Job Description
It's a stressful occupation with a lot of demands and requires resiliency in spirit and physical health but if you feel you are providing a great service and you hold yourself to that, the job is truely worthwhile.
Pros
1. Making a contribution to society. Providing a great service and taking pride in it. Knowing you are responsible for someone elses comfort and smile.
2. Flexibility. Being able to be your own boss and being able to treat a patient the way you would like. Also having the option to not be a boss and work for someone else.
3. Security. There will always be a need for dental care and demographic reports forecast exponential growth of population without exponential growth of the number of dentists.Thereby creating a greater demand for dental services.
4. Relationships. After providing care for several years to the same patient base you grow along with families and are able to see them evolve. You are able to share life expereinceswith patients and team/stafff members also
Cons
1. Not always appreciated. You provide a service that few people reallly want. They need it but they don\'t really want it and consequently your services at times goes underapprciated.. something hard to swallow when you take great pride in your service.
2. Technically detailed. Meticulous to .2 of a millimeter. Dentistry requires a lot of detail and finess that can be hard on the eyes, wrists and back.
3. Becoming a master of all trades. Unlike a medical doctor in a hospital, dentists need to manage all aspects including the business end of their practice. It is much easier to provide services without worrying about everything that comes with owning a business. However, this is where a dentist has the option of whether or not to work for someone else.
4. Time management. Managing your day into ten minute increments creates a strict lifestyle. You know where you will be and what you will be doing at an exact moment and day and it\'s stressful to be off that schedule if even for a few minutes.
Company Size
25-50 employees
Pay Range
$140,001-$160,000
Years in Job
5-10
Education
Dental School
City
Sunnyvale
State
CA
