Finding your first dental job

[Dr. Konfetka]

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I tried to search for this but couldn't find anything. What resources do you use to find your first dental job?

 

[dinesh]

1) work as an associate
2) work as a Teachin assitant in your school
3) Open your own office
4) Turn to prostituition, you' didn't spend so many years learning to drill and fill to let it go to waste.

 

[airwolfrocks999]

I tried to search for this but couldn't find anything. What resources do you use to find your first dental job?

I graduated in May and even I'm unsure. Most of my peers have gotten their first jobs through networking. Most placed into a dental office with a solo owner.

Like I did, you can always try the JADA magazine or the Monster/Yahoo website, but I had to email/fax over 30 resumes to get just one interview invitation.

 

[Sprgrover]

...4) Turn to prostituition, you' didn't spend so many years learning to drill and fill to let it go to waste.

Perhaps this should be at the top of the list...

 

[OceanDMD]

Look at nationwide dental
Look at Aftco
Look at other "headhunters" for dentists

As a new graduate, there is certainly a disadvantage, but plenty of dentists are retiring, looking for associates, or looking for a partner.

 

[NileBDS]

Are you looking for jobs in big metro areas ?
I personally think that there are a ton of jobs open -specially for new grads-. They just don't exist in LA, NY, Chicago and God knows, not SF.
Just like everyone else pointed out here, I would start with JADA, Yahoo, DE (Dental Economics) and even your own school Alumni association.
You can always google" GENERAL + DENTIST + JOB " too.

All the best ...
Sherif

I graduated in May and even I'm unsure. Most of my peers have gotten their first jobs through networking. Most placed into a dental office with a solo owner.

Like I did, you can always try the JADA magazine or the Monster/Yahoo website, but I had to email/fax over 30 resumes to get just one interview invitation.

 

[mg777]

Talk to dental supply companies like schein or patterson. their reps know which gp's are retiring or looking for an assoc.

 

[JavadiCavity]

Talk to dental supply companies like schein or patterson. their reps know which gp's are retiring or looking for an assoc.

I called a Patterson rep and he told me for every one practice he knows of for sale he has 30 dental students who'd like to buy it.

 

[mg777]

I called a Patterson rep and he told me for every one practice he knows of for sale he has 30 dental students who'd like to buy it.

It's a seller's market? I might get into the practice transition aspect of dentistry afterall. javadi, you really having trouble finding someone to make you associate?