what is hard about being a dentist?

[djsahand]

what do you guys think is hard about being a dentist?

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[Audio]

Deciding what to do with my millions Actually, for me, it might be my back. I don't know if I can lean over in a chair for the next 40 years. I have back problems at the age of 21 so I'm kind of worried.

 

[dinesh]

Having to find time for family during all the long hours..
oh wait...

 

[iambatman]

Deciding what to do with my millions Actually, for me, it might be my back. I don't know if I can lean over in a chair for the next 40 years. I have back problems at the age of 21 so I'm kind of worried.

How tall are you?

 

[miravyn]

Deciding what to do with my millions Actually, for me, it might be my back. I don't know if I can lean over in a chair for the next 40 years. I have back problems at the age of 21 so I'm kind of worried.

My brother really wants to be a dentist, but at age of only 20, he's got a herniated disc. Dentistry is probably not a good career for people with his back problem.

 

[Generallee]

what do you guys think is hard about being a dentist?

Well, Im imaging those that have a hard time managing or are not that "business saavy" will have a hard time making good money. I hear all the time that the business side of dentistry will take some time....

 

[airvent]

You do have to work pretty intimately with your patients...sometimes for a few hours. You may need some stamina mentally and physically.

 

[aphistis]

what do you guys think is hard about being a dentist?

Counting to 32.

 

[Audio]

How tall are you?

just under 6 feet. It's not that big of a problem but, I hate to imagine having to sit in one position for hours at a time. That would suck. But from my shadowing experience, the dentists weren't really seated for a really really long time. MOst of their procedures were rather short and the ones that were longer, like extractions or root canals, involved them standing up at times so I don't think it should be that bad. Hope I'm right.

 

[dentwannabe]

seriously, i think you need to be able to work hard physically. esp. oral surgeons. when i assisted at an oral surgery office, MY hand would get fatigued as hell just doing retraction or supporting the jaw for a few minutes. I would always be like, man i wonder what these doctors pushing and pulling away with all these forceps must be going through.

i was thinking of doing those hand squeeze excerice things.

 

[oldboy]

what do you guys think is hard about being a dentist?

GETTING THERE.

 

[VegasBabyVegas]

AAaaaaaaamen

 

[v&andy_yankee]

Deciding what to do with my millions Actually, for me, it might be my back. I don't know if I can lean over in a chair for the next 40 years. I have back problems at the age of 21 so I'm kind of worried.

they have better tools nowadays (ie, the super-vision glasses that blow up whatever you want to focus on, so the patient's tooth that you're working on will be magnified) so you don't have to lean so much.

 

[umkcdds]

Counting to 32.

become an omfs and you can spend most of your time reducing that number.

 

[busupshot83]

what do you guys think is hard about being a dentist?

working a gruelsome 35 hours a week