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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / March 2006prospects of practicing dentistry in nyc
Hi. I'm scheduled to graduate from a NYC dental school next year and I'm contemplating whether I should stay here or move out upon graduation. There are dental offices on almost each block in the city. I've even seen one building with five general dentistry clinics. I've also noticed that most dental offices here aren't busy, as it is easy to make an appointment for the following day. I personally wouldn't yet know if it's true, but I'm often hearing that Medicaid reimbursement in NY state is the lowest across the entire nation. Also, whenever I search for dental employment in either JADA or online job sites, I rarely find job listings for NYC. Dental job listings for NYC are often part-time and are among the lowest paying positions I have ever found. Maybe I'm wrong because I haven't practiced real dentistry yet, but I know few would disagree with me when considering this city at face value. What do you think? Anyway, I'm hoping someone knowledgable would suggest locations where dentists would fare a whole lot better. I'm seeking locations with a good balance of low dentist to population ratios, high demand for associates, proximity to CE classes, low cost of dental supplies/office space, and high insurance reimbursements. I know that such a place is ideal but I'd like to hear some suggestions of areas that come close. Thanks in advance for any input. The place you describe is called "Nirvana." I practiced there for some of my professional life, but the dentists that came after me didn't appreciate it and they ruined it for everybody. Joel (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness Any place of complete bliss and delight and peace ** > Hi. I'm scheduled to graduate from a NYC dental school next year and > I'm contemplating whether I should stay here or move out upon [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Thanks in advance for any input. Don't know if you're angling for a medicaid-oriented practice. My imperfect information is that the reimbursement rates for medicaid are actually better than many of the union welfare funds with large memberships in New York. As far as starting a practice in NY, starting from scratch is tough, but not impossible. Probably the easiest strategy is an associateship with a contractually-defined buy-in/buy out over a period of time. It certainly can be done. Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 iF YOU PRACTICE IN NEW YORK OR BROOKLYN YOU NEED A GOOD WEB SITE. CHECK THE DENTALTWINS.COM TO SEE AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE! JOEL Cap Lock now fixed! Mark & Steven Bornfeld Wrote: > > Hi. I'm scheduled to graduate from a NYC dental school next year and > > I'm contemplating whether I should stay here or move out upon [quoted text clipped - 49 lines] > Brooklyn, NY > 718-258-500 -- Joel34 > Anyway, I'm hoping someone knowledgable would suggest locations where > dentists would fare a whole lot better. I'm seeking locations with a [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks in advance for any input. I don't know anything about cost or CE for dentists in my area, but there doesn't seem to be too many. I live near Ogden, Utah, and the dentists typically schedule out about 1 week. Granted I wouldn't go to you because I have a really good dentist that takes about 1 month to get in to see, but if you are good, you could make it here. If you want to look for possible employment, look at the Provo, Salt Lake, or Ogden areas of Northern Utah, or you could go after the Sr. Citizens in St. George, Utah. > Granted I wouldn't go to you because I > have a really good dentist that takes about 1 month to get in to see, but if > you are good, you could make it here. From this an other comments I am reading, do you consider it a good thing when a dentist is booked far in advance? Would you perceive one dentist who is booked for a month as "better" than another who is only booked a few days in advance? If so, why? Just curious of people's perceptions. T I know that my dentist is good because he does everything he can to make sure that I understand everything and am relaxed while in the chair. It isn't the fact that he is so hard to get into that makes me think that he is good. The fact that he is so good that you can't call and get an appointment for the next day. I took my 4 year old to see him, and my 4 year old came out liking the dentist. I think that is a rare trait in a dentist. I will admit that there are some dentists that are easy to get into, and but they are just average dentists, nothing spectacular. >> Granted I wouldn't go to you because I >> have a really good dentist that takes about 1 month to get in to see, but [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > T |
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