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So, after a long talk with one of my faculty members a couple of days ago I'm wondering if a GPR/AEGD is necessary upon graduation. I like many who are attending school/just graduated have a very small desire to continue w/ school for an additional year but am I being shortsighted on the help of a "good" program?
I guess my reasoning is that if I get massive amounts of clinical experience in school (ie: 6 molar endo, 1 implant placement, 15 impacted 3rds, etc.) I know that is not going to really cut it in the real world for a good couple of years until I iron out my skill-set and am able to complete complex procedures swiftly and accurately.
Do I go and pay 15-20 grand each for CE courses to hopefully get that proficiency/speed that is desired to rake in the piles of private practice cash? Or I do I just find a good program that will get me faster/more confident (trust me, I'm a very confident person)? I mean, first year salary w/ a GPR vs. associateship is not even close obviously. But you factor in multiple expensive CE course over a couple of years and being a little slower initially VERSUS learning how to do some complex work (implants and the likes) and being a little faster over those same couple years and won't you be escalating to "earning potential" (nice jargon I know) much quicker?
Here's a quote from another thread that didn't help and aided me in creating this one:
"I don't really see how a few years in practice is "catching-up." I mean, you're a dentist, ideally doing a relatively wide range of procedures. Hopefully if you're an associate you're not just limited to perio and fillings, but if you're doing some pros, endo, etc. along with it, I don't really see what you have to "catch up" to."
I would appreciate both sides of the debate if possible and thanks for the help in advance.
I guess my reasoning is that if I get massive amounts of clinical experience in school (ie: 6 molar endo, 1 implant placement, 15 impacted 3rds, etc.) I know that is not going to really cut it in the real world for a good couple of years until I iron out my skill-set and am able to complete complex procedures swiftly and accurately.
Do I go and pay 15-20 grand each for CE courses to hopefully get that proficiency/speed that is desired to rake in the piles of private practice cash? Or I do I just find a good program that will get me faster/more confident (trust me, I'm a very confident person)? I mean, first year salary w/ a GPR vs. associateship is not even close obviously. But you factor in multiple expensive CE course over a couple of years and being a little slower initially VERSUS learning how to do some complex work (implants and the likes) and being a little faster over those same couple years and won't you be escalating to "earning potential" (nice jargon I know) much quicker?
Here's a quote from another thread that didn't help and aided me in creating this one:
"I don't really see how a few years in practice is "catching-up." I mean, you're a dentist, ideally doing a relatively wide range of procedures. Hopefully if you're an associate you're not just limited to perio and fillings, but if you're doing some pros, endo, etc. along with it, I don't really see what you have to "catch up" to."
I would appreciate both sides of the debate if possible and thanks for the help in advance.
