Dental Specialty Residency + Dental Specialist Employment

[jhanago]

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1. Do dental specialties (i'll just say endo since it's shorter) consist of the same 80hr residency as the medical ones? Are they more relaxed?

2. What is the typical job path for a "endo".. Would they usually open up a new practice right out of residency or go to work in a hospital etc?

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[vellnueve]

1. Do dental specialties (i'll just say endo since it's shorter) consist of the same 80hr residency as the medical ones? Are they more relaxed?

2. What is the typical job path for a "endo".. Would they usually open up a new practice right out of residency or go to work in a hospital etc?

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For most of the residencies the actual time in the clinic isn't too much more than dental school, however they are highly academic and require lots of time studying papers, doing presentations, working up cases, and especially for prosth, lab work.

Oral surgery is the only one that's more like a medical residency with heavy-duty hours in the hospital (90+/week). All the others are predominantly or fully clinic-based (Pedo does time in the hospital).

As for your second question, I think you may want to research some more - Hospitals don't usually employ endodontists.

 

[Sublimazing]

1. Do dental specialties (i'll just say endo since it's shorter) consist of the same 80hr residency as the medical ones? Are they more relaxed?

2. What is the typical job path for a "endo".. Would they usually open up a new practice right out of residency or go to work in a hospital etc?

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1. It greatly varies by the field and the program. Omfs guys prolly log that insane 80+ hour work week...but most don't. I'm doing dental anesthesiology and the hours are about 12 a day and then call sporadically...so it's not terrible. At my GPR it was about 8 hours a day but with heavy call...but even that was no more than 60 hours a week.

2. And almost all endo residents go straight from residency into an associateship (private office working for another endo)...some start their own practice. No endos work at a hospital unless they are faculty for a residency at a dental school that also has an attached med center

 

[jhanago]

Well I was using "endo" as a term to cover all specialties cuz i was lazy and didnt want to type specialist lol.

I know specialists (omfs aside) don't usually work in hospitals but I was asking because if I do go into a specialty (to early to even fathom), I would like to save money up before I even consider opening up a practice so I wanted to know what the other routes are..

Anything else besides open up your own practice or work for another specialist? Hospitals, clinics, anything like that?

 

[Sublimazing]

Well I was using "endo" as a term to cover all specialties cuz i was lazy and didnt want to type specialist lol.

I know specialists (omfs aside) don't usually work in hospitals but I was asking because if I do go into a specialty (to early to even fathom), I would like to save money up before I even consider opening up a practice so I wanted to know what the other routes are..

Anything else besides open up your own practice or work for another specialist? Hospitals, clinics, anything like that?

There aren't many dentists who have full time employment at hospitals unless they are academic. There are plenty of jobs at FQHC (fed qualified healthcare center) which often have med and dental components. There are some dental anesthesiologists I know who are full time hospital at teaching institutions (children's hospital of Colorado, cinci mc). Oral pathologists are at some hospitals.

Omfs, pedo, and some general dentists will have hospital privledges and can use the OR at their want...but they are at private office most days.

 

[UCLAzy]

Hey! I would like to know what is the average starting salary, bonus, benefits and travel requirements for The Dental Specialists?

no. go away and don't come back

 

[UltimateHombre]

Hey! I would like to know what is the average starting salary, bonus, benefits and travel requirements for The Dental Specialists?

Depending on the specialist, they will usually get anywhere from $5-7 an hour raise, but that's about it. That's why you really have to love your specialty... because financially it just isn't worth it...

 

[Shazzam]

depending on the specialist, they will usually get anywhere from $5-7 an hour raise, but that's about it. That's why you really have to love your specialty... Because financially it just isn't worth it...

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