There seems to be a lot of talk about a rural practice being more profitable than an urban practice. How small of a town do you think is too small? How would you define rural? 5000 people, 2000 people,...?
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rural?ly adv.
Synonyms: rural, bucolic, rustic, pastoral
These adjectives all mean of or typical of the country as distinguished from the city. Rural applies to sparsely settled or agricultural country: ?I do love quiet, rural England? (George Meredith). Bucolic is often used pejoratively or facetiously of country people or their manners: ?The keenest of bucolic minds felt a whispering awe at the sight of the gentry? (George Eliot). Rustic frequently suggests a lack of sophistication or elegance, but it may also connote artless and pleasing simplicity: ?some rustic phrases which I had learned at the farmer's house? (Jonathan Swift). The hiker slept in a charming, rustic cottage. Pastoral, which evokes the image of shepherds, sheep, and verdant countryside, suggests serenity: The train passed through pastoral landscapes.
I wouldn't look at it as the "number of people" but pertaining to the above characteristics. I also heard that rural dentist are prone to burn out...
Synonyms: rural, bucolic, rustic, pastoral
These adjectives all mean of or typical of the country as distinguished from the city. Rural applies to sparsely settled or agricultural country: ?I do love quiet, rural England? (George Meredith). Bucolic is often used pejoratively or facetiously of country people or their manners: ?The keenest of bucolic minds felt a whispering awe at the sight of the gentry? (George Eliot). Rustic frequently suggests a lack of sophistication or elegance, but it may also connote artless and pleasing simplicity: ?some rustic phrases which I had learned at the farmer's house? (Jonathan Swift). The hiker slept in a charming, rustic cottage. Pastoral, which evokes the image of shepherds, sheep, and verdant countryside, suggests serenity: The train passed through pastoral landscapes.
I wouldn't look at it as the "number of people" but pertaining to the above characteristics. I also heard that rural dentist are prone to burn out...
Pro-Dentite,
You might be safer looking for communities that are underserved and in need of oral care. These communities, often tend to be rural communities, and have a large opportunity for huge profit.
You might be safer looking for communities that are underserved and in need of oral care. These communities, often tend to be rural communities, and have a large opportunity for huge profit.
Yeah baby. Come to Indiana.
Most of the state is underserved, and my (tiny) home county has 3 dentists serving about 15,000 people. You talk about making a <i>truckload</i> of money, this is the place.
Most of the state is underserved, and my (tiny) home county has 3 dentists serving about 15,000 people. You talk about making a <i>truckload</i> of money, this is the place.
thanks
^^ a lot can happen to change things in 10 years...
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