Dentistry questions!!!?

I'm currently in my first year of dental school and was wondering where should i go after i graduate? i don't want to start out in a private practice.... what are all my options?


which options pay the most?


also....i wanted to know (if you are a dentist already)


what's the hardest part of being a dentist in your everyday job?


also what skill is the hardest for you to perform daily? i.e extractions,cavities,root canals......





loads of info would be appreciated to the HIGHEST level!!!!!!!





thanx!!!! ~TQueen~

Dentistry questions!!!?
Well, when I graduated I went into the Air Force for 2.5 years [stationed in Alaska] and those were some of the best years of my life....lots of time to build up my speed and also to rotate through all of the specialties with no worries about overhead, staff, patient booking,etc. When you graduate from school you are proficient but sure can't work at the speed required to make a living. So, I recommend that highly [you do have to put up with some military craziness though]. The hardest part of my practice is the business aspect and running staff interference as the gals seem to develop petty problems. I'd say the hardest treatment to perform is 3rd molar extractions....I've finally started referring them all out. I also do very little perio surgery as patients HATE that. Good luck in your career!
Reply:If you don't plan to have kids, then miltary might be a good place. Most starting salaries are lower than you can do in Private practice. You might consider a career in military. I bought a practice %26amp; started right in at first %26amp; did wel,but i was a fast operator. led my class in the clinic. Some of the guys would have starved, they were so slow. I never cared for Perio or Ortho but loved the rest. Fees have become so ridiculous that you don't have to do much to make money. Don't try to get an appt on Friday or Sat in our town, %26amp; you can't get help in ER either just hurt till Mon. Yes I am retired now. when i ask a cohort why fees are so high they say cause the others do!! some will admit they are embarassed by the fees %26amp; let the girls sweat that. Best of luck, am afraid you will run into socialized dentistry fore long. What other option can ther be. Patients can't pay a hundred dollars for a simple extraction that i can do in 3 minutes easy DMD 32 yrs here

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