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at an office rural about 1 hr drive from any dentist or civilization. Guy didn't participate with any insurances. He told me problem with young dentists these days is they don't know anything, you just have to have a good attitude and be willing to work hard- I got the message look at me, I am kick
October 19, 2018
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school. This guy wants to do it to be big time rich baller. Only wants D school for that reason.....well, so be it. And like has been said, we see way more of this from newbs than we did when we were in school. Is it a symptom of the disease (insurance, corps,DS)), or are they the disease? I suspect
November 29, 2018
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of this is amazon versus retailers, cell phone versus landlines....tesla versus gas cars and now corporate versus private practice. You you have been long enough to see how life has changed rapidly with insurance and corporate. I think this generation (millennials) will see a huge change
October 04, 2018
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are insurance independent and provider specific. If a dentist positions himself/herself to treat this segment of the population through marketing, procedures offered, practice workflow, and sedation options, that dentist will have a constant stream of patients needing tens of thousands of dollars worth
October 21, 2018
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After practicing 15 years, the trend in dental salary is still going down. This is so sad. This is the only profession that has their salaries goes down year after year. All other salaries are going up. I'm making $72 an hour, and my RN friend is making $92 an hour. My insurance friend is making
September 25, 2018
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the job was done meaning that he has been stiffed a handful of times. He probably made 100 bucks pretax for 3 hours of work and 1 hour of prep.What about us.... The PPO fees doesn't keep up with inflation even when the plumber hikes his hrly rate. We get stiffed by the insurance companies because we get
June 20, 2018
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staff and a great location. No one else in his area even takes one plan. He moved here from Minneapolis years ago, and all he knows from his early days is to market via insurance. He is going to kill himself working too hard, and he has very little put away for retirement at 56 years old. He does
October 03, 2018
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bet if you were a nurse then you would get paid $72 an hour and if you sold insurance you would get paid $72 and hour. Personal development and income tend to mirror each other.Well, sorry to hear that dentistry didn't work out for you. Bye. See ya later. Best wishes as you move on to a new career
September 27, 2018
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as much with it not being a profit center. More restorative might allow for an associate who would probably also end up having to do some hygiene . So, I agree that as the insurance world changes, one will not be able to run a practice like mine any longer. The Comfort model will be the standard
October 05, 2018
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and that tingle you get in your fingers has returned and that you keep putting off surgery because it's far from a sure thing and you have a rider on your disability insurance for that kind of thing. I know a bit about some of the schools you listed, p.m. me if you want more information. I'm more than
November 26, 2018
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)things stand out in all the back and forth: 1. Some people will complain and be dissatisfied and some people will be content no matter the profession. 2. The bell curve in dentistry is probably flattening. I don't know that for sure, but it seems like with corps, insurance co's etc
October 17, 2018
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my own practice--pretty bad ass and I'm thankful for every stage of it. Don't like insurance, don't take it. Don't like the race to the bottom, don't take that route. Tired of making 70 dollars an hour, see how the $1000 dollar an hour folks do it and take an honest look at your life. I guess what
September 26, 2018
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turning into a crappy profession. You won't make a fraction of the money that the generations ahead of us did. Patients are becoming more and more demanding, entitled, and crappy. Insurance is getting worse and worse. The online reviews and social media culture will stress you and age you more than
November 26, 2018
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300+ Orthopedic surgeon making 800+ (bad lifestyle) Medicine has pros and cons, dentistry isnt all bad but convincing a lot of society investing in oral care is challenging. Oral surgeons work hard for their money. We all do; insurance should reimburse more for what we do
October 08, 2018
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. From what I can see after 15 years, insurance still has a cap at $2000 and fees are getting lower. 15 years ago, not many jobs can match a dentist. But today, tons of jobs pay as good if not more then dentists. Just sad our earnings are getting crushed by insurance. That sounds like great
September 26, 2018
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. Just spoke with an occupational/physical therapist/ psychologisr office manager for a clinic. Said they were shutting down their clinic because mainly of insurance... examples noted: cystic fibrosis only covered certain amount of times... cuts across the board with no raise on reimbursement
October 10, 2018
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. You will need to acquire an understanding the machinations of insurances. You will need to learn the mechanisms of running a growing practice that will allow you to bring on associates and maintain profitability. You will need to overcome the high cost ofacquisition...finding, training
November 26, 2018
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into why or how I know that, but he accepts insurances and there is still so much to improve in his practice. I am not making my decision based on assumptions that I can match his income. I am however considering picking up the phone right now and crying to him until he decides to not sell with the DSO
November 27, 2018
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/ever decreasing financial pressures from insurance companies would go with it. I also imagine it would not even be close. CERAC...lol. I'll take the good old days. I would pay money to see the look in their faces.... I was just poking a little fun at some of the whiny, young gunslingers. I just
October 13, 2018
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. That's amazing. Dentistry is good when you have it good but I see the picture that I and you are one of the luckier ones that has a true family practice built upon reputation, time and goodwill. The only difference between us is that I see this as a dying model that will slowly succumb to insurance
October 20, 2018
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will get let go. FWIW....I associated for 3 Years, have owned for 37 years. Yes I make more money as an owner but nothing else much has changed...still too many hours, too many days, no paid Vacation, no paid Sick, no paid Retirement, no paid Health Insurance, no paid Disability, I could go
October 02, 2018
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mind paying as long as insurance explicitly tells them how much they owe. Well, now I got 1 hour slot where I am going to just respond on DT. Yay. Why are you handling these conversations? Be glad she's gone. This is a win, not a loss. Its a $70 filling, nothing to get worked up about. Oh, I'm
December 12, 2018
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an owner than owning a dental practice. Even in today's world of DSOs and insurance shenanigans. The question you need to ask is how much you excel at and enjoy leadership and management. If you excel at andenjoy those things then close the book on this decisionand go to dental
August 12, 2018
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that great. State schools are in the $30K/yr range, but much harder to obtain acceptance. Even then, it will climb to $200-250K total. What's the ROI? Becoming an MPH would be cheaper and faster, and then you can decide the future of dentists, run an insurance company, and then become ED of the ADA
October 26, 2016
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After exploring veterinary (he loves dogs but hates cats) and medicine (too many hours, too much insurance), my son has decided to go to dental school and follow in my footsteps. Can anyone comment on which dental schools currently provide the best overall education? At this point he wants
July 03, 2014
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to be painted as villains. Whether it's insurance companies painting us as greedy (while their CEOs make more money than most of us could ever find uses for), patients upset at us for any discomfort they feel, any inconvenience they experience, and any treatment failure they might have, regardless
October 14, 2018
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May 02, 2016
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