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how hard is it realistically to get into a perio residency after graduation? my grades aren't the best and I have average board scores, but am pretty interested in perio - 2nd year ds...
how hard is it realistically to get into a perio residency after graduation? my grades aren't the best and I have average board scores, but am pretty interested in perio - 2nd year ds...
Thank ya for the reply. Since I've been trying to plan all this out, I have one more question - how hard is it to start up a perio practice? Do most periodontists take over a retiring periodontist's practice? It seems it would be really hard to just go out there and start one up, also, how is the future outlook for perio? Do you think perio will mostly be placing implants? Thank you.
how hard is it realistically to get into a perio residency after graduation? my grades aren't the best and I have average board scores, but am pretty interested in perio - 2nd year ds...
Thank ya for the reply. Since I've been trying to plan all this out, I have one more question - how hard is it to start up a perio practice? Do most periodontists take over a retiring periodontist's practice? It seems it would be really hard to just go out there and start one up, also, how is the future outlook for perio? Do you think perio will mostly be placing implants? Thank you.
Well here is my two cents... Any specialty that's trying to lay claim to implants as a primary reason for their existence is a specialty that was/and still may have problems. The thing with implants is, there is good reason to believe that they are heading rapidly towards primarily being placed by the general practice dentist. This isn't just my opinion, but it's where the big money is placing its bets in the field. For example, the large implant manufacturers are aggressively marketing implants to the GP, and offering Teeth in a Day to the public -- -- and there is no way that periodontists are going to start fabricating provisionals and still hope to keep referrals coming. In 5-10 years there is no way that any new GP shouldn't be trained to place implants. None of this is to disrespect the top-notch work that periodontists do in placing implants in the esthetic zone.
Right now, the market for implants is growing and it is not a zero same sum game. However, for every GP that gains confidence with the predictability of placing implants, that's one less referral to any specialist.
So, yeah, you think about it and the GP is in really good shape to place implants routinely. However, I do not believe that specialists are going to be out of the loop. If there is any need for bony augmentation (sinus lifts, block grafts, etc.), who is going to manage this?
So are you saying that the GP should keep all the easy dollar slam dunk cases for themselves while they should refer the pain in the a$$ cases to the specialist? As much as specialists like challenging cases, these are usually balanced out by easy cases. I hope you don't ask that specialist for any favors such as getting a favorite patient a prompt appointment for an urgent extraction.
C'mon, I'm not saying that the GP should keep all of the easy cases (and why would I want them to?). But do you disagree that implant placement are going to be more and more in the hands of the GP (I mean the easy ones that do not require bone aug)? The bottom line in my statement was that the GPs that take on implant placement need to be aware that in many cases you are not going to be able to just throw in an implant and be done without some augmentation of the bone. Hey, I want the easy cases (well-preserved bone w/h in a single site) as much as the next guy, but do you think that the GP who makes implants a mainstay in his/her practice is going to let these go to the specialist? I think probably not. Just my opinion on the matter and not trying to shake things up. What's your take on the GP/implant deal, Scalpel?