Perio income
Started by InformMe123
Perio is a dying specialty
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Dentistry is a dying field
Maybe I am working in an saturated area... perios around me:
1. Work part time in different offices everyday. I heard it is super difficult to get a full time job offer out of school.
2. Sometimes, they dont take perio specialty board exam, and just start working as a GP with extended training in implant surgery
3. But they are good at soft tissue management.
4. Paycheck in private practice goes by your production or collection. So... no cases, no income..
Any thought from periodontists out there?
1. Work part time in different offices everyday. I heard it is super difficult to get a full time job offer out of school.
2. Sometimes, they dont take perio specialty board exam, and just start working as a GP with extended training in implant surgery
3. But they are good at soft tissue management.
4. Paycheck in private practice goes by your production or collection. So... no cases, no income..
Any thought from periodontists out there?
Recent perio grad here.
#1 True, but it's not hard to find multiple part time jobs
#2 Sometimes true, mostly if you are starting a solo office
#3 I don't know what that means
#4 Please tell me how I can get paid for doing nothing, I will switch specialties immediately
Going from office to office I make a little over 300k a year, which is average from what I hear. Is that better/worse than GP? Way better than when I was a GP associate, but I'm sure there are plenty of GPs that do better. If you like perio, do it. If you don't like perio do something else. Don't be stupid and bury yourself in loans, though.
If you're looking for more $$$, OMFS, endo, pedo.
i want to know more about the exciting field of perio plastic and reconstructive surgery. how hard is it to get a fellowship in this new and exciting field?
Last I checked taking an impression = doing something 😉
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varies in my neck of the woods.
some guys travel to 20 plus offices and are doing OK. When I worked for a big multispecialty group, the perio there made more than anyone.
same goes for every specialty. some guys travel, some guys work corporate, some work in their own office, and alot mix it up a bit.
with varying environments comes varying incomes.
Any numbers/ranges?
Do perios generally make more than their GP counterparts? Many GP associates are making 150k. Are there any perios at 150, or all much higher?
I think you can contact this well respected oral surgeon http://www.sclarcenter.com/courses/soft-tissue
I don't practice perio, however throughout the years of working in private practice and corporate, the perios seemed to do well above 150. a few aggressive treatment planners made well above 500,000.
Can't generalize and make blanket statements about income. region, type of practice, hours, how aggressive you are with regard to treatment, work ethic all figure into it
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Well at least it's being taught by an actual surgeon
there's no way your an actual OMFS. You sound like a bitter intern that is just now learning that the path to be an omfs isn't all fun and games. quit being petty
Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays
In my office the assistant takes the impression! You just gotta check it before dismissing the pt
oh, you lucky dog (double whammy - profile pic reference 😉 )
