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[orthodream007]

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good luck everyone - for me the ortho dream is over.. looks like it aint worth it no more.

Sorry to hear...why is it not worth it anymore for you? Wishing you all the best,

 

[kamsartipi]

Sorry to hear...why is it not worth it anymore for you? Wishing you all the best,

Apparently you get paid 250 now. Not sure it’s worth it anymore with the opportunity cost. Sucks because I literally designed my dental school resume for this specialty

 

[orthodream007]

Apparently you get paid 250 now. Not sure it’s worth it anymore with the opportunity cost. Sucks because I literally designed my dental school resume for this specialty

I have heard the same but you do have to ask yourself how much money is enough for you. I do imagine to a certain degree it would be similar to going through dental school with your classmates. You have a pretty good gauge of who has really good communication skills from the start and who will excel quickly, hence the large variance in reported earnings. I'm getting deja vu of people telling me not to go through dental school because the golden age is over- which we now know to not be entirely true. Same probably goes with ortho. Good at business? Good area? Good communication and rapport? I would imagine you could easily be making more. For those orthos who are around I would love to hear some input regarding this. Please correct me if I am wrong. Lifestyle, and longevity, are major benefits as well.

 

[kamsartipi]

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I have heard the same but you do have to ask yourself how much money is enough for you. I do imagine to a certain degree it would be similar to going through dental school with your classmates. You have a pretty good gauge of who has really good communication skills from the start and who will excel quickly, hence the large variance in reported earnings. I'm getting deja vu of people telling me not to go through dental school because the golden age is over- which we now know to not be entirely true. Same probably goes with ortho. Good at business? Good area? Good communication and rapport? I would imagine you could easily be making more. For those orthos who are around I would love to hear some input regarding this. Please correct me if I am wrong. Lifestyle, and longevity, are major benefits as well.

For Sure lifestyle is superior. However, I have heard either there are no full time jobs or you’d be lucky to make 400k. Meanwhile there are other lifestyle specialties (ex. Anesthesia) that make more and are more less saturated.

I loved orthodontics but it’s sad what has happened to the field because of a couple of residency programs.