Dentist Salary?

[RealTalk]

Originally Posted by MCATwannabe

I'm fairy confident money will bring you more prestige. Think Donald Trump.
Oh and Dentists are docs, they are Docs of Dental Surgery, or Dental Medicine.

lol way to miss the point entirely, captain literal. dentists =/= docs in the public eye. we talking about prestige of docs vs. dentists, not docs vs. dentists vs. millionaire moguls

[MCATwannabe]

Originally Posted by RealTalk

lol way to miss the point entirely, captain literal. dentists =/= docs in the public eye. we talking about prestige of docs vs. dentists, not docs vs. dentists vs. millionaire moguls

I guess some people are scared of dentists and that's it.

Having said that, you are right in a way because do not charge patients directly so people don't know how much they are being charged, therefore they love the doctors more because they think it's free.
But then again I think the amount of respect people have for money is far greater than anything.
If a dentist shows up with a 911 Porsche and a doctor shows up with a Honda Civic, people will give more prestige to the dentist.
Same with the reverse.
Yes, there are tons of people who may say MDs might be saving lives and all, but try asking any patient who has a tooth ache and see how they will love the dentist.
Btw, when you say docs, you must specify.
There are five professions that are allowed to use the title 'doctor' including dentists and physicians. phD people also use the title doctor.

Thanks

[Pisces]

Originally Posted by MCATwannabe

But then again I think the amount of respect people have for money is far greater than anything.
If a dentist shows up with a 911 Porsche and a doctor shows up with a Honda Civic, people will give more prestige to the dentist.
Same with the reverse.
Yes, there are tons of people who may say MDs might be saving lives and all, but try asking any patient who has a tooth ache and see how they will love the dentist.
Btw, when you say docs, you must specify.
There are five professions that are allowed to use the title 'doctor' including dentists and physicians. phD people also use the title doctor.

Thanks

Bill Gate dropt out of school, makes tons of money, and gets lots of prestige

[MCATwannabe]

Originally Posted by Pisces

Bill Gate dropt out of school, makes tons of money, and gets lots of prestige

Exactly. Money= Prestige.
If you are after prestige and money go for business. Make money. Once you do that, you can even buy a medical and dental school and name (:cough: Schulich, Michael G. DeGroote, etc.) it after yourself. Now, that my friend, is prestige haha...

[MuizzWahid]

Originally Posted by Pisces

Bill Gate dropt out of school, makes tons of money, and gets lots of prestige

He dropped out of Harvard because he had nothing to learn.

[MCATwannabe]

Originally Posted by Transparent

What I've noticed, especially among Asian and Brown families, is that becoming a doctor holds the greatest prestige over any other career. I'm not stereotyping but this is what I've witnessed. It's like you mention, the word dentist or pharmacist, and their faces are like "meh". But as soon as you mention doctor or physician, their faces light up LMAO! Also a lot of them tend to perceive doctors as making the most money and having the best lives, but that's not necessarily true.

And take what I just said with a grain of salt because not all East Asian and South Asian families are like this!

Hahaha... LMAO kinda true haha

[Doritos]

Hey guys is it that hard to find a job in big cities? I keep hearing when you grad you will need to get interviewed at many places and it will be hard for you to find a job, even outside big cities, because people wont come to see you if they do not know you, and you are only paid if people come see you... I heard about a girl that only made 25k yet and she graduated 2 years ago, not even enough to pay her debts...
Can anybody share his experience with me? Is it normal that after few years of study in dentistry, one wouldnt find a job? ?

[MCATwannabe]

Originally Posted by Doritos

Hey guys is it that hard to find a job in big cities? I keep hearing when you grad you will need to get interviewed at many places and it will be hard for you to find a job, even outside big cities, because people wont come to see you if they do not know you, and you are only paid if people come see you... I heard about a girl that only made 25k yet and she graduated 2 years ago, not even enough to pay her debts...
Can anybody share his experience with me? Is it normal that after few years of study in dentistry, one wouldnt find a job? ?

Really? 25k is really really low. Did she open a place herself or did she work with someone else? Also, was she part time, or full time?

[Doritos]

Originally Posted by MCATwannabe

Really? 25k is really really low. Did she open a place herself or did she work with someone else? Also, was she part time, or full time?

She was forced to work part time because she didnt find anything else...
I really need you guys opinion on the future of dentistry (Im in Quebec but big cities are big cities, its the same everywhere).

[MCATwannabe]

Originally Posted by Doritos

She was forced to work part time because she didnt find anything else...
I really need you guys opinion on the future of dentistry (Im in Quebec but big cities are big cities, its the same everywhere).

How is she socially? I certainly hope I make waaaay more than 25k. People at Tim Hortons make that much, and they don't have any debt.