The three adjectives you listed are all equally feasible. There really is no generalized way to describe the life of a practicing dentist. Everyone is different. Many dentists are stressed out but have a thriving practice, others have a lot of difficulty managing the business side of their practice, many are wealthy while many don't ever make what they thought they would, some love every minute of their work and others wonder what they got themselves into, and the list goes on.Ash said:
jessUMD said:
I envy Dr. JeffDrJeff said:Here's my typical work day. Up at 6:15, shower and get the kid up/fed and the dogs up/fed. The Nanny shows up around 7:10, off to the office by 7:20. Get to work about 7:40 read the paper and review the days charts. First patient arrives @ 8. Patienst/hygiene checks from 8 to 1. Lunch with my partner from 1 to 2. patients/hygiene checks from 2 to 5. Charts/paper work until about 5:30, home just before 6 (this is my schedule on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Fridays I just work 8 to 1, and every 2nd or 3rd Tuesday I work 8 to 1 and then drive to UCONN DEntal School and teach from 3 to 5) Off Saturday, Sunday, and Monday each week. Typical work week for me is 29 hours of patient time and then another 1 to 2 hours of paper work/treatment planning time.
When I'm home, I'm home with the family/my recreation activities (skiing in Vermont from December through April, golfing from April through November). I'll typically have to go into the office for an after hours emergency visit 2 or 3 times a year, and might get 1 to 2 after hours calls a month that can be solved with either just verbal reassurance/suggestions or a call to the pharmacy.
All in all, a very relaxing, enjoyable, comfortable lifestyle for me. But, when I'm at work, I'm at work, it can be rather hectic/intense, but when I'm done for the day, work stays at the office, and I have ample fre time to devote to my family
hockeydentist said:
One of the dentists I shadowed during the past summer was an endodontist, and followed him around and he told me his pre and post work routine as well.sfdentist/PT said:
JakeMUSC said:One of the dentists I shadowed during the past summer was an endodontist, and followed him around and he told me his pre and post work routine as well.
Monday through Thursday. 6:45am wake up. At work and starting on root canals @8am. Lunch from 12pm-1:45pm. Root Canals from 2pm until 5:30pm. Home around 6pm. Golf, family stuff, and relaxation from Thursday @6pm to Monday @6:45am. ohh....and he makes $400, 000 plus!
Dr. Steve Urkel said:
12YearOldKid said:
Dr. Steve Urkel said:just for comparision.....(yeah I'm gonna get flamed)
This is what the job market looks like, and it just keeps going up and up
http://www.auntminnie.com/index.asp?
sec=mkt&sub=emp&pag=adv&item_id=20119
Radiology - 911706
Company Name: CompHealth
Title: Radiology - 911706
Brief Description: You Could Have It All! Earn $650,000 in a Beautiful Texas Location,Permanent
Full Description: Permanent Radiology
19 person Radiology group with over 20 years of history seeks a physician fellowship trained in either Body Imaging or MRI. Group covers both hospital and imaging centers.
High earning - $650,000 or more as full partner
Competitive starting salary
1 year to voting partner
12 weeks of vacation as partner
Outstanding benefits including $45,000 pension contribution
Outstanding coastal location
Stable group with over 20 year history
Learn more about working Permanent jobs with CompHealth
What is the malpractice insurance per year? I'm sure it's going to slash that salary significantly. Also, do you know how long it takes to get a fellowship in Radiology? Pls think before you start comparing blueberries to watermelons
kenniemd said:Dr. Steve Urkel said:just for comparision.....(yeah I'm gonna get flamed)
This is what the job market looks like, and it just keeps going up and up
http://www.auntminnie.com/index.asp?
sec=mkt&sub=emp&pag=adv&item_id=20119
Radiology - 911706
Company Name: CompHealth
Title: Radiology - 911706
Brief Description: You Could Have It All! Earn $650,000 in a Beautiful Texas Location,Permanent
Full Description: Permanent Radiology
19 person Radiology group with over 20 years of history seeks a physician fellowship trained in either Body Imaging or MRI. Group covers both hospital and imaging centers.
High earning - $650,000 or more as full partner
Competitive starting salary
1 year to voting partner
12 weeks of vacation as partner
Outstanding benefits including $45,000 pension contribution
Outstanding coastal location
Stable group with over 20 year history
Learn more about working Permanent jobs with CompHealth
What is the malpractice insurance per year? I'm sure it's going to slash that salary significantly. Also, do you know how long it takes to get a fellowship in Radiology? Pls think before you start comparing blueberries to watermelons
Another couple of things to look at are:
1) How long till partnership is offered??
2) What will the partnership buy in cost?? How long will the buy in be??
3) Hours worked per week/call??
