What is the better choice as a career being a surgeon or a dentist in England?

most definitely a dentist, because of Englands government supplied healthcare, doctors get paid much less than normal. Since people with the government option are fully covered for dental expenses, dentist get paid much more and much quicker, my answer: most definitely a dentist

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It depends, I chose medicine over dentistry, but money wasn't the factor. A consultant medical practitioner or GP in my area in England can earn over £100,000 per year from NHS work alone, and is free to do whatever Private work they choose, causing that figure to rise greatly. Consultant dentists working in the NHS (as it provides dental as well as health care) earn £71,000- £161,000 per year depending on experience, as it uses nationally defined salery bands. Other than that, a dentist can be self employed, in which case, it is impossible to predict.