I know of a nurse anesthetist that makes $270k-300k a year with a 40-hour work week. She has $180k in student loans from the graduate anesthesia program, which is about the same amount of what I own from dental school. As a new grad associate dentist in the same metro, I make half of what she makes and I can only achieve her current level of income if I become a practice owner. Can't help but think that being a nurse anesthetist nowadays is a much better investment than being a dentist... What are your thoughts?