Applying to multiple speciality?

[dentomaniac]

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Is it feasible to apply to multiple speciality (two I like equally...ortho and endo) without loosing credibility? I mean would the program directors have as much access to PASS applications as to know which programs I applied to?
please enlighten me with any other negative aspect if they dont have access to such info......

 

[vorosvirag]

Is it feasible to apply to multiple speciality (two I like equally...ortho and endo) without loosing credibility? I mean would the program directors have as much access to PASS applications as to know which programs I applied to?
please enlighten me with any other negative aspect if they dont have access to such info......

If your plot is discovered it may be catastrophic. Most places would never dream an applicant would be simultaneously applying to both. Very odd, indeed.

You should already know some of the major differences between endo and ortho.

A few thoughts on the two:

Both make a lot of dough on average, though I think endo does better. Lots of new ortho schools are pumping out more and more orthodontists. Ortho typically gives you high volume, lots of running around, lots of joy and non-compliance at the same time. Many kids don't wear rubber bands, headgear, or whatever you ask them to. Without compliance you can't complete treatment properly.

Endo has few staff, few patients, treats people in pain, more stress involved while treating (endo residents tell me this), and usually low overhead. Endo is affected by GPs doing rotary and thermo-fill, whereas GPs are also increasingly doing Invisalign and ortho. Ortho won't ever go away, but some fear implants will kill off endo.​

You should be able to make a simple decision. Applying and interviewing for both will be a mess.

 

[gryffindor]

I thought endo doesn't have a match and people were usually finding out if they got in soon after their interviews so that would mean acceptances were happening in the early fall. Ortho match is at the end of November, so looks like you'll be doing endo if you get accepted into a spot right away. Applying to 2 specialties at the same time does nothing except delay your decision of which one to choose. You are basically using a calendar to make your decision for you.

 

[koobpheej]

big problem for your plan: most (not all) endo spots will be filled before ortho programs even begin interviewing. There is no endo match, and all endo spots will certainly be filled before the match. Solution: pick one and stick with it.

 

[charlestweed]

Is it feasible to apply to multiple speciality (two I like equally...ortho and endo) without loosing credibility? I mean would the program directors have as much access to PASS applications as to know which programs I applied to?
please enlighten me with any other negative aspect if they dont have access to such info......

If you worry about getting caught for applying to both specialties, you should apply for ortho first because a lot of endo programs require private practice/GPR/AEGD experience. If you don’t get matched to ortho, you can do a year of GPR/AEGD (there will be a lot of post match positions avail) and apply for endo the following year. It’s not that bad wasting a year….you still make good money as a gp. I also liked both specialties and that was my plan. I am glad that got accepted to ortho and didn't have to think about writing another personal statement for endo.

Many kids don't wear rubber bands, headgear, or whatever you ask them to. Without compliance you can't complete treatment properly.

When you start charging the patient extra fee for going beyond the estimated tx time (due to poor compliance), they will wear the elastics better. Same thing with bracket breakages….when you charge extra fee for bracket repair, the kid will stop chewing on ice.