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This makes me sort of nervous.
If it is true that a (relatively) suitable dentist substitute can be trained in two years following undergrad (assuming undergrad is deemed necessary), doesn't that imply that dentistry is really heavily reliant on an artificial market barrier?
This model (supported by the ADA) requires direct dentist supervision, but I've seen models that do not require such supervision.
I wouldn't be so worried (I'm mostly in it for the autonomy and patient interaction anyway), but with such high student debt,we will have no choice but to strive for a six figure income. How else would one keep the debt collectors at bay?
Sorry for the lame thread by the way. I was just getting more intimate with the ethics of dentistry for interviews, and started getting sidetracked. I realize mid-level providers might be part of a solution to lack of dental care access, but I do have a knee-jerk response against it because of my aspirations. (Not very ethical of me now that I think of it....)
This makes me sort of nervous.
If it is true that a (relatively) suitable dentist substitute can be trained in two years following undergrad (assuming undergrad is deemed necessary), doesn't that imply that dentistry is really heavily reliant on an artificial market barrier?
This model (supported by the ADA) requires direct dentist supervision, but I've seen models that do not require such supervision.
I wouldn't be so worried (I'm mostly in it for the autonomy and patient interaction anyway), but with such high student debt,we will have no choice but to strive for a six figure income. How else would one keep the debt collectors at bay?
Sorry for the lame thread by the way. I was just getting more intimate with the ethics of dentistry for interviews, and started getting sidetracked. I realize mid-level providers might be part of a solution to lack of dental care access, but I do have a knee-jerk response against it because of my aspirations. (Not very ethical of me now that I think of it....)