Radiology can be a very rewarding/cushy job, but often to get a salry like that, the time it takes to make the big $$ may be quite long with quite a high price tag
kenniemd said:
So even the above number may be a little on the high end. Plus we dont have to worry about the extra time of taking care of a business or the expenses of operating one like you all do which gives us even more time free. =)DrJeff said:
Gutta Percha said:
Some of the previous posters try to find reasons as to how this salary is untrue (malpractice will "slash" that salary, fellowship length) I'm just playing the game you started, if you don't like it then stop playing...
Maybe you can enlighten us and tell us who exactly has gone into the allopathic forum to gloat that dentistry is "better" than medicine? In fact, I've noticed that it's indeed the other way around. I continually see arrogant physicians and future physicians (this includes you, of course) come into the dental forum gloating about your salary. Well, good for you! I hope you find peace and comfort with all that money. I just don't understand why you have to hijack a thread to spill your guts of what you think of the dental profession and its relevance with radiology. I would've had more respect for you had you started a new thread stating, "I will make more money than your typical dentist." But like all of your predecessors that have made their self-soothing remarks on this forum, you have fallen short to comprehend the main idea of this thread.Dr. Steve Urkel said:See this is what I find funny. You all go into other forums and state how you have it sooooo good and how you "chose dentistry over medicine" b/c of the "lifestyle", that you really got into MD school but chose dentistry for these reasons. Everytime someone comes in here and gives you an opposing view (1 radiologist salary > 4 dentists salaries) people seem to get "touchy and sentimental"
Ditto the previous poster. I'm calling bull****.Dr. Steve Urkel said:See this is what I find funny. You all go into other forums and state how you have it sooooo good and how you "chose dentistry over medicine" b/c of the "lifestyle", that you really got into MD school but chose dentistry for these reasons. Everytime someone comes in here and gives you an opposing view (1 radiologist salary > 4 dentists salaries) people seem to get "touchy and sentimental"
Dr. Steve Urkel said:just for comparision.....(yeah I'm gonna get flamed)
This is what the job market looks like, and it just keeps going up and up
--- dentistry can still get it for you. Heck, $300,000 isn't totally out of the question for a busy general dentist. 
Dr. Steve Urkel said:I'm just playing the game you started, if you don't like it then stop playing...
ItsGavinC said:Well, a good starting point prior to playing would be your getting accepted to medical school. Then you can play the game.
12YearOldKid said:I don't think many will dispute that if money is your ultimate career goal then medicine is probably a better choice than dentistry. Medicine simply has more high paying specialties to choose from.
That being said, don't get too discouraged about the income differences. The link Urkel provided was an outlier; a position like that is nowhere near "normal". A more realistic look at physician salaries can be found here: http://www.physicianssearch.com/physician/salary2.html
This survey puts the average salary for rads at $320,000 which is actually less than ortho or endo. Add in the benefits and bonuses of the radiologist and they are probably running neck and neck. If money is really that important to you --- and I hope it isn't
And I hear that dentistry, unlike medicine, is hard to specialize in b/c there are very few spots for students to do so... same thing with dermatology, its not a hard specialty but there are sooooo few spots that it make it really competitive.http://www.allied-physicians.com/salary_surveys/physician-salaries.htmlnn2 said:
12YearOldKid said:I don't think many will dispute that if money is your ultimate career goal then medicine is probably a better choice than dentistry. Medicine simply has more high paying specialties to choose from.
That being said, don't get too discouraged about the income differences. The link Urkel provided was an outlier; a position like that is nowhere near "normal". A more realistic look at physician salaries can be found here: http://www.physicianssearch.com/physician/salary2.html
This survey puts the average salary for rads at $320,000 which is actually less than ortho or endo. Add in the benefits and bonuses of the radiologist and they are probably running neck and neck. If money is really that important to you --- and I hope it isn't
Dr. Steve Urkel said:
How about DMD vs. MD user obsessions? Can we get rid of those too, Gavin? Seriously. Minus one person, this thread goes back to the original purpose it was fulfilling quite nicely.ItsGavinC said:
Dr. Steve Urkel said:
If he does not like his/her profession and resorts to doing other things that is laughable really Facts are facts. Remember Galvin, TOS does not encompass DMD vs. MD threads....stop making your own laws
Dr. Steve Urkel said:See this is what I find funny. You all go into other forums and state how you have it sooooo good and how you "chose dentistry over medicine" b/c of the "lifestyle", that you really got into MD school but chose dentistry for these reasonsEverytime someone comes in here and gives you an opposing view (1 radiologist salary > 4 dentists salaries) people seem to get "touchy and sentimental"
Trolling is a violation of the TOS.Dr. Steve Urkel said:I guess Galvin didn't like my posts....do I care, no! I have not violated any TOS violations or insulted anyone, all I have stated are facts
