Ortho

[mahnster13]

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My question is, if one were considering becoming an orthodontist, would you be able to find a job right out of your residency?
Yes, my previous posts have ALL been about medicine, but one of my teachers told me that dentistry would be a cool field to look into. At first, I thought he was making a joke at my definitely far-from-perfect smile, but it made me think. Back in middle school, I had to go to an orthodontist consultation about getting braces to fix my smile, and unfortunately my family couldn't, and still can't, afford it, so I had no further exposure to the world of the orthodontist. Well, except every 6 months when I would visit my dentist and he would ask my mom if I had seen an orthodontist about getting braces.
Fast-forward to the present, and I have started researching the field of dentistry, with a particular interest in orthodontics.
I'm not too worried about where I have to live, but will I be able to find a job as an orthodontist fresh out of residency so I will be able to support myself and pay off dental school loans?

 

[sunshine222]

Nah, everyone knows there's no money in ortho.

 

[Waitlisted2009]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=607203

 

[Contach]

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=607203

this thread is really irrelevant to the OPs question..

 

[hellonurse]

I always say where there is a will there is a way. I think you should ask this question in the dental forums (not predent). They would have a solid answer over there.

 

[Jake8]

Getting an Ortho residency is like trying to get a dermatology residency. You have to be on your A game 24/7 and be at the top of the class. That said if ortho is the only thing that interests you in dentistry then you probably want to rethink the field. Only go into the field if you would be happy doing general dentistry for the rest of your life, because that is where the grand majority of dental students go.

 

[supraman]

lol an orthodontist with bad teeth

 

[Kneecoal]

Nah, everyone knows there's no money in ortho.

could you please explain??

 

[appleonius]

could you please explain??

it was a sarcastic response.

 

[hellonurse]

I don't know if you know this, but a majority of people entering dental school would love to be ortho. Many of us have 4.0 undergraduate GPAs as well and pretty good DATs. You have to accept the fact that just because you are switching from medical to dental, you do not have any sort of jump on the competition. It's just like specializing in med school..except there are even less dental schools and thus less specializing. If you go into dental school, be prepared to be a general dentist with the small chance that you may make it into Ortho.