$$$ Part One.
"Wow, Dentists Earn Alot!" are the words 90% ppl said, upon hearing i'm In dentistry even if for the 1st time they meet me. I've dentistry friends who got sick of explaining. Well, for dentists in the end open clinics they can indeed earn up to 1o-20k or more per mth, but do hear what i have to say...
"I pay dentist for 40-50 bucks min per visit for checkup and scaling and polising."; "More complicated treatments like dentures are worst claiming hundreds to thousands of dollars" Well, it seems dentists are blood-suckers!
Ha, i hope to present a different perspective here.
Statement ONE: "I pay dentist for 40-50 bucks min per visit JUST for checkup and scaling and polising."
Yup, indeed, a look at it and even i would think it's expensive before i knew how things work. the reason for these cost are:
1. High Investment Cost Of Dental Course
2. High Usage of Disposables, Machanineries, and Need for steriliztion.
3. High Rent
4. Payment for Outsource of work, assistant.
5. Others e.g. Stress
1. Our tuition fees for the whole course of 4 years amt to about s$64,000 plus(3 x normal Uni Coures like engineering, science...). And that is provided we mangaed to pass everything and graduate on time. (because Govt supposedly subsidized the heavenly amt of $250k even after excluding the amt of $64k we students pay, hence we are bonded for 4 years). So for "not-rich ppl" like me, we took a bank loan and probably pay it off when we work. So trust me, I'm -ve asset when i graduated for a few years. and if you do your calculations, you probably will clear off your debt much faster than i do and start becoming +ve asset faster than i do (even if i MAY have higher starting pay.) Well for those who can already afford the fees, they of course can start earning profit once they start work in their bond.
Well, i won't deny dentist have a relatively stable job and comfortable-paid job but if you are thinking of being coming a millionaire, i suggest you go business & banking and finance. (compare the tuition fees, and returns?)
According to April 1 '07 ST, the highest paid are the bankers, accountants, MNC, lawyers and engineers. None is mentioned about dentists or doctors. and i've heard of people graduating from banking and finance with starting pay of US$5k. Seriously, dentists can earn a comfortable salary/income ultimately but are you willing to endure years of abnormal life, sacrificing things in your life? (see later post on how abnormal it can get...) I'd say if i merely want to be a billionaire, i would have chosen other career paths.
Having said that, who are the richest dentists? Those who start up big business of high-end dental clinics/chains or even non-related stuffs (see?, it's back to "businessman make money").
2. Dentistry is a very hands-on profession, We use a lot of tools and instruments.Hence, from merely checking your mouth and teeth with a mini mirror, to elaborate surgery, dental surgeons have to put on the fresh basic masks, gloves for each patient;and use the cups, the napkins, the sterilizing solutions, blah... After the treatment, all these are either thrown or some tools are sterilized(autoclaved). These are all to safeguard both the dentist and patient. All these need money to maintain. Even the money for the electricity(for tools and so the magic chair you sit on can move up and down ha),the water for cooling tools, rinsing your mouth counts.
3. High Rent of Clinic space- FYI, medicial and dental clinics are charged differently (correct me if i'm wrong) with other like provision shops. think it amt to 6-10k/mth? i'm not very sure about the amt(i don't have very good memory) but i know it's HIGH.
4. If you are wondering why we charges hundreds for a denture 假牙 done, it's because after we take the mould of your mouth we sent it to our wonderful technicians who skilfully craft out the denture for you so when it comes back to the clinic we adjust the denture to make the perfect fit for you! well, so we have to pay these technicians rite?! Now you know we don't suck the money all up man- i wish hee... Oh and also, we have to pay our dental assistants who help us to make the dental experience a pleasant one for you!
5. Others. If you think dentistry is simple, think again. If it's so, we won't spend 4 years of NO-LIFE years, to mug all the medicial subjects, and practice the techniques. All these are so that we don't rupture your nerves, blood vessels around the tooth/gum when we cut them. Dentists deals with HUMAN, LIVE PATIENTS. Any mistake and we risk doing harm to one. Dentistry also involves a lot of concentration- think how small is your teeth?- sometimes i think we are like those artists doing art on a mini artefact like those mini calligraphy. Well, quite close except most of the time, we have to use indirect vision. Er... I hope you know it's more difficult to work with a mirror?
IN A NUTSHELL, IT'S SADDENING THAT SOME PPL DO COME INTO DENTISTRY FOR THE MONEY BUT THERE'S NO FREE LUNCH AND WE WORK HARD TO GET WHAT WE DERSERVE. I SERIOUSLY HOPE THERE'LL BE MORE DENTISTS WHO COME INTO THE PROFESSION WITH PASSION, CARE FOR PATIENTS; AND ALSO A MORE UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC. SO IF YOU WANT $$$ ALONE, CHOOSE SOMETHING EASIER LAH.
