
| 7 | Michigan | 9,962,311 | 91 | 1% |
| 8 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 61 | 1% |
| 9 | South Carolina | 5,024,369 | 52 | 1% |
| 10 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 37 | 1% |
| 11 | Louisiana | 4,684,333 | 36 | 1% |
| 12 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 28 | 1% |
| 13 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 24 | 1% |
| 14 | Mississippi | 2,984,100 | 16 | 1% |
| 15 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 12 | 1% |
| 16 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 10 | 1% |
| 17 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 10 | 1% |
| 18 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 10 | 1% |
| 19 | Alaska | 739,795 | 8 | 1% |
| 20 | Delaware | 961,939 | 5 | 1% |
Most common cities for endodontists
| Rank | City | # of Jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverview | 4 | 6% | $205,453 |
| 2 | Dover | 2 | 6% | $235,549 |
| 3 | Franklin | 2 | 6% | $196,183 |
| 4 | Chesterfield | 2 | 4% | $243,742 |
| 5 | Hattiesburg | 2 | 4% | $229,598 |
| 6 | Burnsville | 2 | 3% | $191,922 |
| 7 | Fishers | 2 | 3% | $198,968 |
| 8 | Lafayette | 2 | 3% | $200,163 |
| 9 | Lakeville | 2 | 3% | $191,666 |
| 10 | Green Bay | 2 | 2% | $200,109 |
| 11 | Tucson | 5 | 1% | $197,207 |
| 12 | Glendale | 2 | 1% | $200,466 |
| 13 | Henderson | 2 | 1% | $216,154 |
| 14 | Killeen | 2 | 1% | $167,116 |
| 15 | Madison | 2 | 1% | $197,557 |
| 16 | Austin | 2 | 0% | $165,913 |
| 17 | Boston | 2 | 0% | $186,284 |
| 18 | Fresno | 2 | 0% | $226,835 |
Endodontist job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of endodontist experts
University of California - Los Angeles
University of New England
Marquette University
Florida National University
University of Illinois at Chicago
Spokane Community College
University of Michigan School of Dentistry
The Ohio State University
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s
Tufts University
Dona Ana Community College
Marc Hayashi DMD, MBA, FACD, FICD
Associate Clinical ProfessorUniversity of California - Los Angeles
Dentistry
What Endodontist skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Marc Hayashi DMD, MBA, FACD, FICD: It is a stable career that provides you a lot of options in terms of career interests and growth, and allows you to provide a needed service to patients.
What will help Endodontists increase their earning potential?
Marc Hayashi DMD, MBA, FACD, FICD: Likes: helping patients, flexibility in scheduling, career growth and different paths available. Dislikes: stressful at times, being a business owner and managing the problems that arise, debt/cost of education.
What Endodontist skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Dr. Mary Melo DDS, M.Sc, PhD, FADM, FACD: Digital Dentistry is also growing and becoming part of our dental routine. Skills in digital scanning, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing), and 3D printing will become increasingly essential as these technologies become standard in practice.
Another growing and always important aspect of our dental profession is interprofessionalism. A deeper understanding of how dental health intersects with overall health will be critical.
What will help Endodontists increase their earning potential?
Dr. Mary Melo DDS, M.Sc, PhD, FADM, FACD: The first thing that comes to my mind is never stop learning. Dentistry constantly evolves, with new techniques, materials, and technologies emerging. Commit to lifelong learning through continuing education courses, certifications, and conferences is very important for a dentist to provide the best care to their patients.
Keep in mind that you should always prioritize patient well-being and ethical practice. Building a reputation for high-quality care will attract more patients and enhance your professional satisfaction.
I also recommend to develop strong interpersonal skills. Dentistry is not just about technical skill; it's also about how well you connect with patients. Developing empathy, communication skills, and understanding patient needs are crucial for success.
Oliver Keefer DDS
Assistant Clinical ProfessorUniversity of New England
College of Dental Medicine
What skills stand out on Endodontist resumes?
Oliver Keefer DDS: Several skills may help to highlight a dentist's abilities when looking at a basic resume. These skills may help demonstrate an experience level with many unique dental procedures, including expertise in molar endodontics (root canals), dental implant surgical placement and restoration, and familiarity with removable prosthetics (dentures and partial dentures). Previous training and exposure to digital dentistry (CAD/CAM in particular) are often considered a positive, as it helps to show the dentist is current with the most recent advances in the field. Completion of a post-graduate level program beyond the standard four-year dental education, such as an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) or a General Practice Residency (GPR), is another factor that may help bolster a dentist's job opportunities within a competitive applicant pool.
