I've been searching online for an online forum for dental students to discuss the profession etc and hey! i found one!...Currently I am at UNSW doing a medical science degree but will finish in a couple of months and fingers crossed I will get an offer from Usyd to do dentistry and medicine. Just yesterday I sat an interview for entrance into both courses!

So I joined dental chat to ask some questions and see how the profession is because I am quite confused about which career I will choose between medicine and dentistry. I am leaning towards dentistry because it is more lifestyle friendly than medicine plus I view it as a specialty of medicine anyway. But before I make my final choice I would like to know more about the career, such as what specialties of dentistry can I go into following the 4 year course at Usyd and how long these specialties will take. How much can I expect to earn straight off as a graduate and is there any limit to how much I can earn as a dentist?

any responses would be much appreciated

thanks in advance