Associate earning: A whole List

[albany11]

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Since many people are asking about potential earning as an associate ,not
practice owners :

Let's make a list of all offers . This is not just for newly graduates but for every employee.

We can use this format

Compensation: list salary or if percentage List what you expect
Location: (good , average, bad), explain, doe it have nice apartment , outdoor
activities, is it safe, it there clubs,etc
experience level or skill level
benefits: none or medical, dental, malpractice,etc
Lab fees: 100 %, none, etc
vacation: paid or non paid
add anything else




I'll start out. This is one offer I like
type of practice: fee for servive- Crown is $850
Compensation : $90,000 guarantee or 32 % production for potential of $150.000 to $250.000
Location: great area in . Florida, beach, people, weather, great area and housing, price of housing is moderate
Experience: Just graduated this year
Benefits:
vacation: 4 weeks off non-paid
CE- $2500 towards any course,
401K offered with 5% match
Lab fees: 25 %
malpractice, dental. medical


I think this is a great offer as an employee
How about you
list one you like or two

 

[albany11]

Another offer:


Type of practice PPO and HMO
Number of patients per day: 15-20, mostly extraction filling denture
Compensation: hourly pay of $50/hour or $400 a day or $100.800 /year
Location: average. safe. not isolated, some ammenities, great park,
experience : new graduate
benefits: medical, dental, malpractice, 401k
Lab fees: none
vacation: 2 weeks paid , 9 time off for sick days or CE

As a side, as a new graduate, I'll think you will at least get offer of $45/hour
equating to $360 per typical 8 hr day or $93960, that's with no time off
except weekends, (most will offer $50 or $55/hr at the least)
with major holidays and weekend off=$91,800
I think this is the right math. And remember, benefits usually equal
$15k to $20k. It's tough without benefits, health is usually alone $5-8k alone
What do you think?

 

[Cold Front]

this is a great idea and post. 😀

 

[anamod]

2 jobs both are kind of the same. I will work 5 days a week


#1
(2-3) days a week
Rural (2500) very busy bread and butter dentistry. Crown fee (800)
Compensation: 400$ daily or 35% of net production which every is more
Benefits:None really, they will take out money pretax for health ins.
Lab fee: 35%
Vacation: As much as i want as long as I ask 4 weeks ahead.

#2
(2-3) days a week
Suburb of town of about 75,000. VERY busy practice. Crown fee (900)
Compensation: same as above
Benefits: same as above
Vacation: same as above.

I just graduated last week

Both practices I will be the only dentist working those days. Practice #2 it will be impossible not to make more than 400$, he has the hygeintists numb up the patients and the assistant makes all the temps.

Both dentists have told me it will hard for me NOT to make more than 400 a day

 

[Frank Cavitation]

Hi, are these typical offers for associates, or abnormally generous? What is an example of an associateship that is average and you decided not to pursue once you hear about their compensation? Up here it is uncommon to guarantee minimum daily pay (if zero patients show up, we get zero dollars). Also the going percentage is 40% of collections not production (so we don't get paid for services that have not been reimbursed by patient).

I am not familiar with tax laws in the US, but if you work at an hourly wage with a PPO/HMO office does it mean less tax deductions are possible due to the fact that you are not "self-employed"?