I am a practicing pediatric dentist considering applying for ortho. I would love the dual specialty for a variety of reasons. Has anyone here attended a paid ortho program? There are a few in the NYC area. What are the program demands like? I do not have kids but am hoping to have kids soon. I am wondering if the demands of the program would be too high to have children during those years (due to taking call, etc.) vs going to a program that requires tuition and does not involve on-call duties.
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I'm not very familiar with the NYC programs, but I encourage you to also consider applying to paid programs like UCLA and UCSF, as both offer salaries and health benefits to their residents. Unlike the NYC programs, these aren't hospital-based, so I don't believe they require residents to be on-call. However, since they are research institutions, you may need to dedicate some time to research, although most programs typically involve some research component.
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What’s ortho call? Are they getting woken up because a kid broke a bracket off at 3am 😭
As a lucrative pedodontist I don’t see the purpose of chasing another specialty. Work, have kids, enjoy your life. You’ve earned it.
I attended a paid ortho program. The demands weren't bad at all and we didn't have to take call. Having a kid would be manageable.
I am peds and currently in ortho residency! If you want to chat about it, feel free to message me and we can talk on the phone! Happy to help.
As a pediatric dentistry resident, I was called into the ED probably a half dozen times for a pokey ortho wire/appliance…
Big Hoss
I hope you paged ortho for this
Let’s be real no orthodontist knows the sweet, sweet beeping of a pager
Nope and they wouldn’t have had a clue even how to get to the ED if I had called them.
Big Hoss
To this day, if I hear anything sounding remotely like my pager, I instantly get level 11 irritable bowel syndrome…
Big Hoss
I can attest to this. Been rotating "call" among my class of 5. In one year, I have gone in only once and the other time was a "wait until Monday" broken bracket.
