Employment as a Dentist.

[Ramster]

Many have told me dentistry is a risky buisness since its not government run. Many sell themselves off on magz and bus stops etc. (even i've seen that) whilst in medecine everyone comes to you.

 

Is employment in dentistry super hard to find, are they in demand, do specialists in dentistry work more?

 

I want dentistry but if employment rate is very low then its a big risk and alot of $$$ wasted in school.

[ploughboy]

What sort of answers do you expect to get in this thread that you didn't get in the nearly-identical thread that you started yesterday?

 

http://premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35181

[future_doc]

Ramster joined the forum on July 4, 2009 and within one day created the following new threads:

 

1. Lost, Confused, In need of any help

2. Dentistry

3. Employment as a Dentist

4. Are Doctors Overworked?

5. GPA’s in uni

 

This probably has broken a record. Are there others who can match this accomplishment. If so, please step up and receive your reward. There is no guarantee you will like your reward!

[Michael777]

Ramster joined the forum on July 4, 2009 and within one day created the following new threads:

 

1. Lost, Confused, In need of any help

2. Dentistry

3. Employment as a Dentist

4. Are Doctors Overworked?

5. GPA’s in uni

 

This probably has broken a record. Are there others who can match this accomplishment. If so, please step up and receive your reward. There is no guarantee you will like your reward!

 

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the point of these forums to post questions and start threads on things you're curious about? If Ramster wants to ask questions....what the hell is the problem here if they are in an existing thread or in a new thread. Nobody has a gun to your head and is forcing you to read his/her posts. If nobody posted, there would be nothing to read and nobody would gain from this site.

[future_doc]

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the point of these forums to post questions and start threads on things you're curious about? If Ramster wants to ask questions....what the hell is the problem here if they are in an existing thread or in a new thread. Nobody has a gun to your head and is forcing you to read his/her posts. If nobody posted, there would be nothing to read and nobody would gain from this site.

 

Michael, so answer him and not me.

[Michael777]

Michael, so answer him and not me.

 

I would if I knew the proper answer. But as far as I can see, it is a legit question, and when somebody comes along who has an educated response, then we will find out the answer.

 

As far as I know Ramster, your concern is not a problem. Of the dentists I have been in contact with, none have issues finding work. Toronto and the surrounding areas are expanding and the need for dentists in rural areas is growing. However, I have heard recently that Hygienists might be getting the rights to prescribe. If this happens, they may be able to set up their own practices...which could really end up hurting dentists wallets...kind of similar to the pharmacist prescribing issue in medicine.

 

This is my 2 cents, but like I said...it would probably be better to wait for a more educated response from somebody with some experience.

[marcusnasland]

Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't the point of these forums to post questions and start threads on things you're curious about? If Ramster wants to ask questions....what the hell is the problem here if they are in an existing thread or in a new thread. Nobody has a gun to your head and is forcing you to read his/her posts. If nobody posted, there would be nothing to read and nobody would gain from this site.

 

Look up the definition of an internet troll... People just get very frustrated when people make silly threads like this

 

EDIT: Hygienists prescribing... I did not hear this, is this true?

[Michael777]

Look up the definition of an internet troll... People just get very frustrated when people make silly threads like this

 

EDIT: Hygienists prescribing... I did not hear this, is this true?

 

I think right now it is being talked about. Have a look at the second bullet in the link below.

 

http://www.news.ontario.ca/opo/en/2009/05/ontario-unleashes-potential-in-health-care.html

 

But if something like this becomes a reality....all of the cleanings dentists used to get would be lost to the hygienists. This is assuming that hygienists start to run their own practices of course (which many probably would).

 

There is also a little blurb in here about hygienists in Nova Scotia being able to prescribe....so it kind of looks like this is the direction Canada is heading in.

 

http://www.cdha.ca/content/continuing_education/ce_home.asp

[soaring-sun]

yea this worries me a little too.

Not all people go into dentistry for money (hopefully not ), but one of the best thing about being a dentist in my opinion is that you are pretty much guranteed 'satisfatory earning' unless you mess up some big time.

 

Now with this hygenist advancement, the dental profession itself is no longer a monopoly. If the hygenists offer cheaper and better cleaning (possible because it is all they really do), dentists may potentially lose a large portion of their incomes... unless of course, you specialize ))))

[ryan1580]

if this happens, fees of all other services will increase quite a bit.

[switcheroo]

Honestly, I can't imagine dental hygienists being allowed to prescribe drugs--they don't have any pharmacology training. Re-read the bullet point...its wording is quite general, and I suspect it might just be referring to something like dental hygienists being allowed to inject local anesthetics. This is something that's already in place in Manitoba (after extra training), and if anything it's increased dentists' profitability since the hygienists can freeze patients while the dentists use their time to do something more profitable.

[ploughboy]

when somebody comes along who has an educated response, then we will find out the answer.

 

But ya see, that's the thing. In the thread that I cited, several people had already taken the time to respond to the OP with authoritative answers. To repost the same effing question a day later is disrespectful and borderline rude. That's why I called him/her out.

 

Unlike future_doc, I'm not convinced (s)he is deliberately trolling. My money is on "poor sense of Internet decorum, possibly raised by wolves".

[ploughboy]

Honestly, I can't imagine dental hygienists being allowed to prescribe drugs--they don't have any pharmacology training. Re-read the bullet point...its wording is quite general, and I suspect it might just be referring to something like dental hygienists being allowed to inject local anesthetics.

 

I happened to be at a presentation recently where the assistant deputy minister was outlining the background and rationale for Bill 179. If memory serves, the fine print will allow hygienists to prescribe anti-thrush mouthwashes.

[Michael777]

I happened to be at a presentation recently where the assistant deputy minister was outlining the background and rationale for Bill 179. If memory serves, the fine print will allow hygienists to prescribe anti-thrush mouthwashes.

 

I just looked at the bill...this is all I could really find on the topic.

 

Of particular interest to registrants will be amendments to the Dental Hygiene Act, 1991 to authorize dental hygienists to perform the controlled act of prescribing, dispensing, compounding or selling a drug, but only those drugs that are designated in regulations developed by the CDHO and approved by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Cabinet). These changes arise from the CDHO's submissions to HPRAC asking for an expansion of the dental hygiene scope of practice to allow designated registrants to dispense certain self treatment therapies and to compound and dispense fluoride rinses and gels in concentrations higher than OTC products. The drugs involved include chlorhexidine, fluoride, smoking cessation therapies or components thereof that are currently classed as drugs and antibiotics.

 

So it doesn't look to be too major, but my issue would be....Will they eventually get full prescribing rights in the future? If the answer is "yes" or "maybe", then that would be an issue for me.

[blaaaax]

Dentists don't do cleanings. Not if they can avoid it. That is not where the cash is. In bigger cities they may do cleanings because attracting patients is more competitive and they have to fill up their time, but the $$$ comes from crowns, root canals, etc.

 

Hygienists have so little need to prescribe, getting concerned over it is laughable.

 

Dentistry as a job straight up kicks ass. That is if you can handle the teeth.

[ploughboy]

fluoride rinses and gels in concentrations higher than OTC products. The drugs involved include chlorhexidine, fluoride, smoking cessation therapies or components thereof that are currently classed as drugs and antibiotics.

 

Ah. My bad. Apparently memory *doesn't* serve in this case.

[lovely09]

Dentistry is a very respectable profession which is always in demand in every country.They are just few because of the high fees in studying.It's for money but mostly as a great profession.