What is the salary of a dentist in India?

Answer 1

Poor pay drives dentists to BPOs

Shruthi Balakrishna, TNN Apr 2, 2009, 05.40am IST

BANGALORE: Dr Meena (name changed) is a BDS graduate. But unlike her classmates she decided to not pursue a career in dentistry. Instead she joined a BPO. Reason: Being a dentist would have fetched her a miserable Rs 2,000 monthly salary against Rs 8,000 plus she is earning at her BPO job.

Meena is not alone. Many fresh BDS graduates are hanging up their white coats and opting for better-paying jobs. Even those are not easy to come by. When they do, it is to work as tutors, medical transcriptionists and in health insurance agencies.

BDS graduates are being squeezed out of the 'dental' market as the preference is for those with post-graduate degrees. But PG seats are too few and too expensive to fund. Mushrooming colleges have also led to a flood of new BDS graduates with poor job prospects.

BDS degree holders whom TOI spoke with said they preferred to take non-dental jobs that came their way instead of remaining unemployed. They admitted that they were unhappy with such jobs but salary was a deciding factor.

Those like Sagarika who opted to be a dentist earned a meagre salary of Rs 3,000 per month after five months of practice at a clinic. "This payment was for half a day. Even if I had worked the full day, I would have earned only Rs 4,000. I could hardly save any money and ended up borrowing more from my father," she said.

College principals too admit that it's really hard for the dental graduates. "A decade ago, fresh graduates were appointed as lecturers but now PG is essential for lecturer's post. However, a few colleges take them as tutors paying a meagre amount from Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000. The others join as assistants in clinics," said Dr S S Hiremath, dean, Government Dental College.

Naturally, dental seats in many colleges - even in government colleges where the fee structure is lower - are going abegging. Take the case of Dr Chandana, who is working as a lecturer in private dental college and earns Rs 5,000. "This is not even half of what I spent for studying BDS," she said.

Many students join the course not because of a passion for dentistry but for the pride of being called a 'Doctor.' "Engineers and doctors do carrystatus, hence I joined the course. If I don't succeed in getting a PG seat, I will pursue interior designing or fashion tec

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Answer 2

In India, a dentist can earn an average of Rs 228,000 per year. This is equivalent to approximately 3,736. 48 US dollars.

Answer 3

no stupid doctor will work in hodpital for minimal salary..its branch of private practice...

Answer 4

as a fresher Rs 0- 5000 pm, rest depends on job n experience. in govt sector its approx 50,000 pm

Answer 5

100,000 rupees which is about 100 pound