"I pay dentist for 40-50 bucks min per visit for checkup and scaling and polising."; "More complicated treatments like dentures are worst claiming hundreds to thousands of dollars" Well, it seems dentists are blood-suckers!
Ha, i hope to present a different perspective here.
Statement ONE: "I pay dentist for 40-50 bucks min per visit JUST for checkup and scaling and polising."
Yup, indeed, a look at it and even i would think it's expensive before i knew how things work. the reason for these cost are:
1. High Investment Cost Of Dental Course
2. High Usage of Disposables, Machanineries, and Need for steriliztion.
3. High Rent
4. Payment for Outsource of work, assistant.
5. Others e.g. Stress
1. Our tuition fees for the whole course of 4 years amt to about s$64,000 plus(3 x normal Uni Coures like engineering, science...). And that is provided we mangaed to pass everything and graduate on time. (because Govt supposedly subsidized the heavenly amt of $250k even after excluding the amt of $64k we students pay, hence we are bonded for 4 years). So for "not-rich ppl" like me, we took a bank loan and probably pay it off when we work. So trust me, I'm -ve asset when i graduated for a few years. and if you do your calculations, you probably will clear off your debt much faster than i do and start becoming +ve asset faster than i do (even if i MAY have higher starting pay.) Well for those who can already afford the fees, they of course can start earning profit once they start work in their bond.
Well, i won't deny dentist have a relatively stable job and comfortable-paid job but if you are thinking of being coming a millionaire, i suggest you go business & banking and finance. (compare the tuition fees, and returns?)
According to April 1 '07 ST, the highest paid are the bankers, accountants, MNC, lawyers and engineers. None is mentioned about dentists or doctors. and i've heard of people graduating from banking and finance with starting pay of US$5k. Seriously, dentists can earn a comfortable salary/income ultimately but are you willing to endure years of abnormal life, sacrificing things in your life? (see later post on how abnormal it can get...) I'd say if i merely want to be a billionaire, i would have chosen other career paths.
Having said that, who are the richest dentists? Those who start up big business of high-end dental clinics/chains or even non-related stuffs (see?, it's back to "businessman make money").
2. Dentistry is a very hands-on profession, We use a lot of tools and instruments.Hence, from merely checking your mouth and teeth with a mini mirror, to elaborate surgery, dental surgeons have to put on the fresh basic masks, gloves for each patient;and use the cups, the napkins, the sterilizing solutions, blah... After the treatment, all these are either thrown or some tools are sterilized(autoclaved). These are all to safeguard both the dentist and patient. All these need money to maintain. Even the money for the electricity(for tools and so the magic chair you sit on can move up and down ha),the water for cooling tools, rinsing your mouth counts.
3. High Rent of Clinic space- FYI, medicial and dental clinics are charged differently (correct me if i'm wrong) with other like provision shops. think it amt to 6-10k/mth? i'm not very sure about the amt(i don't have very good memory) but i know it's HIGH.
4. If you are wondering why we charges hundreds for a denture 假牙 done, it's because after we take the mould of your mouth we sent it to our wonderful technicians who skilfully craft out the denture for you so when it comes back to the clinic we adjust the denture to make the perfect fit for you! well, so we have to pay these technicians rite?! Now you know we don't suck the money all up man- i wish hee... Oh and also, we have to pay our dental assistants who help us to make the dental experience a pleasant one for you!
5. Others. If you think dentistry is simple, think again. If it's so, we won't spend 4 years of NO-LIFE years, to mug all the medicial subjects, and practice the techniques. All these are so that we don't rupture your nerves, blood vessels around the tooth/gum when we cut them. Dentists deals with HUMAN, LIVE PATIENTS. Any mistake and we risk doing harm to one. Dentistry also involves a lot of concentration- think how small is your teeth?- sometimes i think we are like those artists doing art on a mini artefact like those mini calligraphy. Well, quite close except most of the time, we have to use indirect vision. Er... I hope you know it's more difficult to work with a mirror?
IN A NUTSHELL, IT'S SADDENING THAT SOME PPL DO COME INTO DENTISTRY FOR THE MONEY BUT THERE'S NO FREE LUNCH AND WE WORK HARD TO GET WHAT WE DERSERVE. I SERIOUSLY HOPE THERE'LL BE MORE DENTISTS WHO COME INTO THE PROFESSION WITH PASSION, CARE FOR PATIENTS; AND ALSO A MORE UNDERSTANDING PUBLIC. SO IF YOU WANT $$$ ALONE, CHOOSE SOMETHING EASIER LAH.
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