ortho residency?

[iwannaplaylock]

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How hard is to get accepted into an ortho residency? Is it extremely hard? Or is it possible with a bit of hard work?

 

[INFNITE]

top 10% of the class, 93+ on the boards....pretty much the most competitive specialty out there (more competitive than OMS)

 

[aphistis]

1) Very.

2) Yes.

3) It takes much more than just "a bit" of hard work.

 

[SHC1984]

You have to be the best in your class, HIGHEST GPA and HIGHEST Board Scores, If you are a "Good" standardize test taker then you will be fine!
Also make sure you pick a dental school that has alot of good research and a good reputation. eg. columbia, upenn, harvard, unc, etc are good schools to pick if you want to specialize. 🙂

 

[gryffindor]

Also make sure you pick a dental school that has alot of good research and a good reputation. eg. columbia, upenn, harvard, unc, etc are good schools to pick if you want to specialize. 🙂

🙄

 

[snapple59]

You have to be the best in your class, HIGHEST GPA and HIGHEST Board Scores, If you are a "Good" standardize test taker then you will be fine!
Also make sure you pick a dental school that has alot of good research and a good reputation. eg. columbia, upenn, harvard, unc, etc are good schools to pick if you want to specialize. 🙂

Hmm... It's coming from a girl who doesn't even know what schools to apply and is already thinking about orthodontics.

 

[SHC1984]

Just stating some facts that everyone wanting to do Ortho needs to know, never said I was going to do Ortho myself... but properly could if I wanted to since I am related to TWO Orthodontist! 😛

Hmm... It's coming from a girl who doesn't even know what schools to apply and is already thinking about orthodontics.

 

[ItsGavinC]

but properly could if I wanted to since I am related to TWO Orthodontist! 😛

Oh geez.

 

[Drill2Fill]

Just stating some facts that everyone wanting to do Ortho needs to know, never said I was going to do Ortho myself... but properly could if I wanted to since I am related to TWO Orthodontist! 😛

yea for you.

 

[aphistis]

Does anyone have a cookie we could give the lady? 😛

 

[iwannaplaylock]

what about getting into a radiology residency??(and no i am not interested in the money but i have to admit i want to work less hours)

 

[aphistis]

what about getting into a radiology residency??(and no i am not interested in the money but i have to admit i want to work less hours)

Oral & maxillofacial radiology is almost exclusively an academic specialty. It's much, *much* easier to gain admission to than orthodontics. The pay is significantly less, but the hours are generally pretty friendly.

 

[ItsGavinC]

what about getting into a radiology residency??(and no i am not interested in the money but i have to admit i want to work less hours)

Like Aphistis said, "It's much, *much* easier" to get into--and that might even be an understatement. There are only a handful of radiology programs around, and I'm sure they have many openings each year.

OMF Radiology should *not* be confused with the radiology of our medical counterparts in terms of lifestyle and income.

You can probably work less hours being a general dentist and make more money than being an oral radiologist. Like Bill said, you'll probably be teaching at a school.

 

[pre-dentalguy]

Top 5% of your class!

 

[DDSY]

How about dental anesthesia?

 

[iwannaplaylock]

whoops i didn't mean dental radiology or whatever i meant the radiology after u get ur MD...to become radiologist... to be honest i want to get that job because i really want to work less hours(i really want to have a good life)...BUT i still am becoming a doctor(hopefully) to help people and not for the money and i would definitely work extremely hard to get there but i don't want to become a workaholic and i want my hard work to pay off with spending time with my family...

 

[toofache32]

How hard is to get accepted into an ortho residency? Is it extremely hard? Or is it possible with a bit of hard work?

For starters, practice walking on water.

 

[Drill2Fill]

For starters, practice walking on water.

 

[AlphaQUp]

whoops i didn't mean dental radiology or whatever i meant the radiology after u get ur MD...to become radiologist... to be honest i want to get that job because i really want to work less hours(i really want to have a good life)...BUT i still am becoming a doctor(hopefully) to help people and not for the money and i would definitely work extremely hard to get there but i don't want to become a workaholic and i want my hard work to pay off with spending time with my family...

From what I know, radiology is very competitive to get into. But they do have one of the best lifestyles as an MD/DO. The radiologist my dad works with works 9-5 M-F and takes home 600k. The guy sits in a room by himself, looks at pictures and signs off on them.

 

[aphistis]

whoops i didn't mean dental radiology or whatever i meant the radiology after u get ur MD...to become radiologist... to be honest i want to get that job because i really want to work less hours(i really want to have a good life)...BUT i still am becoming a doctor(hopefully) to help people and not for the money and i would definitely work extremely hard to get there but i don't want to become a workaholic and i want my hard work to pay off with spending time with my family...

If you want to be a radiologist, go to med school. If you want to be a dentist, go to dental school.