Differences in cost, case selection, number of aligners, treatment times and the way the aligners are made. In terms of patient experience, each of the clear tooth aligner systems, Simpli 5Â®, Red White & BlueÂ®, and RW IIÂ® (all made by AOA Orthodontic Laboratory, Inc.) and InvisalignÂ®, are essentially identical.
Podiatrists made a median salary of $120,700 in 2014. They tend to make the highest salaries when working in private practice, though most of them are employed in offices with other types of health care professionals in larger medical groups.
Salaries. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides salary data for both optometrists and physicians. According to its May 2011 figures, the average income for optometrists was $107,720 per year.That same figure, for physicians and surgeons, was $184,650.ptometrists often share practices with physicians. This is their highest-earning niche, at an average of $123,720 per year. Outpatient care centers pay an average of $114,230, while mainstream hospitals pay an average of $105,900.