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charlestweed reacted to knewstance's post in the thread How much are GP dentists making per month and how much of that is going towards paying off monthly expenses? Whats your monthly net income? with
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Dentists (all) are paid on what they do. It's not dependent upon what someone else is willing to pay. You eat what you kill. If you come... -
charlestweed replied to the thread Navigating the Future of Dentistry.I’ve just spoken with my brother in law, who is a MD (internal medicine). He is 57-58yo. Twenty five years ago, he bought a practice...
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charlestweed replied to the thread How much are GP dentists making per month and how much of that is going towards paying off monthly expenses? Whats your monthly net income?.The income depends on the clinical skills of the dentist. The faster you are, the higher volume patients you can handle, and the more...
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charlestweed replied to the thread Does your school do anything to encourage socializing and making friends?.I’d had great time at my dental school, UCLA. For me, it's a lot more fun than my undergrad years. The Pass/Fail system made it less...
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charlestweed replied to the thread How much are GP dentists making per month and how much of that is going towards paying off monthly expenses? Whats your monthly net income?.Why is it only $1200/month? Is your student loan balance only $100k? Are you on a standard 10 yr repayment plan?
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charlestweed reacted to Ryxndek's post in the thread Any UOP pre-dental students out there who did not attend UOP's Duggoni dental school? with Like.
You can get an undergraduate degree for 40k - CC is very affordable and transfer your last 2 years at a smaller satellite state school...
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charlestweed reacted to Ryxndek's post in the thread Any UOP pre-dental students out there who did not attend UOP's Duggoni dental school? with Like.
Paying 140k for an undergrad degree is asinine. I got out with 50k of debt and I still feel like that's way too much.
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charlestweed replied to the thread USC FIRST YEAR Cost of Attendance $173k 2023-2024.Yeah, it’s nice to be an owner because you can do whatever you want. The OP said "her 2 hygienists aren’t remotely producing 2X as much...
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charlestweed replied to the thread USC FIRST YEAR Cost of Attendance $173k 2023-2024.This is indeed the case at most of the dental practices here in CA. Even with medicaid patients, dentists still don’t have a jam-packed...
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charlestweed replied to the thread USC FIRST YEAR Cost of Attendance $173k 2023-2024.The millennials have almost no chance of being able to afford a house. A small 1100-1200 square foot starter home here in CA is around...
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charlestweed replied to the thread USC FIRST YEAR Cost of Attendance $173k 2023-2024.This is why most of my friends here in CA don’t hire hygienists. They do all the cleanings themselves and get to keep the $100-120k to...
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charlestweed replied to the thread USC FIRST YEAR Cost of Attendance $173k 2023-2024.The same can be said about medicine vs dentistry. In general, the pre med students work harder than the pre dent students because med...
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charlestweed replied to the thread USC FIRST YEAR Cost of Attendance $173k 2023-2024.True. And they should have easier time to pay off their debt than dentists......but they have to work harder, longer hours (and on the...
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charlestweed replied to the thread USC FIRST YEAR Cost of Attendance $173k 2023-2024.On my earlier post, I said if you calculate the hourly wage. If a dentist puts in the same amount of work hours (and works on the...
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charlestweed replied to the thread Any UOP pre-dental students out there who did not attend UOP's Duggoni dental school?.I know a student who is at UOP’s 3+3 program. According to his parents (who are my friends), his DAT score is just average but his GPA...