Are good associateships in private practices difficult to find?

[I_Love_Huskies]

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Members don't see this ad.

Why is that?

 

[Mauricio45]

A great, talented dentist with experience do not seek out PP associateship opportunities.

 

[allDAT]

Yes. Most offices that you’d want to work at have no need (or capacity) to bring in an associate more than 1 day a week.

You can see the problem just from office size. Where do 2 dentists work in an office with 4 ops…?

1 dentist needs 2 chairs some want 3 or 4. Plus 1 or 2 for hygiene. 2 doc offices need at least 5 chairs but 7 is better.

 

[Saddleshoes]

Why is that?

Dentistry is changing!!!

In the old days the solo practice was the norm. In those days as a dentists matured he would move out of the profession slowly by bringing on an associate and gradually teaching the younger guy the ropes and eventually turn the practice over to the kid.

The solo practice dental office, business model has gone the way of the full service gas stations. Solo practices are no longer economically viable. The cooperate model is taking over. The corporation is not looking for associates to take over. The corporation is looking for dentists with high student debt that will work like dogs for basic dollars. (Read that interchangeable and replaceable workers.)

Those few solo offices out there are no longer bringing on the young guy. They are now selling out to the corporate's.

Dentistry is changing. If you want to survive in dentistry you will need to change too.

 

[allDAT]

Dentistry is changing!!!

In the old days the solo practice was the norm. In those days as a dentists matured he would move out of the profession slowly by bringing on an associate and gradually teaching the younger guy the ropes and eventually turn the practice over to the kid.

The solo practice dental office, business model has gone the way of the full service gas stations. Solo practices are no longer economically viable. The cooperate model is taking over. The corporation is not looking for associates to take over. The corporation is looking for dentists with high student debt that will work like dogs for basic dollars. (Read that interchangeable and replaceable workers.)

Those few solo offices out there are no longer bringing on the young guy. They are new selling out to the corporate's.

Dentistry is changing. If you want to survive in dentistry you will need to change too.

Solo practices are still very economically viable. Much more viable that corporations want us to think.

 

[ToothDentist]

Dentistry is changing!!!

In the old days the solo practice was the norm. In those days as a dentists matured he would move out of the profession slowly by bringing on an associate and gradually teaching the younger guy the ropes and eventually turn the practice over to the kid.

The solo practice dental office, business model has gone the way of the full service gas stations. Solo practices are no longer economically viable. The cooperate model is taking over. The corporation is not looking for associates to take over. The corporation is looking for dentists with high student debt that will work like dogs for basic dollars. (Read that interchangeable and replaceable workers.)

Those few solo offices out there are no longer bringing on the young guy. They are now selling out to the corporate's.

Dentistry is changing. If you want to survive in dentistry you will need to change too.

Trust me, 7 years out of school, 2 in corporate right out of school. You're not competing with corporate. It's a different patient pool (use it as a learning experience how to run a practice, manage a staff, and most importantly be a team member). You're not even competing with other private dentists in the area. In my local spear study club we all try to help each other out, whether that's what to do on a case or business advice. I've seen patients on emergency basis for fellow docs without taking their patients, trained older docs on new tech. You're competing with yourself to do the best work you can. It's a mindset. Once you get there you'll be wildly successful.

 

[nobeldds]

Why is that?

It’s always been that way, and always will be. It’s because a person will stay in a good job longer than a bad job. Bad jobs have openings more often, and have more aggressive recruiting tactics. Whenever you find an open associate position, it’s always going to be more likely that it’s a bad job rather and a good one.