I know that many of you have hopes and dreams of coming out of dental school and becoming practice owners. You want to try implants, veneers, large smile design cases, etc. You have been taught these really complex procedures in school by these very successful prosthodontists that have taken years to build themselves and their practice. But, unfortunately the reality is — you are not one of them… yet.
That is the key word to all of this.. yet.
You will get there. I promise that you will become the dentist you know that you can. However, there are some key components that you need to learn and become aware of before you get to that grand level of dentistry you’re hoping for.
I have been an associate for many years (almost too many for my liking) and I have worked in many different practice settings: corporate, mediCal, private group practice, and then private private with a single dentist that owns the practice.
In all of these different settings, what I learned is that I want to work for myself, with myself and by myself. That is why I put an offer for my own practice and will explain more of that as we go. But, not every dentist comes to that conclusion. Some want to invest in corporate; some dentists want to become a partner in a multi doctor practice; some want to become a partner with a single owner doctor; or some want to buy out their owner and then do an owner work back for a few years. All of these are really great options depending on where you are in life, your personality, your location, and most importantly the practice that you are in and the goals you want to achieve.
So here are some very simple takeaways from each practice setting that I have been in. I do not care what setting you go into to learn these but, if you’re interested, let me give you some advice that I’ve learned along the way:
stay tuned…
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