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Hello fellow SDNers,
I have to pose this question. I am so confused even after completing dental school. I completed a GPR residency and now doing a 2nd year GPR, which also offers an extra year for Oral Medicine (if I choose to do this, I would have to opt in now). My GPA in dental school was not high, just under 3...
I decided to do the 2nd year partly to help me out if I eventually decide to do a specialty. Even then, given how competitive some fields are I don't know how much it would even help.
Anyway I am considering a few things and wanted your opinions on it:
Path 1: Complete GPR 2, practice + MBA (I would then eventually hope to manage multiple practices)
Path 2: Complete GPR 2, practice, perio (and then MBA) -- 3 years extra
Path 3: Complete GPR2, practice, perio/prosth (and then MBA) -- 5 years extra
Path 4: Complete GPR2, practice, OMFS [if even possible] and then MBA -- 4 to 6 years extra
Path 5: Complete Oral Med, OMFS [if even possible] and then MBA -- 4 to 6 years extra with a 1 year loss in income
Path 6: Complete GPR2, practice, Dental Anesthesia [if even possible] and then MBA -- 2 to 3 years extra
Path 7: Complete Oral Medicine, Dental Anesthesia [if even possible] and then MBA -- 2 to 3 years extra
Fields in consideration: 1)Perio, 2)Prosth/perio, 3)Dental Anesthesia 4)OMFS
I am 26 years old, single, and open to living pretty much where ever. I am financially motivated, because I consider specializing as an investment of both time/money. (By the way, I do care about my patients, even though by saying that "I am financially motivated", it may not sound like it)
So far I have heard:
1) "Do what you like, money will come"
2) "Of course specialists make more"
3) "If I could do it all over again, I would do restorative side of things" -- oral surgeon
4) "If I could go back, I would specialize"--- general dentist (this is the one that gets me the most I would not want to have regrets)
I am also somewhat frustrated that a bunch of my classmates have already started practicing and when I tell them I am doing a second year GPR and still thinking about specializing, I get "pfff dude, you'll always stay in school, go out and make some money"
I like the idea of specializing....but not sure if it would be worth the time....I am also having a hard time with "time/age"--that is it too late to start practicing when I am over 35 years of age? Physicians start around that time...
Looking for answers from all the specialties mentioned as well as from general dentists...
Thank you so very much (in advance)
I have to pose this question. I am so confused even after completing dental school. I completed a GPR residency and now doing a 2nd year GPR, which also offers an extra year for Oral Medicine (if I choose to do this, I would have to opt in now). My GPA in dental school was not high, just under 3...
I decided to do the 2nd year partly to help me out if I eventually decide to do a specialty. Even then, given how competitive some fields are I don't know how much it would even help.
Anyway I am considering a few things and wanted your opinions on it:
Path 1: Complete GPR 2, practice + MBA (I would then eventually hope to manage multiple practices)
Path 2: Complete GPR 2, practice, perio (and then MBA) -- 3 years extra
Path 3: Complete GPR2, practice, perio/prosth (and then MBA) -- 5 years extra
Path 4: Complete GPR2, practice, OMFS [if even possible] and then MBA -- 4 to 6 years extra
Path 5: Complete Oral Med, OMFS [if even possible] and then MBA -- 4 to 6 years extra with a 1 year loss in income
Path 6: Complete GPR2, practice, Dental Anesthesia [if even possible] and then MBA -- 2 to 3 years extra
Path 7: Complete Oral Medicine, Dental Anesthesia [if even possible] and then MBA -- 2 to 3 years extra
Fields in consideration: 1)Perio, 2)Prosth/perio, 3)Dental Anesthesia 4)OMFS
I am 26 years old, single, and open to living pretty much where ever. I am financially motivated, because I consider specializing as an investment of both time/money. (By the way, I do care about my patients, even though by saying that "I am financially motivated", it may not sound like it)
So far I have heard:
1) "Do what you like, money will come"
2) "Of course specialists make more"
3) "If I could do it all over again, I would do restorative side of things" -- oral surgeon
4) "If I could go back, I would specialize"--- general dentist (this is the one that gets me the most I would not want to have regrets)
I am also somewhat frustrated that a bunch of my classmates have already started practicing and when I tell them I am doing a second year GPR and still thinking about specializing, I get "pfff dude, you'll always stay in school, go out and make some money"
I like the idea of specializing....but not sure if it would be worth the time....I am also having a hard time with "time/age"--that is it too late to start practicing when I am over 35 years of age? Physicians start around that time...
Looking for answers from all the specialties mentioned as well as from general dentists...
Thank you so very much (in advance)