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game in town, and I am sure there are many more areas without an Endo or prosthodontist than without a general dentist, but I can also envision a scenario in which a town simply does not have enough gums to be grafted or roots to be canalled to support a specialist full time. What do you think?
February 19, 2021
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start too soon! We have clients nationwide that will wait 1 to 2 years for the perfect candidate. With that said there are also scenarios that are come up and are unexpected where the client or candidate needs a solution fast. If you know where you want to go, Hired Gums, Inc. will set up
March 30, 2017
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mechanic doing maintenance air filter changes. ;) lolHaha very true Lori. Mechanic or gum gardener? Tomato...tomatoe? Not too much to harvest for us in private practice now that everyone needs SRP at some offices nowadays. But that is getting off topic....What is the code for flossing after SRP ? What's
August 31, 2015
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on camera unless you really take the time for it. Do you know what the instagram effect is?Gosh wade. You should teach a fishing class no, tell me more. These too long? Periodontal health. But as soon as there is some recession, it becomes esthetic as well. Bob Bob, those gums aren't going
August 23, 2016
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athletic, eat healthy and people keep looking at me as if i am 25. I have a girlfriend who I really care for but love.. not sure. definitely love being around her because she is by far the most fun (and attractice) girl I have ever dated but that is a subject for another thread . I wish she
November 11, 2015
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are always complaining about not being able to get procedures done at kaiser. Personally I also have kaiser hmo and my kids have had difficulty with appointments. My perspective on Kaiser differs from some others here. Yes, Kaiser does push prevention, they also push a healthy lifestyle. That is a good
April 25, 2021
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. It is not as easy nor profitable to run a hygiene practice in dentistry. That means healthy mouths, which have always been the least productive patients to have in a practice, are now a drain. Economies of scale with hygiene departments are going to be the only things that can pull off the traditional model
April 23, 2025
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, it happens all the time. I've got to work on my watermark to limit that fear. thanks Bob, just a rough draft. I don't refine temps at the prep visit, I'll post a photo on Monday when I refine and the gums are healed up for your thoughts. I'm quite sure that with some minor refinement, we will get
August 22, 2016
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, contact the dental schools in our respective cities, present the SAME information to every single year of dental students, so we can ensure that OUR message as private practice owners gets out, and that we keep OUR profession healthy and alive. Corps are organized and we need to do the same. Strength
January 06, 2015
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) and a healthy practice has about 25% hygiene (This is where the big differences are) so now your gross collections are 1.25Million assuming just average overhead according to ADA of 65% you are taking home 437500 before deductions. and some of that money can be taxed at the lowest bracket which
September 18, 2017
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dentistry like the rest of us, just go straight to private practice, its a better financial play. Good advice! Those skills are always there for your own practice later though! Nice that you're advocating income as a motivating factor. Because that's healthy? Sorry, MM! I fixed it. WORK a lot
June 05, 2018
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are wanting to do OMFS, ortho, or pedo...grades are not that important. Focus on learning how to manage your schedule, do high-quality dentistry, and manage a healthy work/life balance in school. DT is a great resources for all of these. Find two faculty at school and have them actively mentor you. Grades
April 01, 2015
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about taking great care of our patients. In a town of 20K people, poor or not, there are folks that value that. We've got every tech gadget and gizmo that helps us keep people healthy and respects their time. We are likely regarded as one of the best offices around. We have given people a reason
September 25, 2025
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to the practice. I am in a comfortable associateship in a private office with a healthy guarantee and a pre-discussed buy in/out. Based on the money, it all looked rosy at first but unfortunately, the new patients never really came the way the owner and his wife assumed they would. I spent the first 8
May 09, 2018
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ethically. He gets 30% so he has a very healthy take home. Some kids come back to me with clean recalls but are a bit scarred from the experience. But there are definitely guys out there than can speed through full mouth cases in 30 min and the post op xrays look good. Oh man this thread is going
February 24, 2021
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that the combination of the profits generated by the business over the course of the few years plus the buy-out would give a healthy return for the owner/investors. If the numbers don't add up, it obviously won't work. If the doc chooses to walk-away, good luck, then the practice goes on the open
January 07, 2015
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