re: dentists - the resurgence of wealthy

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They can balance bill. We cannot, it's illegal. I think they should be held to the same standards as docs

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There was time about 20 years that insurance came hard at dentistry with the whole HMO, PPO, and especially "reduced fee" insurance plans. It was going to be "the future" and we were going to be fricked and controlled just like doctors were. If you didn't get on board, you were going to be left out in the cold. But the vast majority of dentists fought it and simply refused to accept those plans. A small number of dentists jumped on all of those plans. Some did well, but had to work their asses off to make good money. Patients realized it was worthless to have dental insurance with no dentists on it (or at least very limited options). So in the end, we work for cash. Or insurance pays 100% on preventive, 80% on routine care, and 50% on major - and the patient pays the rest. We all took a risk by resisting, and it paid off.

tldr - Doctors bend over and grab ankles for the insurance industry, dentists prefer vag.

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My wife's clinic will be open for one year this month and they made bank. $108,000,000/gross and got 98% of services paid in full within 30 days of said work. Ridiculous

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wow, I guess I stood in the wrong line at school registration, sounds more than a little far fetched, unless there's huge government subsidies, kickbacks, tax ripoffs, etc.,

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Now that's funny.

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The median Dentist in the USA is pulling down about $145,000, so it's not far off.

Dentists are well compensated for the services they provide. According to the BLS, dentists earned a median salary of $145,240 in 2012. The best-paid earned more than $187,999, while the lowest-paid earned less than $74,130. Dentists who work in private offices are paid particularly well, but so are those who work alongside other health practitioners. Certain cities also compensate well – specifically, the metropolitan areas of Nashua, N.H., Tyler, Texas and Odessa, Texas.

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They're just pushing cosmetic procedures and deep cleanings like never before.

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This.. I feel like I'm buying a fricking car every time I go get my teeth cleaned. They're pushing all this shite to me-hey my teeth are great I don't need a cap/crown so just leave me alone and clean my teeth. And your blouse is not cut low enough cute little 27 year old dental assistant....

I wonder if that takes into account self employed dentist?

Hell I could go work offshore or bfe Texas, North Dakota, Pennsylvania etc and make that

Yea but you wouldn't be working 35 hrs a week and see your kids everyday.....

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Yea but you wouldn't be working 35 hrs a week and see your kids everyday.....

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$188k, will not support an office, staff equipment, insurance, fees, etc., with only 35hrs./wk input from the owner, and allow for much left over for the family

The dentist makes $188k. The office is bringing in a lot more than that.

It's about Hollywood teeth. People see the perfect modified teeth on actors and want the same.

Have a friend in dental school and one thing I thought was very cool of the industry is that they dont flood the industry with a shite ton of graduates like law school does.

From what he told me, it seems like they only take a certain number each year based off of the current trends in the job market. If true, thats pretty good for the people that can get into the school. Better than law school where plenty of the people going through have a tough time getting a good job out of school.

Well, there are always outliers. We know this board has some of the highest intelligence quotients in all of mankind, so Dentistry should be no exception to the rule of excellence.

The BLS says the median Dentist is pulling $150k, I believe them.