What soft skills should all Endodontists possess?
Oliver Keefer DDS: As with many other career fields, communication skill is a major factor in a dentist's ability to excel. High levels of effective communication allow a dentist to treat various patients and work in a small-team environment with dental auxiliary staff. A dentist should be comfortable dealing with anxious patients while showing compassion, empathy, and patience daily. If they can lead other team members as well as have an understanding of delegation of work tasks and responsibilities, they will be more likely to build a strong clinical team. Finally, strong time management habits and basic business skills will make a dentist more likely to become a productive and effective clinician (and potential small-business owner).
What hard/technical skills are most important for Endodontists?
Oliver Keefer DDS: The technical skills are introduced while in dental school and are honed over many years of practice. A newly graduated dentist should be competent in common restorative procedures (fillings, crowns, etc.), have a general understanding of basic surgical technique (tooth extraction, gum surgery, wound healing, etc.), and treat patients who require removable prosthetics. A new dentist should also be comfortable treating children and geriatric patients. Dentists will need excellent treatment planning and radiographic interpretation knowledge, and satisfactory hand skill that allows for detailed, precise, and exacting procedures. Although not a technical skill, dentists need to think analytically and methodically, with experience reading and understanding scientific and clinical journals.
What certifications/licenses/courses can have the biggest impact for Endodontists?
Dr. Yasser Khaled: I think a GPR or AEGD program or even some continuous education hands on courses can be really helpful.
What will help Endodontists increase their earning potential?
Dr. Yasser Khaled: I think the most important advice for my graduating students is to be humble and treat thier patients nicely and have good bed side manners and make sure to have a nice rapport with their patients..This might seem to take more time but will pay off on the long term..
Mauricio Restrepo
Dental Department HeadFlorida National University
Dental Department
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Endodontists?
Mauricio Restrepo: The pandemic has put more than 450 million people in the United States of America on a pause mode and our students have been no exception! Our students have been in online classes for over 9 months and still are in hybrid classes, indicating that their graduations will be postponed until the practical content of their courses could be finally completed. In reality, I believe that the impact of the pandemic will be remedied over the months and the lives of our students will return to normal.
What's a good job out of college for Endodontists?
Mauricio Restrepo: Our students are sent to laboratories to begin their practice in the work force, mostly in entry-level positions, and gradually emerge to positions of greater responsibility, rank and salary.
What technical skills for an Endodontist stand out to employers?
Mauricio Restrepo: Dental laboratory technology, as its name implies, requires from the student a manual dexterity above the average, knowledge of prosthodontics and artistry, which makes them unique technicians, whose hands speak for them.
What general advice would you give to an Endodontist?
Dr. Joel Schwartz: Any student but particularly students in medicine and science needs to be flexible in their goals. To achieve these goals requires achieving a variety of skills and knowledge in science and communication.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Endodontist job market given the pandemic?
Dr. Joel Schwartz: The biggest trend in dental practice is reduced patient flow, and income. This will be worse for practices that have a patient base with low socio-economics.
A loss of income means a reduced staff, less need for supplies and additional services.
In term of public health:
a. Loss of patients leads to less routine care and delay in oral health treatments
CoVID-19, probably has impacted patients seeking routine dental examination. The result of this reduction in early assessment of oral health problems is an expected increase in more advanced oral health issues. This can include increased number of teeth and extension of dental caries while "gum" diseases are worse with more bone loss resulting in more missing teeth
b. Reduction in dental appointments reduces early oral diagnosis of oral health problems leading to worse quality of life but also more deadly systemic diseases (e.g., CoVID-19 infection, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease).
These problems lead to less employment hours and need for more income with an increase part-time employment.
Kammi Whitmire
Expanded Function Dental Assisting Program Director and Instructor at Spokane Community CollegeSpokane Community College
Department of Allied health
What type of skills will young Endodontists need?
Kammi Whitmire: In dentistry, many of the graduates are required to learn quickly, type quickly, have good computer skills, and have very good interpersonal communication skills with all ages of clientele. Students seem to be lacking in communication skills more than the other areas, perhaps because of phones and computers decreasing time spent in face-to-face interactions.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Endodontist job market given the pandemic?
