20 Emails to Understand your Student Loans
Every once in a while, you may build something you’re proud of. Last month I published an...
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Category: New Graduates
Associates and Redos
A young dentists asked if it’s typical for a clause to be in an associate dentist’s...
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Going Beyond Dental School Requirements
Most of you know that dental schools have clinical requirements. For example, there may be a...
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When is a Dentist “Ready” to Own?
Purchasing a practice may be less about being “ready to own” and more about buying a job. If you...
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What Happens When You Don’t Get Paid
This is one reason why dentistry is so ridiculous sometimes. Nobody really talks to dental...
Read MoreMajor Metros and the North Pole
We’ve talked about how expensive dental school has become before. Recently a student asked a group of dentists online how he should plan to manage a 500k student loan…500k to become a general dentist is ridiculous....
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Photographs and Your Parent’s Practice
I was recently talking to a dental student who has an opportunity to work with his father after...
Read MoreGetting Off to a Good Start Part II (Student Loans)
This post is a continuation of Getting off to a Good Start Part I. There is no doubt about it, dental school is expensive. So expensive that I’ve even written a post titled “Dental School Costs too Much” on my...
Read MoreGetting Off to a Good Start Part 1
Getting off to a good start early in a young dentist’s career is important. Obtaining a dental license is just the first step in a long list of things that a new dentist needs to do after graduation, and unless you have a...
Read MoreFirst Day on the Job
A new graduate had his first day on the job this week and was seeking some advice. Here’s what I said: It’s more important to be a good human than to be a good dentist. Treat your assistants better than your boss,...
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How to Pass the California Law and Ethics Exam
So you want to practice dentistry in California? To do that, you’ll need to take and pass the...
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Are New Graduates Incompetent…?
I recently read an opinion from a more seasoned dentist that new dentists (those that just...
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