Practising Dentist looking to Perio or Implant Fellowship

[Learn2live16]

Hi Everyone

I have been practicing in the U.S for 8 years now. I went to dental school in India and got my first dental license from the State of Minnesota. I was not able to do advanced standing DDS or MS but I did one year AEGD program before I went into practice.

I am a pre fellow with AGD and will be taking my exams next year to qualify for FAGD in 2018.

I am 39 years old now. My Part I board score was 87 and Part II is 85 took both of them in 2003. I'm an associate making about 220k before taxes. I have been restoring implants and want to learn placing implants.

I am planning to enroll in one of the implant courses (6 weekends by Dr. Garg or others) but I am skeptical as how much I can learn. From what I have read in this forum and talking to others I have three options.

Option 1: Keep taking different implant courses and keep the current job so I don't lose the income.
Option 2: Enroll in to Implant Fellowship program in Loma Linda or Tufts or other programs for 1-2 years program.
Option 3: Seek admission to a perio program which is about 3 years.

Here are the questions:
a. Since I did not complete a formal education in the U.S with exception to AEGD program I am very interested in pursuing Masters program either in Implant Dentistry or Perio with focus on implants.
b. Is it financially worth to leave 3 years of income and do a Perio program?
c. If I need to apply for Perio program I guess I have to take NBDE again and also complete FAGD and apply for class of 2018

What do you all think?

Any comments appreciated.

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[comatose]

how did you get a license to practice in the states without a formal US education?

 

[Learn2live16]

how did you get a license to practice in the states without a formal US education?

Minnesota had opened doors to foreign trained dentists in 2003-2005 and gave permission to those dentists who had cleared NBDE I and II and gave permission to take clinical boards. I passed WREB in 2006 and Minnesota Board gave me license in 2007

 

[Dantsafrakho]

Hi Everyone

I have been practicing in the U.S for 8 years now. I went to dental school in India and got my first dental license from the State of Minnesota. I was not able to do advanced standing DDS or MS but I did one year AEGD program before I went into practice.

I am a pre fellow with AGD and will be taking my exams next year to qualify for FAGD in 2018.

I am 39 years old now. My Part I board score was 87 and Part II is 85 took both of them in 2003. I'm an associate making about 220k before taxes. I have been restoring implants and want to learn placing implants.

I am planning to enroll in one of the implant courses (6 weekends by Dr. Garg or others) but I am skeptical as how much I can learn. From what I have read in this forum and talking to others I have three options.

Option 1: Keep taking different implant courses and keep the current job so I don't lose the income.
Option 2: Enroll in to Implant Fellowship program in Loma Linda or Tufts or other programs for 1-2 years program.
Option 3: Seek admission to a perio program which is about 3 years.

Here are the questions:
a. Since I did not complete a formal education in the U.S with exception to AEGD program I am very interested in pursuing Masters program either in Implant Dentistry or Perio with focus on implants.
b. Is it financially worth to leave 3 years of income and do a Perio program?
c. If I need to apply for Perio program I guess I have to take NBDE again and also complete FAGD and apply for class of 2018

What do you all think?

Any comments appreciated.

What did you end up doing ?
I would’ve surely done 1-2 year course at Loma Linda

 

[dentistrydmd]

I would not give up your current situation (maybe figure out a way to get your implant education another way other than specializing or taking two years off). As a periodontist you will limit your practice significantly and will not make much more than you currently do and that would be after 5 years of building a perio practice/referral base.