How much does residency pay off?

[tounchie]

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so while in dental school you accumulate quite a load of debt. during a year or two (im not sure) of residency, do students get paid like they do in med school residencies? and if so, how much of the debt can be paid off from the residency earnings? and once u start working, how many more years are required to fully pay off my debt? (let's assume you walk out of dental school with a $400k debt and that i dont have any debt from undergrad).

could someone give me a good breakdown? THANK YOU SO MUCH

 

[Ionz]

so while in dental school you accumulate quite a load of debt. during a year or two (im not sure) of residency, do students get paid like they do in med school residencies? and if so, how much of the debt can be paid off from the residency earnings? and once u start working, how many more years are required to fully pay off my debt? (let's assume you walk out of dental school with a $400k debt and that i dont have any debt from undergrad).

could someone give me a good breakdown? THANK YOU SO MUCH

I'm not 100% sure about this, so don't quote me on it. But I think either you get paid or granted a stipend in case you want to undergo the 2-year medical school route. You will definitely get some form of compensation as a resident. Not much though, so don't count on it.

 

[tounchie]

I'm not 100% sure about this, so don't quote me on it. But I think either you get paid or granted a stipend in case you want to undergo the 2-year medical school route. You will definitely get some form of compensation as a resident. Not much though, so don't count on it.

maan you are just everywhere arent you xD. thx for the help tho

 

[AlbinoPolarBear]

so while in dental school you accumulate quite a load of debt. during a year or two (im not sure) of residency, do students get paid like they do in med school residencies? and if so, how much of the debt can be paid off from the residency earnings? and once u start working, how many more years are required to fully pay off my debt? (let's assume you walk out of dental school with a $400k debt and that i dont have any debt from undergrad).

could someone give me a good breakdown? THANK YOU SO MUCH

The awesome thing about dental school is that there is no residency that is required. After 4 years of dental school, you're a fully licensed dentist and can start practicing (assuming you pass all the regional requirements too).

You can decide on a residency, and what you get paid depends on the residency.

If you want to refine your general dentistry skills, you can either do a General practice residency (GPR) or Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD). These are generally 1 year in length and you will get paid as much as a medical intern (~40-50k depending on area).

All of the other specialties (Orthodontics, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Endodontics etc.), are institution determined. Some you have to pay tuition, while others you have a stipend.

There can be great variations even within specialties. For example, Orthodontics at Upenn will cost you 90k/year in tuition and fees, while you get a ~50k stipend if you go to Vanderbilt in Nashville.

 

[Dr. Dai Phan]

The awesome thing about dental school is that there is no residency that is required. After 4 years of dental school, you're a fully licensed dentist and can start practicing (assuming you pass all the regional requirements too).

You can decide on a residency, and what you get paid depends on the residency.

If you want to refine your general dentistry skills, you can either do a General practice residency (GPR) or Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD). These are generally 1 year in length and you will get paid as much as a medical intern (~40-50k depending on area).

All of the other specialties (Orthodontics, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Endodontics etc.), are institution determined. Some you have to pay tuition, while others you have a stipend.

There can be great variations even within specialties. For example, Orthodontics at Upenn will cost you 90k/year in tuition and fees, while you get a ~50k stipend if you go to Vanderbilt in Nashville.

Any hospital based dental residency will be paid the same as medical residents (PGY). GPR, OMS are paid residencies. Prosthodontics is school based so you have to pay tution but maxillofacial prosthodontics is hospital based fellowship so you get paid for that. When I was doing my fellowship, I got paid as PGY-6 (post graduate year six). I was making 44K a year in NYC but that was such a huge sum for me back then. DP