see title. i'm sure it exists... can anyone here attest to it? and if so, how bad is it? just wondering, as a fem myself.
disparity of pay between women and men
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In dentistry?
On average, women work fewer hours than men, due to family obligations. But in general, women produce slight more dental services than their male colleagues, they are simply multitasking freaks.
On average, women work fewer hours than men, due to family obligations. But in general, women produce slight more dental services than their male colleagues, they are simply multitasking freaks.
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Generalizations coming out of your behind? The statement seems logical, but I would love to see a reference cited here. I love it when people start with "On Average..."
Considering a lot of dentists are self-employed, it would be really screwed up if female dentists paid themselves less... 😛
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In addition the vast majority of associateship positions are paid on production.
As was eluded to already, since so much of dental compensation is based on production, male or female, a $1000 crown is a $1000 crown production wise. How you manage your overhead and/or the volume of production you do is the variable.
In dentistry, typically speaking the average female practitioner works less hours a week than the average male practitioner - the most common reason for the hourly disparity being family obligations.
In dentistry, typically speaking the average female practitioner works less hours a week than the average male practitioner - the most common reason for the hourly disparity being family obligations.
This is a controversial topic, I expected a backlash by trying to share some obvious facts.
Before 1970, almost all American dentists were male. (This was not the case in other parts of the world). Women's liberation and birth control changed all that. Between 1995 and 2005, the number of female dental school students increased by 32%, while the number of male students dropped by 2%. Although we are now starting to see some fields like pediatric dentistry starting to become a female dominated field (2 out of 3 pedo residency applicants are females).
Anyways, IMO, the idea of more female dentists will positively and negatively impact dentistry. For one, 10-20 years from now, almost half of practicing dentists will be females, majority who will work part-time, this will negatively effect the access crisis. On the other hand, female dentists will start to infiltrate states with 98% male dentists (like Utah). 👍
Yea, it started like 1,500 days (for the 4 years), it's now down to meeting requirements and preparing for board exams. 🙂
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Wow, doesn't that make time go by extremely slow???
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