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re: dentists - the resurgence of wealthy
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:54 pm to CharlesLSU
Posted on 7/5/14 at 12:54 pm to CharlesLSU
I know a guy that is a dentist in a rural area. He thought he wouldn't make much money because he had stereotyped country people as not taking care of their teeth.
He's making $350k after all of the expenditures for his business. His wife is a lawyer. Don't know how much she makes. They live in a big, big house in Mountain Brook, AL.
He does have to drive an hour and 15 minutes to get to work each day. But he goes against traffic, finishes at his office at 6pm and has had three day weekends for the past four years. Also takes a shitload of vacation time.
I asked him point blank if he thought dentists should be paid that much and he said yes because the market pays for it. He's a great American.
He's making $350k after all of the expenditures for his business. His wife is a lawyer. Don't know how much she makes. They live in a big, big house in Mountain Brook, AL.
He does have to drive an hour and 15 minutes to get to work each day. But he goes against traffic, finishes at his office at 6pm and has had three day weekends for the past four years. Also takes a shitload of vacation time.
I asked him point blank if he thought dentists should be paid that much and he said yes because the market pays for it. He's a great American.
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Posted on 7/5/14 at 1:05 pm to StringedInstruments
My mom's whole family are oral surgeons or dentists (Grandfather was dean of a dental school at one point )
Trick of being a dentist, it is just as profitable to charge double as it is to double your volume. My uncle works 5 hours a day, fridays off and still nets 400k+ /year on average. He learned a speciality as being at the forefront of cosmetic dentisrty and he just rolls in the dough
) Trick of being a dentist, it is just as profitable to charge double as it is to double your volume. My uncle works 5 hours a day, fridays off and still nets 400k+ /year on average. He learned a speciality as being at the forefront of cosmetic dentisrty and he just rolls in the dough
Posted on 7/5/14 at 1:15 pm to StringedInstruments
Yes rural areas are where the money is at. I'm more of a city person so it's going to be difficult. I'll probably work for someone else in Atlanta for a few years after graduating and then when I want to settle down bite the bullet and move to a smaller town. The dentist I worked for before school works in a town of about 10,000 people and has the lifestyle you mentioned.
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