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- Dec 8, 2019
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Some in-state dental school tuitions are fair for the average dentist's earnings of $120k. The rest of the private/public d-schools with $300-500k pre-interest tuition is a straight up robbery. Unless youre some child of a baller conceived in a 200 ft yacht, it doesnt make sense to become a dentist. If you were a child of some multimillionaire, why would you even want to become a dentist?
If youre an average Joe/Jane DMD/DDS, you'll most likely work at some poorly managed and operated corporate dental office for $120-$150k pay under some slave contract. DSOs are just machines owned by VCs and playing the numbers game; youre their workhorse pawn.
If you think youre some "connected" bro lined up to work at your daddy's dentist friends clinic, know that there's an endless number of shady private clinic owners skipping associate pays, over treating to make up for sht insurance pay, and fuking over quitting associates.
If things go well for you, you'll be an owner of a family clinic in some saturated suburb, struggling to scrape anything from the predatory "nonprofit" insurance companies.
Remember that you still have $300-700K (interest included) debt and tied to a garbage DMD/DDS job. Your license is getting abused by your DSO "clinic manager" (some washed up used car sales manager) with no managerial skills except for the two business leadership books he's read for business school requirements. (synergy and servant leadership bruhhhhhh)
You can pretend that dentistry is still 1965 with your name, DMD/DDS engraved in front of a medical complex building or accept that youll be a corporate "licensed" salaryman with zero autonomy. Its perfect if you're fine with paying off debt til 70, obeying orders from some idiot and becoming a corporate workhorse with blinders on. If you have any sense of entrepreneurship or want autonomy, run away from this **** smeared occupation.
in before the..."dude its still good if you join the military" or "work in a town of 8,000 in middle of nowhere dishing out 20 insurance dentures a day."
Lets be real, its garbage. Golden days are far behind us. If you dont believe it, take charge and ask around.
Debt to income ratio for some comparable professional occupations
(low good, high bad)
Nurse practitioner: 0.5
Physician: 0.98
Physicians assistant: 1.00
Lawyer: 1.19
pharmacist: 1.32
Veterinarian: 1.65
general dentist: 1.88
If youre an average Joe/Jane DMD/DDS, you'll most likely work at some poorly managed and operated corporate dental office for $120-$150k pay under some slave contract. DSOs are just machines owned by VCs and playing the numbers game; youre their workhorse pawn.
If you think youre some "connected" bro lined up to work at your daddy's dentist friends clinic, know that there's an endless number of shady private clinic owners skipping associate pays, over treating to make up for sht insurance pay, and fuking over quitting associates.
If things go well for you, you'll be an owner of a family clinic in some saturated suburb, struggling to scrape anything from the predatory "nonprofit" insurance companies.
Remember that you still have $300-700K (interest included) debt and tied to a garbage DMD/DDS job. Your license is getting abused by your DSO "clinic manager" (some washed up used car sales manager) with no managerial skills except for the two business leadership books he's read for business school requirements. (synergy and servant leadership bruhhhhhh)
You can pretend that dentistry is still 1965 with your name, DMD/DDS engraved in front of a medical complex building or accept that youll be a corporate "licensed" salaryman with zero autonomy. Its perfect if you're fine with paying off debt til 70, obeying orders from some idiot and becoming a corporate workhorse with blinders on. If you have any sense of entrepreneurship or want autonomy, run away from this **** smeared occupation.
in before the..."dude its still good if you join the military" or "work in a town of 8,000 in middle of nowhere dishing out 20 insurance dentures a day."
Lets be real, its garbage. Golden days are far behind us. If you dont believe it, take charge and ask around.
Debt to income ratio for some comparable professional occupations
(low good, high bad)
Nurse practitioner: 0.5
Physician: 0.98
Physicians assistant: 1.00
Lawyer: 1.19
pharmacist: 1.32
Veterinarian: 1.65
general dentist: 1.88