powerpenguin Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 If (when, knock on wood ) I graduate from dental school, my goal would be to practice in Toronto and/or surrounding area. I would not be looking at downtown Toronto, but more North York/Willowdale area or a bit farther north in RHill/Markham would be fine. Anyone have any statistics/strong anecdotes (straight opinions from dentists working in the area right now) on how hard this will be? (I haven't seen my dentist for a while so I haven't asked him) I can't really find any hard evidence, just the usual generalization of more dentists being in cities, etc. I live in North York, so I do see dental clinics here and there but it doesn't seem to be that saturated as people claim... the thing is I don't know what constitutes to being "saturated". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivetoDance Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 I don't live in Toronto, but I have also worried about whether the area I am going to be working in is oversaturated (Winnipeg). Go to google maps and type in dentist in the area your looking in. This will give you a rough idea of how saturated the area your looking in is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WarrenAch Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 I don't think it will be "that" hard. Toronto=More clinics + BIG population =More chances to get bigger demand. If you're outside downtown,i think it will even be easier for you. Just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpenguin Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 I don't live in Toronto, but I have also worried about whether the area I am going to be working in is oversaturated (Winnipeg). Go to google maps and type in dentist in the area your looking in. This will give you a rough idea of how saturated the area your looking in is. Good idea, never thought of that. ... ... ... Winnipeg doesn't look that bad though. It's a lot more spaced out. Of course, it's all relative based on the population density... Edit: Also there are probably many clinics that are not listed there. I just did a quick check in the area my dentist is located in, and there is no spot registering a dental clinic there. So the numbers are higher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ostracized Posted June 1, 2010 Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 Yeah, Toronto is the worst place in Canada to work as a dentist. Stats I've heard are that there is a 1:2000 dentist-to-population ratio in Ontario as a whole, but only 1:800 in Toronto. Did you actually plan on starting a new practice right out of school? That is rarely done anymore, especially in a city like Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpenguin Posted June 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2010 No I was mostly planning on associating at first, for a more guaranteed income while I pay off my debts. A better situation would be to associate with a dentist that is about to retire, or at the least after I pay off my debts start to work towards my own practice... and basically associate most hours while having a day or two working on my own patient base... as my patients increase then spend more hours on my own practice. Something like that. Starting a practice with a friend wouldn't be too bad either. But the final goal is to have my own practice Well that's the plan anyways. EDIT: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/business/11decay.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 Fairly recent article... Maybe I'll move to the US But I won't have any connections there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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