Endodontist practicing for 4 years. Have worked corporate/private/owned practice/non profit. AMA

[peppershayker]

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[Chief's Pineapple]

Did you get into residency right out of school, or did you practice for a few years first? If the second option, did you do a GPR?

In the corporate job, what was your autonomy like? Quality of staff, materials (like a microscope, etcetera), and so forth?
How was private compared to corporate regarding the questions right above? Same with the non-profit.

A colorectal surgeon I work with laments having to network with other providers to get referrals (he calls it "whoring himself out"), would you say this was the worst part of owning: trying to get referrals?

Was the settings urban, suburban, rural, or something else during your career?

 

[PerioDont]

Do you mean that you were working in public health by nonprofit? How was that experience?

 

[peppershayker]

Did you get into residency right out of school, or did you practice for a few years first? If the second option, did you do a GPR?

In the corporate job, what was your autonomy like? Quality of staff, materials (like a microscope, etcetera), and so forth?
How was private compared to corporate regarding the questions right above? Same with the non-profit.

A colorectal surgeon I work with laments having to network with other providers to get referrals (he calls it "whoring himself out"), would you say this was the worst part of owning: trying to get referrals?

Was the settings urban, suburban, rural, or something else during your career?

Right out of school. No GPR

Pretty good. I was firm from the beginning with corporate and they gave me almost everything I wanted. Always had a scope.

Owning my own practice was great, but too much marketing/kissing up. Industry is changing too so eventually I want to buy GP practices.

Yea that is the tough part about owning. They can send you cases, and then stop the next day. If you are an in-house specialist, they giv eyou everything because they get a cut. You win some, you lose some. Just depends on your cup of tea 🙂

Mostly urban

 

[peppershayker]

Do you mean that you were working in public health by nonprofit? How was that experience?

Yes public health. I’m there right now and it has been great. Some people are tough to deal with, but patients are super nice. I have all these other ventures I am involved with so the extra time and flexibility here is great! Just depends on what your goals are. Hope that helps!

 

[Teeth and Titanite]

Right out of school. No GPR

Could you talk about the things you did to make yourself a competitive applicant during school? Did you feel you were at a disadvantage compared to GPR/AEGD grad or practicing dentists at any point of the process (interview trail and residency itself)?

 

[yappy]

How difficult was your transition from residency to private practice? How many cases did you do per day and how did you ramp up? How did it compare to working as a GP?

 

[endodonia]

Is the order you listed the experiences the order in which you practiced the different clinical situations? Specific to ownership, did you buy an existing office or start-up? It's cool you have experienced so many different practice models. Can you elaborate on what you mean by "industry is changing so I am considering buying general dentist offices".

THanks!

 

[peppershayker]

Could you talk about the things you did to make yourself a competitive applicant during school? Did you feel you were at a disadvantage compared to GPR/AEGD grad or practicing dentists at any point of the process (interview trail and residency itself)?

I was in the endo honors program at my school. Always talked with the endo residents. Went to AAE. Emailed all the program directors.

Some schools view you as a blank slate (no bad habits learned). So hard to say. Discover your WHY, and everything else will flow

 

[peppershayker]

How difficult was your transition from residency to private practice? How many cases did you do per day and how did you ramp up? How did it compare to working as a GP?

Not too hard. Of course I learned a lot in practice. Private practice was in a beach town in Socal. Good fees. Was doing 3-4 cases a day in my practice. I never worked as a GP.

 

[peppershayker]

Is the order you listed the experiences the order in which you practiced the different clinical situations? Specific to ownership, did you buy an existing office or start-up? It's cool you have experienced so many different practice models. Can you elaborate on what you mean by "industry is changing so I am considering buying general dentist offices".

THanks!

Start up. GP practices are bread and butter. You can always acquire specialty practices later. Just depends on your cup of tea 🙂

 

[peppershayker]

Knowledge and experience, just like anything else

 

[peppershayker]

What nuances in the practice of Endodontics come with doing thousands of treatments? What makes the difference clinically between a gp adept in Endodontics and a specialist?

Thanks

Knowledge and experience, just like anything else

 

[PerioDont]

Can you talk about numbers with student loans, and income range over your career?

 

[peppershayker]

Can you talk about numbers with student loans, and income range over your career?

Student loans was 300. Was paid for residency. Wide range. Up to 400 if you work 5 days a week . If you jammed your schedule and have good fees prob 450-500. Most make around 300 if it was my guess for average unless you are in a super saturated area

 

[endodonia]

Is the order you listed the experiences the order in which you practiced the different clinical situations? Specific to ownership, did you buy an existing office or start-up? It's cool you have experienced so many different practice models. Can you elaborate on what you mean by "industry is changing so I am considering buying general dentist offices".

THanks!

Start up. GP practices are bread and butter. You can always acquire specialty practices later. Just depends on your cup of tea 🙂

Thanks for your reply. Was your experience after school: Coporate, Pvt Practice (associate), start-up, and now public health, in that order? Did you ever mix and match the above at the same time?

Do you still own the start up? if no, did you sell to a DSO, another solo endo, or to who?

Thanks

 

[peppershayker]

Thanks for your reply. Was your experience after school: Coporate, Pvt Practice (associate), start-up, and now public health, in that order? Did you ever mix and match the above at the same time?

Do you still own the start up? if no, did you sell to a DSO, another solo endo, or to who?

Thanks

Start up, corp and traveling together, and now public health. I took the public health route because I want to start an endo school to help GPs do endo

Sold the start up to a solo endo

 

[peppershayker]

Hey guys if you want to learn more, DM me and I'll add you guys to my Facebook group for beginner endo. Rock on🤜🏼