wisdom_tooth Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 So I was sitting in a waiting room just today and picked up a chatelaine magazine January 2008 addition. After flipping through pages of useless advertisements, I finally came upon something that relates to me and most probably everyone else in this forum. On page 56, "A bite out of debt: Ottawa periodontist Sandra Chong cleans and polishes her spending habits." Who am I: Sandra Chong, 35 Occupation: Dental specialist in periodontics Annual Income: Usually about $85, 000. "This year, I'll only earn $65, 000 because I took three months off for maternity leave." Job credentials: A B.Sc. in chemistry from the University of Ontario plus a degree in dentistry and an M.Sc. in periodontics from the University of Toronto. My Last Major Purchase: "Our second car: a 10-year-old Subaru Legacy for $3,500." I've included on the relevant info..I didn't know a dental specialist made so little. :confused: hmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbure66 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 they dont make that little..something must be a bit off here. ive shadowed many dentists,a prostho and an endo. they all made well over 100K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllSmiles Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Well it says she went on maternity leave....for how long? maybe she took a year off to be with her baby and thus didn't make a lot. I'm not sure exactly how female Dentists take time off to have kids...i'm guessing they hire a temp dentist to come in and work their practice while they are on leave?? Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mare Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Did it say how many hours a week she works? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzinc10 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 where does your friends dad live, how many operatories does he have, does he have a partner, how long has he been established?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koft Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Wow, i guess she is only working 1.5 days a week, and taking care the child at home? I understand that metro / major centre area, there are lots of competition regarding, number of dentists per thousands capita. As for specialists, there aren't as bad. Now I am wondering if the practise is incorporated and she is only paying herself 85k? who knows. ________ Vaporizer Benefits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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