Recent content by gryffindor

I did hear about this. That's a good point. My random opinion would be that a free US MD would probably be preferred over paying for an MD from MSSM for the majority of candidates.

Interesting question. There was a 6 year track with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine when I was at Mt. Sinai as a lowly GPR. I recently looked at the website and see the 6 year track is still there but the MD is now offered by the Albert Einstein School of Medicine, a totally different med...

Some random thoughts. Most of them related to the fact that you won't have any debt once you finish. I have never heard of anyone dropping out of an ortho residency. Dropping out of OMS, yes. Finishing another specialty and then doing ortho, yes. Since you won't have debt, you could drop out...

Aligners will never take over. Americans want a pill to solve their problems, not diet and exercise. Aligners require absolute compliance to get a good result. And on the truly hard cases, they can't move teeth as well as braces. Personally I've moved away from aligners and offer them sparingly...

Try to find a connection through your AEGD program to get involved with ortho. Observing, assisting in an affiliated ortho clinic. Attending orthognathic surgery conferences or lectures if the program has an affiliated OMFS residency. If you have to find your own experiences, then you may be...

You can do a GPR in a cancer hospital. General Practice Residency - Dentistry You can also specialize in Maxillofacial Prosthetics but you have to first complete a Prosthodontics residency. Maxillofacial Prosthetics Fellowship - Careers | ECMC Hospital | Buffalo, NY

It shouldn't be hard. If you have an accountant and/or lawyer that has mostly dental clients, they can help you set things up easily. Send out letters to every and all offices and doctors within the area you cover offering your locums services. As offices reach out, build your business from there.

This specialty is very clean compared to OMFS. It's peaceful compared to Pedo. More visual and lively compared to Endo. Much less hands-on compared to Perio and Prostho. Is it worth it? If you're willing to join the 6-days-a-week club, you can probably knock down a large chunk of the loans...

Try to get more letters from orthodontists even if they're not faculty, rather than random faculty members. Highlight your CE, but it doesn't have to be ortho. Taking Invisalign CE as a GP is not particularly impressive IMO so no need to rush to do it and especially don't spend money doing it...

Is this the Georgia School of Ortho and are you one of the exce$$ive number of residents?

You would need a really strong associate to handle the patients and a super office manager to handle the staff. I know a doc who did it (ortho). He was also more of a business person than a clinical dentist. Is that you? Only you can answer that.

Regulations that allow you to expect sterile instruments for every procedure, adherence to strict infection control during procedures, and privacy for your medical and financial info in the US help make sure our fees are not cheap.

Having an "owner occupation" clause is very important. Guardian and Principal should offer this. I've heard that the ADA plan can be cancelled at any point in time by whoever runs that plan and you'd be out of luck.

And to find a once-a-week job, you comb your usual sources where you find jobs and network. Apply to all part-time jobs on Indeed within the distance you are willing commute. Maybe increase your radius a bit to see if you get a better offer. Email doctors in the area and ask if they are looking...

Back in the day, we used to call this the “6 Days a Week” club. This is the club you joined after graduation if you needed to earn extra to pay down student loans. These days I read that circumstances have changed. The goal is not pay down the loans to take advantage of various forgiveness...