The oversaturation issue

[Iozuk]

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There is a difference between oversaturation in terms of people trying to cram into one geographic area and saturation where there are simply too much of something being produced. Now, for myself,I HATE living in cities and prefer suburbs or small towns.

I would honestly want to move to either places in places like ME/VT/NH and probably some states in the Mid-West. In terms of becoming successful though in saturated cities, people now seem to advise that you must be a good businessman in order to succeed against others. Does this necessity less apply to someone as myself? After dental school, I can't picture anything but practicing dentistry and talking with people. To have to worry about business aspects to me would just be a pain although I would probably prefer in joining a group and not a corporate practice.

 

[Bottle]

i hated living on small town. and im happy that im moving to big city for uni.
i dont know why you would love living in dead place where you have to travel in-order to get what you want ( good clothing, devices .. )

 

[chill45]

i hated living on small town. and im happy that im moving to big city for uni.
i dont know why you would love living in dead place where you have to travel in-order to get what you want ( good clothing, devices .. )

You really should not judge how someone wants to live there life just because it does not agree with how you want to live yours. The things you love about big cities some people hate and what you hate about rural areas many people prefer.

To the OP, I think you are correct in that a more rural area would not require as much knowledge about running a business to be successful as a heavily saturated area. You will want to learn as much about it as you can though because it not only brings in more money for you but it does trickle down to your patients and their satisfaction with your practice.

 

[Iozuk]

i hated living on small town. and im happy that im moving to big city for uni.
i dont know why you would love living in dead place where you have to travel in-order to get what you want ( good clothing, devices .. )

Eh, I feel people are generally not as nice and I like knowing people better within a less densely populated area. There is more space in a smaller town and people aren't as rushed. If I move to a mountainous area, I can go hiking and take in fresh air and so on. I'm the opposite, I had to drive 35-40 minutes just to go on a hike before and to get out to feel sane to not have a million people surrounding me.

There are tons of reasons to dislike living in a city. In fact, one of the reasons I shifted away from a previous profession was that it always forced me to move into cities.

 

[Surive123]

Eh, I feel people are generally not as nice and I like knowing people better within a less densely populated area. There is more space in a smaller town and people aren't as rushed. If I move to a mountainous area, I can go hiking and take in fresh air and so on. I'm the opposite, I had to drive 35-40 minutes just to go on a hike before and to get out to feel sane to not have a million people surrounding me.

There are tons of reasons to dislike living in a city. In fact, one of the reasons I shifted away from a previous profession was that it always forced me to move into cities.

Agree completely. I prefer living in the suburbs/smaller towns as well. I'm definitely more tense in the city and it is a generally more expensive. My QOL would be significantly enhanced being in a smaller town/suburb.

 

[Bottle]

You really should not judge how someone wants to live there life just because it does not agree with how you want to live yours. The things you love about big cities some people hate and what you hate about rural areas many people prefer.

To the OP, I think you are correct in that a more rural area would not require as much knowledge about running a business to be successful as a heavily saturated area. You will want to learn as much about it as you can though because it not only brings in more money for you but it does trickle down to your patients and their satisfaction with your practice.

sensitive much ?

well i guess everyone is looking for what he/she missing. to me, i breathed enough fresh air that going to last me +30 year at least. so im over it and ready to go to dirty city.

 

[Bobby Fischer]

Eh, I feel people are generally not as nice and I like knowing people better within a less densely populated area. There is more space in a smaller town and people aren't as rushed. If I move to a mountainous area, I can go hiking and take in fresh air and so on. I'm the opposite, I had to drive 35-40 minutes just to go on a hike before and to get out to feel sane to not have a million people surrounding me.

There are tons of reasons to dislike living in a city. In fact, one of the reasons I shifted away from a previous profession was that it always forced me to move into cities.

agreed. no exceptions.👍

 

[NDPitch]

There is a difference between oversaturation in terms of people trying to cram into one geographic area and saturation where there are simply too much of something being produced. Now, for myself,I HATE living in cities and prefer suburbs or small towns.

