What are the best and worst states to practice dentistry in and why?
Best/Worst States to practice in
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I think states are too big of a geographical region to mean anything. Best/worst metropolitan area would be a more interesting conversation.
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In terms of salary: highest paying in the country is New Hampshire...other high paying places include some parts of Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, and to a lesser extent Boston....Worst places based on pay would be saturated areas including some parts of California and New York, specifically in big cities....this is just based on some of my own research and simply one opinion.
But doesn't the proportion of dentists to people in California balance out since there's so many people in the state?
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This is so subjective... but there are a couple states that would make good candidates:
Alaska:
- No income tax, this includes tax on retirement accounts
- No sales tax
- Get paid around $1,000 a year to live there (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund)
Texas:
- No income tax
- Low cost of living and property values
- Lots of major cities and rural areas to set up shop
Alaska:
- No income tax, this includes tax on retirement accounts
- No sales tax
- Get paid around $1,000 a year to live there (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund)
Texas:
- No income tax
- Low cost of living and property values
- Lots of major cities and rural areas to set up shop
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In my opinion, the best state is the one in which you will enjoy practicing. Many things to factor in here: weather, lifestyle, culture, loved ones, cost of living, etc. If you're strictly looking for the facts and numbers (regarding salary and saturation) hopefully someone else can point you in the right direction. Google is your friend.
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http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291021.htm#st
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/check-taxes-in-your-state.aspx
Area by state is too large for you to get a general idea. For example, not only is Manhattan, NY saturated but its tax rates are higher than any other place in NY. In contrast, cold, northern NY is probably much less saturated.
Honestly, the best place to practice is where you'll get a good balance of income and pleasures that are dependent on location. I'd rather live in San Francisco and take home less than average than live in North Dakota and get paid higher than average.
By the way, this school of thought is the reason why there is a disparity in access-to-care for isolated and poor populations.
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/check-taxes-in-your-state.aspx
Area by state is too large for you to get a general idea. For example, not only is Manhattan, NY saturated but its tax rates are higher than any other place in NY. In contrast, cold, northern NY is probably much less saturated.
Honestly, the best place to practice is where you'll get a good balance of income and pleasures that are dependent on location. I'd rather live in San Francisco and take home less than average than live in North Dakota and get paid higher than average.
By the way, this school of thought is the reason why there is a disparity in access-to-care for isolated and poor populations.
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Great post! This was actually the website in which I was collecting my information from. Also, I will gladly commute 45 minutes to work in an undeserved, lower access to care location
