What is it like to be a radiologist?

Is it harder to become a dentist or radiologist?

• so im 21 and finished my generals at a community college in utah. my parents wanted me to be an RN and that didnt work out to well. so they're letting me decide my career. i really like how braces look on ppl. some ppl have messed up teeth and it makes them unique. so i have some kind of obsession with teeth. i was thinking of becoming something like a psychologist or orthodontist. do those 2 occupations relate to nursing at all? because i didnt really like my experience as a CNA. some things were just a little too personal. do radiologist or dentists make more $? and which do u think takes less time to finish? also which one is harder. i know nothing is easy but i just wanna know because i heard its harder to become a psychologist cause they cant do much with a bachelors degree and ppl recommend getting a masters or phd. i know that orthodontists is at least bachelor. also whats the big difference between orthodontist and regular dentist? which makes more. i really dont know much about radiologists even after researching. what would a regular day be like for a radiologist? do radiologists take the same or similar classes as nurses do?

• Answer:

  Wow, you've got a lot of questions in there. A dentist goes to dental school for 4 years following undergraduate studies. An orthodontic residency is then usually 3 more years of training. A radiologist has a medical degree and a residency after medical school. As far as money goes, an orthodontist and a radiologist both earn a comfortable living. Good luck!