Recent content by FutureDent020

lol, yep. Sure is. Didn’t see that. Yea, I would say Peds/ Anesthesia then.

There was a prosth/ perio slot at the program I went to. Always thought that made sense and seemed practical.

I treat a good amount of kids. And I do agree. That is a good feeling. But man, doing a root canal on a 8-10 y/o with the parent right next to you while trying to manage everyone’s anxiety is pretty exhausting task. Especially when you have multiple other challenging patients to take care of...

Definitely not Endo. My first two patients were crying in the chair yesterday. I feel like we spend a lot of our time trying to heal a scarred generation. People have a complete irrational fear of the procedure. But we also get the patients GP’s don’t want to see.

4 years of practice, which the HPSP requires, will outweigh any GPR / AEGD. Applicants who are trying to get into Endo right out of school benefit from the AEGD/ GPR. Obviously an AEGD or GPR doesn’t hurt, but if OP is sure they want to get out after 4, then don’t do a PGY 1.

Depends and depends

Owning a general practice or specializing in ortho are two vastly different paths. You need to consider a lot of other things rather than research at this point. But sure, research doesn’t hurt.

Every dental school they open has a “mission” or a humanitarian agenda to validate the need. Which is all BS. Ultimately they’ll fill classes with the majority students who will pretend to fit the mold and then just go to the cities they want to live in and raise their families. Those cities...

Trauma can result in necrosis. And orthodontic movement is trauma. It’s an unlikely cause but possible. Likelier causes are cracks, dens evaginatus, pit and fissure caries with large/ high pulp horns. But quick, abrupt orthodontic movement is a possibility.

This is what they tell you in residency. The actual process is a nightmare and not worth it at all. That’s their own fault. The questions don’t reflect what you know. It’s more of a game. When the prep is more focused on how to conduct yourself and how to approach the process and less on the...

Land for 3 years, ship for 2 years. Ship was a much more fortifying experience. One of those things you don’t want to do, but gives you great experience and perspective. Would highly recommend.

We were taught to restore all our cases in residency like Hiebert has shown at the AAE and on his social media. But after having practiced for over 2 years, I can count on one hand how many times I’ve been asked to permanently restore a difficult tooth. I’ve also never done a pre endo build up...

Any endo experience doesn’t mean good endo experience. I’d focus on a job where you have the time and ability to focus on quality care. Maybe an office that has a good relationship with specialists who you can work with that run stuff by. And of course an office where you have the ability to do...

What’s an endo fellowship?

Went Navy HPSP. They paid for my school. Gave me $2K/month stipend. Spent 4 years serving back. Ups and downs. Got great dental experience and great life experience. Would 100% take the same steps if I could do it again. Made me incredibly competitive for endo residency. Used GI bill for...