Career aspects in periodontology are diverse. It includes getting into; Clinical practice, Academics, Administration, and Research.
Most periodontists into clinical practice own their own practices and employ small staff while are into partnership with other dental professsional.
The U.S Bureau of Labour Statistic (BLS) project an employment growth rate of 9% from 2014 to 2024 for dentist whose area of specialization which includes periodontist. According to BLS the average annual salary of a periodontics as at 2015 is about $171,000.