Good reasons??

Question

What are some good reasons to be a dentist? Like, I might want to be 1, so what are some benefits or advangtages or something? Lol

Answer 1

To make an obnoxious amount of money would be one reason I went to the dentist once only took about five minutes to repair a chipped tooth and was charged $20 a minute

Answer 2

well the money is good as a dentist, but it is a long 5 year degree, so it should be, you would need good people skills and be able to deal with bone idol people, who always blame you if there is something wrong with their mouth, because it could not possibly be their fault.....
it is a very rewarding job, but i know lots of dentists and work in the profession myself and i have asked about 12 of them if they could do it again , would they study dentistry? and only 1 of them said yes...
why not ring ure local practice and ask if you can spend a week there seeing what goes on etc and make ure mind up from there
best of luck to you, WE do need more dentists aswell

Answer 3

In terms of ratio of poor patients, there is a dearth of dentists who would find time from busy practice and willingly to do free or discount dental service. Isn't it a good reason?

If you are told (actually already known to all) benefits and advantages, it will only bloat your ego further as none else is going to be a beneficiary of same.

Go ahead and be a GOOD dentist, as rest of the reasons will stand justified!

Answer 4

As far as what it is like to practice dentistry, I enjoy it. You need to have ability with your hands, sure, but you also need to really like people. All kinds of people. There are some difficult aspects of practice, including people who waited three weeks with a toothache before they give up and call for help, but this is what keeps it interesting. If you own your own practice, dealing with staff can be troublesome. Hiring and firing... (They don't mention business AT ALL in dental school, so you will have to learn a lot from others or try to take a couple of business courses as electives in your undergraduate years.) If you like to help people and don't mind some technical challeneges along the way, you will like dentistry. Sometimes it hurts and I still hate to hurt anyone. In the early years, I told my dad (also a dentist) that it bothered me sometimes when I knew someone was in pain or that their treatment was going to cost a lot of money. He said, "Listen. You did not give them cavities and you did not cause their pain. You are the one who is going to help them and get them out of pain." You have to remember that at all times.

Answer 5

If you set up your practice this way you could get all your weekend and holidays off.

Answer 6

You get to know that your helping people feel better about their smile but helping them fixing problems with their teeth. It pays well and in time if you open your own surgery, you get to be your own boss.