Associate Dentists Work Hours

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I would like to gain insights on how many days and how many hours per week you guys work specifically as a associate dentist. Here’s a little list you can fill...

Associate Job (Corp or private practice):
Days a week/total hours worked:
Salary:
Procedures performed:
How many patients per day:

 

[ssdang]

With all due respect, your questions are very valid but you can find them all these financial info about dentist in Google, Bing etc. if you are a pre-dental student, I would focus on getting into dental school first. You can figure out all these info once you become a dentist.
If you are a dental student, you should focus on finishing dental school first. All I want to say is don't worry about money or lifestyle. If you become a great dentist, everything follows based on my experience or my colleagues from dental school.

 

[Doctorfish]

With all due respect, your questions are very valid but you can find them all these financial info about dentist in Google, Bing etc. if you are a pre-dental student, I would focus on getting into dental school first. You can figure out all these info once you become a dentist.
If you are a dental student, you should focus on finishing dental school first. All I want to say is don't worry about money or lifestyle. If you become a great dentist, everything follows based on my experience or my colleagues from dental school.

I appreciate the reply, and I understand what you are saying. It’s just scary from the outside looking in when you see certain people complaining about their job and I just want a better idea as to what it’s really like. I guess some people’s thresholds for a “good job” is different than mine so I just wanted to to survey a few associates 🙂

 

[gryffindor]

Associate dentist jobs have a huge range. On one end of the spectrum, some dentists hire other dentists to do just dental hygiene because hygienists are so short in supply in some areas. On the other end, there are associates working in offices with absentee owners doing everything that walks in the door. You can find work 1 day a week or 7 days a week. There are associates who live in one state but fly/drive to another state for work because there is no one willing to live and work in those areas. Many doctors who start practices from scratch keep some of their associate jobs as well for a source of income while their own practice grows. Some doctors who purchase practices even do that. One of my referring doctors has her own office, hires associates to cover days and hours she doesn't want to work, but she still works as an associate in another office 1 morning a week because she has such a long history in that practice and for some reason she wants to keep that job.

Seems like what you're asking for is clear cut answer for people who take on full or part time jobs with corporate offices. Even those have a huge range of experiences, but I guess there some similarities across corporations since there is some owner that you never see while you treat patients and have some manager breathing down your neck (from what I've read, I've never worked in one of those offices).

 

[OMSDoc]

With all due respect, your questions are very valid but you can find them all these financial info about dentist in Google, Bing etc. if you are a pre-dental student, I would focus on getting into dental school first. You can figure out all these info once you become a dentist.
If you are a dental student, you should focus on finishing dental school first. All I want to say is don't worry about money or lifestyle. If you become a great dentist, everything follows based on my experience or my colleagues from dental school.

This is one of the best posts I’ve ever seen on student doctor network.

Do not get into dentistry if your concern is pay, how many hours you work, etc. You’ll be miserable.

I work 50-60 hours a week, and I am an owner.

Do it because it is a passion and you don’t care how much you get paid.

 

[charlestweed]

This is one of the best posts I’ve ever seen on student doctor network.

Do not get into dentistry if your concern is pay, how many hours you work, etc. You’ll be miserable.

I work 50-60 hours a week, and I am an owner.

Do it because it is a passion and you don’t care how much you get paid.

Nothing is more rewarding than working for yourself. When I started my first office 13 years ago, I didn’t go home until 10pm on some days. I actually felt good for getting a lot of things done. It’s very different from working for a corp office, where you just want to go home ASAP. Every time I park my car and see a line of patients waiting in front of my office, I smile. And as I walk in, they wave at me and make me feel like a celebrity. My patients are the reason why I am motivated to come to work every day.

 

[2TH MVR]

Nothing is more rewarding than working for yourself.

This holds true for the majority of sdn members here. Ownership is the reason most of us went into dentistry in the 1st place. There is pride in ownership and that feeling of entrepreneurship. The harder you work .... the higher your compensation.

But. Make no mistake. Running a successful practice is no easy feat. Everyone here talks about owning, but there is alot involved. But again .... the rewards as an owner is the reason we became dentists.

Now. At some point. The time and effort needed to nurture your business will outweigh the benefits. I had a very successful multiple location ortho practice for many years. It was successful due to the hard work and the constant re-investing into the practice. Well. As you get older. You want to reap the rewards of your hard work. Work less. Less business dealings. Spend money on fun things as opposed to constantly putting the money back into the office. A private practice does not run on auto pilot. It requires constant attention, effort, and monetary investment. I can assure you .... the minute you go into auto pilot mode .... the practice revenue will decrease.

So. Work hard now so you can enjoy freedom at a later stage in your life. For myself. TIME away from work is everything.

 

[HowIMetYourMolar]

Associate Job (Corp or private practice): FQHC (i guess like corporate?)
Days a week/total hours worked: 5 days a week, 5.5 hour days (first pt is 8:30, last pt is 3:30, lunch from 11:30-1)
Salary: ~$550/day, salaried (it's my first year out of dental school, will go up from here)
Procedures performed: extractions, restorations, the occasional prophy or SRP, few crowns/bridge, no implants. medicaid population
How many patients per day: 15 (2 pts every half hour)

Personally I love my job and think it's a great fit for someone coming straight out of dental school with no GPR/AEGD experience. It's given me time to focus on what I have a good foundation in already and build on it. I work with some dentists who have been practicing for 20+ years and it's cush in terms of dentistry but medicaid population is always challenging due to barriers to care. Personally don't think I could stay here for more than 3 years due to lack of professional growth but I never bring work home and I'm not stressed at all. DM me if you have any questions.

 

[nbde4dds]

Associate Job (Corp or private practice): FQHC (i guess like corporate?)
Days a week/total hours worked: 5 days a week, 5.5 hour days (first pt is 8:30, last pt is 3:30, lunch from 11:30-1)
Salary: ~$550/day, salaried (it's my first year out of dental school, will go up from here)
Procedures performed: extractions, restorations, the occasional prophy or SRP, few crowns/bridge, no implants. medicaid population
How many patients per day: 15 (2 pts every half hour)

Personally I love my job and think it's a great fit for someone coming straight out of dental school with no GPR/AEGD experience. It's given me time to focus on what I have a good foundation in already and build on it. I work with some dentists who have been practicing for 20+ years and it's cush in terms of dentistry but medicaid population is always challenging due to barriers to care. Personally don't think I could stay here for more than 3 years due to lack of professional growth but I never bring work home and I'm not stressed at all. DM me if you have any questions.

What location?

 

[HowIMetYourMolar]

What location?

Philadephia

 

[zapproximator1]

I would like to gain insights on how many days and how many hours per week you guys work specifically as a associate dentist. Here’s a little list you can fill...

Associate Job (Corp or private practice):
Days a week/total hours worked:
Salary:
Procedures performed:
How many patients per day:

Generally 4 days a week, 8-5