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Straight to the question: What are your experiences when it comes to working with a spouse? It seems fairly common to have a husband/wife dentist combo or a husband dentist and a wife who works as a hygienist, front/back office, manager, etc. Or, I come across that scenario more often when searching the web.
The wife and I were talking about this recently and she said I should work as the office manager / financial / IT guy when she opens her practice. I never really considered this, but it is interesting. I've worked in medical IT for several years now. What role could a husband of the dentist play in the practice. Do small practices tend to have full time office managers or do they usually split time as manager, front reception, case management, etc?
Obviously a different setup than most so I wanted to see if anyone has or has seen this setup? And yes, we are definitely putting the cart before the horse, counting unhatched eggs, and all that jazz. She applies this coming May, but I don't think she could be any more prepared and setup to grab an acceptance somewhere. She's a non-trad with great grads, DAT, extra's, etc.
I figured this would be discussed on DentalTown, but they keep kicking me off the site...
The wife and I were talking about this recently and she said I should work as the office manager / financial / IT guy when she opens her practice. I never really considered this, but it is interesting. I've worked in medical IT for several years now. What role could a husband of the dentist play in the practice. Do small practices tend to have full time office managers or do they usually split time as manager, front reception, case management, etc?
Obviously a different setup than most so I wanted to see if anyone has or has seen this setup? And yes, we are definitely putting the cart before the horse, counting unhatched eggs, and all that jazz. She applies this coming May, but I don't think she could be any more prepared and setup to grab an acceptance somewhere. She's a non-trad with great grads, DAT, extra's, etc.
I figured this would be discussed on DentalTown, but they keep kicking me off the site...