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Hi all - I'm a recently graduated general dentist contemplating the possibility of a career change either through management consulting or MBA routes. Finding professionals for insight hasn't been impossible through LinkedIn, but I'd love to reach out to the SDN community to see if anyone is...

Just to chime in, if you're going to collect numbers like this, definitely consider state and some qualitative index like "big city" vs "rural"

Just came across an offer as well that listed compensation of 30% adjusted production with all lab fees deducted (or $50 per CADCAM crown). My calculation leads to a take-home of about mid-20%s for lab procedures. I'm still new so this doesn't particularly sound like a great set up to me, but...

Depends on stage of career. Starting dentists in major CA cities/areas make around 120-130k if you're going straight off daily guarantees and no production incentive, closer to 150-160k outside of saturated areas. I'd assume that'd be the same range for NYC but not exactly sure.

Just went through the whole job-searching process. My 2c on the matter: it's hard to negotiate unless you have counter-offers. Depending on state, 500-600 for minimum is already fair market value and as a fresh grad - if you want more, you'll have to produce more. If you have offers from...

To be honest I'm not sure my friend knows at the given moment. I guess assume either would be the same scenario of given vs purchased at fair value.

Asking for a friend as he/she wanted to maintain anonymity: "I’m currently a new graduate-practicing dentist in CA making an average income for a fresh grad. I’ve recently been considering orthodontics as a specialty and aware it may be harder now that I’m not in a school setting. I’m in the...

@DentalAnesthesiaResident thank you for doing this! I just graduated and recently started considering DA. If I've had a decent amount of hospital exposure, are program externships essential?

Send me a message and I can respond when time permits! Incoming 4th year

Hi all! I plan on applying to residency this coming year and was wondering if anyone out there knows of residency programs out there that allow/support their residents pursuing other degrees outside of their residency curriculum (MPH, MBA, etc). I’ve heard of a resident at Rutgers (I think)...

Hi everyone. I'm a 3rd year dental student at a respectable institution considering a career change. I'd like to consider management consulting (or other fields, really) for its reported intellectual stimulation, constant array of challenges, and opportunity to work with others. I understand...

Hate to revive an old thread, but I do have a question regarding the pursuit of an MPH during/after dental school. Seems like most options for me as an entering dental student are either obtaining the degree between 3rd and 4th year or right after D4. Is pursuing an MPH through one of the...

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My day ended around 1:15 PM, so I think you'd be fine!

Know your application very well! Other than that, just be yourself and make sure you know yourself.