If Dentistry Was Socialized, Would You Still Be Attracted to iT?

[busupshot83]

If dentistry was socialized, would you still be attracted to it? For instance: in the UK, dentistry is free and available for all who need it, but their earnings are generally lower than in the USA.

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[UBTom]

Hmm... I thought in the UK dentists have the option of either practicing on their own or as part of their National Health Service??

I remember reading a New York Times article last year that UK's NHS does not pay very much so not many dentists there sign on, which is why whenever a dentist announces they will take NHS cases, people would be lined up all the way around the block.

I am working in Taiwan right now and they do have National Health Insurance that covers basic restorative, recall, root canals and exos, but dentists here still make a pretty comfortable living because the more expensive procedures such as fixed, removable and therapeutic perio care are all out-of-pocket.

 

[busupshot83]

Hmm... I thought in the UK dentists have the option of either practicing on their own or as part of their National Health Service??

I remember reading a New York Times article last year that UK's NHS does not pay very much so not many dentists there sign on, which is why whenever a dentist announces they will take NHS cases, people would be lined up all the way around the block.

I am working in Taiwan right now and they do have National Health Insurance that covers basic restorative, recall, root canals and exos, but dentists here still make a pretty comfortable living because the more expensive procedures such as fixed, removable and therapeutic perio care are all out-of-pocket.

You may be correct, but I was under the impression that it was socialized in-and-out.

 

[aphistis]

Would I still be attracted to it? Sure. Would I be attracted enough to make the same career decision...? Enh. Maybe, maybe not.

 

[trypmo]

Like a moth to a flame, baby.

 

[UBTom]

The situation in Great Britain I alluded to earlier:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/3432181.stm

http://www.freep.com/news/nw/ebrit26_20040226.htm

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/89-02262004-253638.html

No kidding-- People are lined up around the block whenever a dentist announces he will take NHS cases.

I guess British people having bad teeth isn't an urban legend after all..

 

[Sprgrover]

Would I still be attracted to it? Sure. Would I be attracted enough to make the same career decision...? Enh. Maybe, maybe not.

I agree.