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What is the starting salary for an orthodontist?Does it differ as to what state/area you are working in?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Probably because it costs so damn much to live there.MIKEJACK5 said:Why is the northeast bad?
aphistis said:I actually heard a general dentist say he earns a good living. I figured he had to be lying, though. Everyone knows how many general dentists end up bankrupt & homeless because they were dumb enough to think they could make money as GP's. I figure this guy must've been holding up ATMs at night to make ends meet.
Rezdawg said:If you are going to dental school, its not a smart move to get into general dentistry. If you refer to those salary websites, you'll notice that some averages hover around $70,000 a year. Basically, you'd do better being a bartender or a stripper. And Im not even taking into consideration the opportunity cost of 4 years of dental school. Good luck making it in the real world as a GP.
Rezdawg said:If you are going to dental school, its not a smart move to get into general dentistry. If you refer to those salary websites, you'll notice that some averages hover around $70,000 a year. Basically, you'd do better being a bartender or a stripper. And Im not even taking into consideration the opportunity cost of 4 years of dental school. Good luck making it in the real world as a GP.
Rezdawg said:If you are going to dental school, its not a smart move to get into general dentistry. If you refer to those salary websites, you'll notice that some averages hover around $70,000 a year. Basically, you'd do better being a bartender or a stripper. And Im not even taking into consideration the opportunity cost of 4 years of dental school. Good luck making it in the real world as a GP.
Rezdawg said:If you are going to dental school, its not a smart move to get into general dentistry. If you refer to those salary websites, you'll notice that some averages hover around $70,000 a year. Basically, you'd do better being a bartender or a stripper. And Im not even taking into consideration the opportunity cost of 4 years of dental school. Good luck making it in the real world as a GP.
Rezdawg said:For those that actually believed my post, I feel for you.
Did you guys fail to read the post made by Aphistis? His was obvious sarcasm...and the fact that I was playing off of that, I figured it'd be pretty easy to see I was being sarcastic as well.
And I thought drhobie had caught on, until I read his last line.
Epic thread revive
So California is the best for orthodontics and pretty much the worst for any other specialty/GP?
CA used to be the dream place for orthodontists when CA only accepted its own board. Ever since CA accepted licenses from other states and the WREB, it has become more difficult for new grad orthos to find jobs. Chain offices have more choices to select only the experienced orthodontists….5-6 years ago, they were so desperate that they hired anybody with an orthodontic certificate.I've been reading some threads by charlestweed, who seems to suggest that it's not that competitive to become an ortho in Cali...
Is ortho still the most desired specialty? I've heard people say OMFS is, but it sounds to me like OMFS is an esoteric specialty. I could be completely wrong, but aren't more people seeing orthodontists to straighten their teeth than seeing oral surgeons to get their wizzies pulled? When I had braces and had to go to the ortho, the place was always packed.
Is ortho still the most desired specialty?
Desired by dental students"Desired" by patients, or desired by dental students?
Why is the northeast bad?
Probably because it costs so damn much to live there.
"Desired" by patients, or desired by dental students?
Is ortho still the most desired specialty? I've heard people say OMFS is, but it sounds to me like OMFS is an esoteric specialty. I could be completely wrong, but aren't more people seeing orthodontists to straighten their teeth than seeing oral surgeons to get their wizzies pulled? When I had braces and had to go to the ortho, the place was always packed.
Is ortho still the most desired specialty? I've heard people say OMFS is, but it sounds to me like OMFS is an esoteric specialty. I could be completely wrong, but aren't more people seeing orthodontists to straighten their teeth than seeing oral surgeons to get their wizzies pulled? When I had braces and had to go to the ortho, the place was always packed.
per say, you have to be at least ranking in top 3% of the class
Why is ortho such a desireable field? The only reason I ask this is because I dont have alot of interest in ortho and therefore dont see that huge of a difference in ortho vs say.. general dentistry. I understand the work is different but in both cases you're correcting oral pathologies - in this way it seems that by being interested in one you would also be intrested in the other.
If it's not the work what is it about ortho?
its all about the greens
. I understand the work is different but in both cases you're correcting oral pathologies - in this way it seems that by being interested in one you would also be intrested in the other.
when you mean greens..do you mean vegetables like peas, asparagus, lettuce, etc.????
its all about the benjamins
its all about the benjamins
Just to bring the mood down a little...
From everything I've heard, ortho is tough as hell these days. Getting a job really hard now, and the income of orthodontists is going down due to market saturation, as well as GPs doing more ortho.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think ortho is any kind of cake-walk anymore.
per say, you have to be at least ranking in top 3% of the class
Good money, good hours, good patients, and less graduate school, which equates to less money and time. All this equals desirable life.Why is ortho such a desireable field? The only reason I ask this is because I dont have alot of interest in ortho and therefore dont see that huge of a difference in ortho vs say.. general dentistry. I understand the work is different but in both cases you're correcting oral pathologies - in this way it seems that by being interested in one you would also be intrested in the other.
If it's not the work what is it about ortho?