Does size matter?

[O Gaúcho]

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Aloha,

So this might seem like a strange or odd question, but does size matter when it comes to be a dentist. I am no small guy. I am 6' 4 with an athletic, muscular, just big build. I weigh 245lbs and no I am not fat. Most peoples impressions when they see me is how big I am and comment on that. And I also have larger hands. XL gloves in lab. I had a friend who told me that I am too big to be a dentist! And that my hands would be too big. And now I am wondering if size really does matter? Thanks for the help in advance!

 

[rendal]

OMFS

 

[O Gaúcho]

Thanks for the advice

 

[cacazor]

It aint about the size of your hands, it's all about the motion of your wrist.

 

[O Gaúcho]

Thats what I was thinking. That it is mostly about wrist motion and hand eye coordination

 

[Triflate]

 

[BeaverLover]

My dentist had a professor @ ASDOH that sausage sized fingers, so no.

 

[SCDP]

I didn't know being too big was a problem

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

I apologize in advance but the heading of this post was very misleading.

 

[futuredoc2019dds]

Lol no it does not matter. I know an endodontist that's built like a NFL O-Linemen (no joke), meaning he had HUGE hands! Pretty impressive if u ask me especially since endodontist see mostly first and second molar endo and have to file some roots manually haha

 

[katna]

I work for a general dentist, and he's 6'5, about 250. So about your size. Doesn't seem to be a problem for him.