People tend to look down on Dentistry in Nigeria. Now, for a lot of individuals, they do not believe on the lucrative nature of the Dental profession, especially in Nigeria.

The question is, " How is the dental profession in Nigeria?"

Is it really worth that number of years in the university?
What does the future hold for Dental surgeons in Nigeria?

I hope to get professional contributions on this. The Doctors here can make better clarifications on this.

Not a doctor, but a student...
but from my research
The factors affecting the dental profession in Nigeria is
-lack of public enlightenment
-inability to afford dental treatment among patients
-lack of business idea by the dental professionals as well

How is the dental profession like in Nigeria?, my answer would be; "it is on par with our third world country" success in the dental profession just like every other field, is very much dependant on the "doctor", yes!, the professional must be "talented in running a business", if he or she wants to go private, and is the private sector paying? Ya... There are multiple successful dental clinics around which have been on and growing for years... "affordability" and "public enlightenment" can still be the issue, but people still obey "pain", and are beginning to visit dentists

Is the profession worth the amount of years in school?, yes!, the passion is worth the amount of years, but if you want to become a quick millionaire, then avoid every "Healthcare" course.

In terms of salary is dentistry worth it Nigeria?

to me, i don't think so, when compared to that of politicians and dentists abroad,

Dentists in the federal/state level are rated among the highest paying professionals in the health sector, they are paid from the highest paying salary structure CONMESS...

but the private pay is not not so good, private pay ranges from 100k-200k a month, which is not so compensative enough

in contrast, dentists salary is generally higher than most healthcare workers,

in the federal/state level, they are on par in terms of salary with medical doctors, and in private, they are also within the same range...

as for the future of dentistry, i can't say anything about that since I'm not yet a doctor.