I would honestly want to move to either places in places like ME/VT/NH and probably some states in the Mid-West. In terms of becoming successful though in saturated cities, people now seem to advise that you must be a good businessman in order to succeed against others. Does this necessity less apply to someone as myself? After dental school, I can't picture anything but practicing dentistry and talking with people. To have to worry about business aspects to me would just be a pain although I would probably prefer in joining a group and not a corporate practice.

If you plan to own a practice at some point in your career, which most people want to do to maximize their flexibility and income potential, there's just as as much dentistry as there is business. If you have no desire to do anything business related, you might end up as an associate the rest of your life!

 

[Jbrowndds]

Like like to be at least 30 min outside the city.
I love trees and fields.

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[Iozuk]

If you plan to own a practice at some point in your career, which most people want to do to maximize their flexibility and income potential, there's just as as much dentistry as there is business. If you have no desire to do anything business related, you might end up as an associate the rest of your life!

What exactly is so bad about that? If it's not a corporate office and I join as a partner, I would have no problem in doing that for the rest of my life.

 

[dentalWorks]

There is a difference between oversaturation in terms of people trying to cram into one geographic area and saturation where there are simply too much of something being produced. Now, for myself,I HATE living in cities and prefer suburbs or small towns.

I would honestly want to move to either places in places like ME/VT/NH and probably some states in the Mid-West. In terms of becoming successful though in saturated cities, people now seem to advise that you must be a good businessman in order to succeed against others. Does this necessity less apply to someone as myself? After dental school, I can't picture anything but practicing dentistry and talking with people. To have to worry about business aspects to me would just be a pain although I would probably prefer in joining a group and not a corporate practice.

You picked dentisty...this should mean that you need to accept that a good portion of your career has to do with some form of business (even if you don't own a practice, ur still gonna wanna understand how to negotiate your salary or employers will walk all over you)

as far as wanting to work in rural areas.... it depends on what you mean. Are we talking some Alaskan Tribe where there are only 1000 people in a 50 mile radius (might as well teach your kids and wife how to hunt elk and deer cause you won't be generating enough $$$). however, there are some rural areas (so I've heard) where dentists WILL produce good cash flow, only problem is, the wife and kids might not wanna live so far off the main city.

 

[Jbrowndds]

Anytime you are going to open up your own business no matter where you are you need to know business. A dental office in downtown could do just as bad as one in a town with 500 people. You have to know how to do business. How to draw in patients and keep them there.

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[Blake1e]

I feel the same way. Living in the city all my life, excluding college, with a population of 19 million.

I feel like living in a city or town with a population of around 500k would be large enough to run a good business and small enough that it wont be too separated from nature or at least be right next to it.

 

[yappy]

I don't know how accurate this will be; however, I feel like patient care / science is what got my interested in dentistry and business is what will keep me interested. Dentistry and science are very interesting; however, econ / business / etc. can be really cool too. Especially if you own the business and benefit directly from your decisions - good or bad.

Just embrace the business element. It's very versatile and your success will depend on it - associate or not.

 

[Bis-GMA111]

the field isn't saturated at all....if it was, would they be opening up new dental schools left and right? 😉

 

[aznboi89x]

the field isn't saturated at all....if it was, would they be opening up new dental schools left and right? 😉

i want to go to BallsOHard SODM

 

[Shazzam]

the field isn't saturated at all....if it was, would they be opening up new dental schools left and right? 😉

I lol'd

 

[Teeths]

Anytime you are going to open up your own business no matter where you are you need to know business. A dental office in downtown could do just as bad as one in a town with 500 people. You have to know how to do business. How to draw in patients and keep them there.

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And OP, I know what you mean. I'm not looking to be in a city or heavily populated area either but there's still going to be a business aspect to dentistry whether you're on your own or with a company/partner. With that said, being out of the city it'll definitely be less 'cut throat' between dentists for patients. You don't have to be an obnoxious, sly jerk to be successful. The importance is obviously going to lie in your chair-side manner... if you're friendly and do your job well, people will come back. If not, they'll find someone else even if it means driving into the city/further away. As long as you're a nice person and can market yourself well, the rest will take it's course by word-of-mouth in a small town and you'll be alright!