Degenerative disk disease or osteochondrosis â extrasystole may be associated with the osteochondrosis of the thoracic and cervical regions of the spine. Changes in the invertebral discs of these regions lead to the pinching of the nerves that come out of the spinal cord.
Salary Outlook. Dentists are very well compensated for the services they provide. According to the BLS, dentists earned a median salary of $146,340 in 2013. The best-paid earned more than $187,999, while the lowest-paid earned less than $72,240. Dentists who work in private offices are paid particularly well, but so are those who work alongside other health practitioners.
To become a dentist, you will complete dental school, not medical school. In the USA, dental school and medical school both take four years to complete once you have complet â¦ ed your four-year undergraduate education.