Stephen Sterlitz: Although many offices report that they are not operating at the same capacity prior to the pandemic, that does not mean the demand for oral health care is decreasing. Concerns about the pandemic might provide patients with a reason to defer procedures to treat dental disease due to a lack of perceived urgency, it does not mean the cause of the dental problem went away. I anticipate that many patients who defer treatment for 12 to 18 months will eventually experience symptoms that will raise the priority of their care from a routine procedure to an urgent procedure. It is logical to expect the trend in the dental profession will get busier in the next 18 to 24 months treating the conditions that have been progressing during this pandemic.
What type of skills will young Endodontists need?
Homa Amini: More than ever, new graduates need effective communication skills. COVID has changed the way we practice, which may be different than what patients expect. In addition to traditional skills, they need advanced skills such as technology awareness and quality assessment. For example, telehealth is gaining momentum, and teledentistry will be another tool in dentists' toolbox to help their patients. With COVID, there is the rapid emergence of new science and, at times, the overload of information. The new graduates need to be able to keep up to date with the latest guidelines and, at the same time, be able to sift through information that lacks evidence (especially when the national guidelines are not clear or missing and there is an overload of information on the internet without evidence to back them up). New graduates need to have good coping skills and be flexible. Currently, there is added stress due to the COVID pandemic and future uncertainties. Issues with dental staffing due to COVID quarantine can be challenging and stressful. Also, there is a lot of stress on patients and families to consider when providing dental care.
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Endodontists?
Homa Amini: They will practice smarter and have a broader sense of practice. Dentistry implemented many good infection control measures after the AIDS epidemic, and with COVID, there will be even more safety protocols in place.
What general advice would you give to an Endodontist?
Paul Casamassimo: The dental workforce is increasingly a worker versus an owner model, and compared to previous years, a graduate can expect to work for another dentist or a corporate entity, rather than set up shop. This is an advantage because, in many areas, density per capita is already optimal, and beginning from scratch is more difficult. The opportunities for employment will be there, as this year's graduate may be riding the crest of the retiring baby boomer dentists. The ability to advance in the field is also still there in corporate or group practice employment pathways, so a dentist may have managerial opportunities that a historic solo practice might not have offered.
Graduating dentists will leave an educational system based on more limited traditional technical skills and enter a practice world that is more digital and technologically advanced and have to continue learning on the job. Teledentistry, integrated health records, more medically complex patients, the world of third-party payers, and more advanced dental techniques, like implants, await new dentists upon graduation. Continuous education will be a part of professional life.
Past generations of dentists entered a relatively stable system and simply needed to refine skills and gain experience in a set of clinical and management procedures that didn't change much over a practice lifetime. Like most aspects of society and work, advances meant to improve care and efficiency are now a part of the normal acceleration of the changing work environment. Team dentistry with different partners, new restorative materials, emerging biological and technological changes mean that the environment they enter, described above, is not only ahead of what they left in their training, but a moving target.
In addition to the demands of a technical surgical field, dentists now must be able to manage the disease without instruments, and understand how human behavior intersects with health and disease, as well as how cultural mores and health literacy work in individual patients. Precision dentistry, based on individual needs, will dominate patient-doctor relationships. A dentist is uniquely a surgeon and primary care health professional at the same time. A dentist is also a team leader, directing personnel in both clinical and administrative roles.
New dentists enter the system heavily in debt, with demands of family and other pressures that can affect their work lives. Their work lives are increasingly regulated and controlled by science and government. Marketing and quality measurement, including social media opinions, are a part of practice today and will increase. The days of "rugged individualism" in dentistry are coming to an end, and success will be determined by the application of management skills, communication, long-term outcomes, and demonstration of quality as well as the traditional benchmark of painless dentistry.
What type of skills will young Endodontists need?
Dr. Mary-Jane Hanlon: For dentists, they will need to understand more fully and become proficient quickly with the latest technology. While the academic institutions find it hard to keep up with technology as it is so expensive, the privacy practices and group practices out there are all over the latest technology. It provides ease of use, increased efficiencies, and decreased overhead costs.
Martha McCaslin
Professor, Program DirectorDona Ana Community College
Dental Assistant Program
How do you envision technology impacting Endodontists in the next 5 years?
Martha McCaslin: Technology in dentistry is evolving rapidly. I foresee this continuing and becoming an increasingly significant portion of dental assisting students' education. Many current uses have advanced dentistry ranging from digital radiographs to milling a crown in an office, from laser equipment to the potential for Artificial Intelligence and robotics. The prospects are endless. However, with that being said, there is still a HUGE necessity for the human element and contact in dentistry, so educating our students on communication skills as well as patient care skills is always of utmost concern.