Where would be the best place to go after graduating from NYU dental?

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So I had a post up earlier complaining about NYU's debt load (450-500k) and realized that I would need a high paying job in order to slam those down. I realize NYC is pretty saturated but where would be the best area to go in New York state to get a higher starting salary? The jobs that do exist for associate dentists are all aspen and other corporate chains. Would another state be more feasible? I would prefer the northeast. Realistically, would it be possible to start making 180k a few years (3-5) in as an associate? I really have no interest in owning a practice.
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Namelessking said:
So I had a post up earlier complaining about NYU's debt load (450-500k) and realized that I would need a high paying job in order to slam those down. I realize NYC is pretty saturated but where would be the best area to go in New York state to get a higher starting salary? The jobs that do exist for associate dentists are all aspen and other corporate chains. Would another state be more feasible? I would prefer the northeast. Realistically, would it be possible to start making 180k a few years (3-5) in as an associate? I really have no interest in owning a practice.
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Don't forget you'll need to do at least a GPR/AEGD for that NY dental license. I would personally look to move to another part of the country.

Big Hoss
 
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Hoss is correct. You will not be able to work anywhere in NY without completing a PG program.
 
Big Time Hoosier said:
Don't forget you'll need to do at least a GPR/AEGD for that NY dental license. I would personally look to move to another part of the country.

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This just sounds like another drawback apart from the ivy league cost without the benefits
 
Medin2017 said:
This just sounds like another drawback apart from the ivy league cost without the benefits
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They're definitely playing the people who got accepted (myself included). Assuming I live at home, at the end of four years it would still be ~50k more expensive than Stonybrook over 4 years. Stony rejected me (because my school didn't really give a crud about getting my committee letters through on time) but for comparison's sake it would be around 340-350k for Stonybrook vs 390-410k for NYU (assuming I live at home). Doesn't seem too bad and NYU does have duh prestige (I'm kidding, I know all these schools are pretty much the same). I think New Hampshire would be a safer bet salary wise or even Vermont and I really wanna get out of the city. And if I have to deal with the one year GPR, I'm all for it. It's 1 year of honing my skills and that counts as experience so it'll likely make me a more attractive hire, or so I would assume.
 
Namelessking said:
And if I have to deal with the one year GPR, I'm all for it. It's 1 year of honing my skills and that counts as experience so it'll likely make me a more attractive hire, or so I would assume.
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It's also a year during which you'll accrue $30,000 to $35,000 in interest on that $500,000.

Big Hoss
 
Big Time Hoosier said:
It's also a year during which you'll accrue $30,000 to $35,000 in interest on that $500,000.

Big Hoss
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Well assuming I live at home, NYU's debt comes out to 400k, maybe a little over. And GPRs like the one at NYU Langone pays 67k and Stony's pays 53k. Assuming I get the former residency, I'd probably still live with my parents for that year and dump most of it into the debt. I may even work in NYC for corporate beyond that just to slam the debt hard before moving up to places like Vermont or New Hampshire, I don't know. But I hear what you're saying, interest rates are murderous when dealing with debt in that range. Maybe I should just run while I have the chance ha.
 
If you can stand your parents for another 5 years go for it. However completing a GPR in NY wont up your salary at all.
If I were you I would try my best to get into Peds, especially if you wanted to stay in NY. Its 1 extra year of residency and but your salary should be far higher than associating as a GP. But you have to be able to handle kids though.
Sucks about Stony, but what about Buffalo?
 
Medin2017 said:
So normally if you're an OOS going to NYU you wouldn't stay to practice there?
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Happens to be one of the most saturated markets. Unless you are able to associate under a about to retire dentist whose going to allow you to buy into his practice it sucks to be here.
 
Likkriue said:
If you can stand your parents for another 5 years go for it. However completing a GPR in NY wont up your salary at all.
If I were you I would try my best to get into Peds, especially if you wanted to stay in NY. Its 1 extra year of residency and but your salary should be far higher than associating as a GP. But you have to be able to handle kids though.
Sucks about Stony, but what about Buffalo?
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Ah Buffalo gave me the boot after keeping me on "continuing review" for about 3 months.
 
Probably just gonna go accounting at this point since I was accepted into Stern's MAC. Staring at a 450-500k beast isn't something my common sense bodes well with. Thanks for helping me mull over my options all. The recent tuition spikes in the past 5 or so years came in hard and merciless. When I was in high school dental school still seemed like a viable venture but I made the mistake of applying to schools in New York and Massachusetts with their bloated tuitions.
 
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