Best city to open a dental practice in...

[felipe912839128]

Hello, would you guys consider Miami or LA a better city to open a new or buy an old dental practice in? Does it make any difference if you are an orthodontist or a general dentist in these areas. Feel free to add any other related thoughts (not looking for a "you haven't even finished dental school yet!!" this is just a hypothetical question)

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[Screwtape]

No to LA or Miami. Actually a he** no.
I think you need to brainstorm. Think of the worst cities in America to live in-- think extremely isolated, not much to do, maybe high crime rate, low educated population etc. These are the best cities for dentists...

 

[gucci]

Not sure if trolling ^, newly graduated orthodontists get paid about $1000/day in LA

 

[Screwtape]

Not sure if trolling ^, newly graduated orthodontists get paid about $1000/day in LA

@charlestweed is an ortho in cali (I think?), would be interesting to get his thoughts on this. And no, I'm not trolling.

 

[endoaccess]

FL

 

[allantois]

Unless you speak Spanish, forget about Miami.

 

[sonos]

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291021.htm


Go to New Mexico..

Or go to Miami..

Go to where you want to live and make it work. Or go to New Mexico where on average you may make more. If you want to base your life simply expecting the average outcomes you will probably have below average results. That being said go somewhere, anywhere, and you can hustle and make it work. Choosing either LA or Miami is an uphill battle, but if you are motivated, you can make a good life for yourself. This is advice i have received from dentists in very saturated areas. I'm just a D4

 

[gatorfan99]

according to the "Don't go into dentistry!!" thread you should look for place near the oil fields of North Dakota