Hi guys so I've read the rules and I know it says promotions, advertising, polls and surveys are not allowed.

But what about content that teaches how to market and how to promote your practice?

I work in marketing in the dentistry sector and I want to start a serie of marketing tips and hacks for dentists.

so is it allowed to do that?

Or I can't post this type of content?

Did someone tried this before on this subreddit and got rejected?

Because I don't want to get kicked, I really get some valuable information from this subreddit.

I am a pediatric dentist currently working 40 hours at an FQHC earning about $250K/year and working at a surgical center 2-3 days per month in addition to the FQHC. I love what I do but I feel like my time is very limited to do anything I’d like to continue to learn and develop as a leader and as a professional. I’d like to spend more time with my loved ones and also developing some of my hobbies. I don’t mind working the amount I do in the beginning as long as I am setting myself up for more free time or flexibility of schedule in the near future. Does anybody have advice for me?

Hello, I started my Oral Surgery Education in Türkiye. It generally takes 4-5 years to become one. I know it's pretty early for courses like tmj surgeries but i have to save up some money if i want to learn anything internationally. That topic was an example of course, if there is an organisation, website or such to follow courses it would be much appreciated. Thank you

Switched to straumann last year and left with stash of Nobel active implants that my assistant found in the office. We can figure out a good price. DM me

Dental hygienist of 18 years here. I am currently dealing with my worst ‘mistake’ although I truly don’t know what caused it or if I could have done anything differently or better. I used 3 carps of lidocaine total on the left side for SRP with IA, LB, ASA, MSA, PSA, GP. During the appointment everything seemed normal. No adverse reactions apparent. Fast forward to now, 2 1/2 weeks later and patient states he is still numb in the left side from his temple and around his eye, his upper and lower lips on the left side, left side of his tongue and all the way down his neck on the left side and even a little on his right side lip area. It is also a little painful and causing headaches. My best guess is possibly Trigeminal neuralgia or anesthesia dolorosa? I don’t know for sure. He has been referred to a neurologist and I feel absolutely awful. I would estimate I’ve given 10,000 injections in my career and never had a single case of paresthesia until now, and this one seems to be a really bad one. He still has all motor function on the left side and looks normal, so it’s not Bell’s palsy. I’m curious what the neurologist has to say. At least the patient has been super nice. I feel absolutely awful about this and have shed a few tears over it. Im assuming it’s a trigeminal nerve injury of some kind, but the crazy thing is I only used a little under one carp of lidocaine for the IA, had no issues giving the injection and the anatomy seemed normal. Is this just a fluke? Anyone have any further insight on this? Has this happened to anyone else before? Patient has also stated it seems to be getting worse and not better which really sucks.

Hi everyone, currently finishing up a 2 year contract and will be relocating to Boston at the end of the summer for my husbands job. I know it’s a very saturated area, and I’ve been casually browsing job listings, but when should I start applying/putting myself out there? My current job I started right out of school so I’m not sure if now is too far to be seriously looking. Any advice is much appreciated!

So this is another question about a "hybrid ceramic". Just wondering if anybody has experience with this product. Flexural strength is about 200 MPa which isn't terribly impressive, but researching it i found a Saudi publication that showed it had a notably higher fracture resistance than emax. I'm not really considering it as a replacement for anything, but rather wonder if it would be a better option for my low income cases given how cheap the stuff is.

Hello, I’m looking into buying a practice which was previously delta premier, what is everyone experience on how many patients/revenue can I expect to loss after buying the practice and not being a delta premier provider

Many times patients don’t understand the long-term benefits of implants over dentures, making education a hurdle. and price a major deciding factor. how do you approach them to ensure consistent patient flow for implant cases?

Just wanted a discussion asking dentists what kind of trauma is inflicted upon you in dental school that causes so many to be horribly rude and aggressive to their dental assistants. it’s not fun to experience or see as a patient. and it’s not fair to a dental assistant. the mistreatment is so bad and is the reason for such a high turnover rate. why are so many dentists just kinda shitty people? all smiley with patients but horrible to their staff. i’m genuinely asking.

and i’m not generalizing, there for sure are some good hearted ones. but it seems to be a trend.

What happens when a dentist is assigned jury duty? In my case I am looking at being a solo doc owner in a rural town. If I’m not in the office, then front staff and assistants won’t work either. Is this enough to get out of it?

I'm not talking about the kind of organization that will get me a special discount if I want to buy a new Mercedes (looking at you ADA), but more the type organizations that are geared towards education in specific fields, from beginner to expert. At this point in time, mostly looking for something like that in implantology, prosthodontics, and gp Ortho.

My #18 has a DL Fracture and I am feeling some sensitivity when I eat harder foods. Its def crown time.

I am looking to get a yellow gold crown with custom cursive initials or image on the buccal being in white gold. I want it to be flush with the yellow gold.

Are there any speciality designer labs that could help me with this?

Hello,

I took the MFDS Part 1 exam last April. The dental related questions were relatively easy, but there were about 25-30 questions related to practice management and laws, which were very specific details that only who is working in the UK would know. Of course, there were some medium-difficulty dental questions, but when I took the exam, I felt confident about passing. I was surprised by my score of 69, but I’m not sure how it’s scored since the grading system is a curve. I asked the Royal College for clarification, but I didn’t receive a response. I’m planning to retake it next May, and I want to prepare really well. How can I do that?

Hello everybody!
I'm a dental student in Austria, Europe and will finish my degree in the coming months. I always wanted to do an international exchange as a Student in an english speaking country (USA, Canda, Australia, NZL), but my university/curriculum did not allow to do so. I am now looking into maybe getting my "international experience" as a dentist or researcher, so I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with something similar or can refer me to exchange programs offered by universities/clinics in any of the countries listed above? Just a link or any information would be very helpful.

Thank you in advance for any tips you might have for me!

I recently watched a video on crown impression by Ultradent and they use a bunch of non-degradable plastics and materials for just a single unit crown. Whole arch trays, 4 impression tips, impression materials, all the plastic covers for chairs and suctions etc.

This might be my myopic view compared to other industries that do way worse things to the environment. Of course I love this profession and I’m not trying to sound like a hippie trying to save the world, but I feel like we waste a bunch of stuff that are non-renewable. Digital dentistry with same day treatment helps out a lot and I think we’re heading more in the right direction. What do you guys think?

Most of our supplies come from Canada and Mexico. Distributors are already telling me everything will go up. A tariff surcharge will be added to each encounter. Are you going to absorb it or pass it on? Thankfully I’m retiring this year and won’t have to deal with this anymore.

Whether it was a wrong diagnosis, a treatment mishap, or a close call—what’s your darkest ‘kept it quiet’ moment and how did you deal with it? Would you have done anything differently?

Having a hard time finding an associate position for next year preferably in a private practice setting. All the DSO locations reach out to me but all the private practices seems to ignore my application. I get the sense that they only want doctors with 3+ years of previous experience. Any suggestions? I’m also applying broadly.

Pulpal necrosis/symptomatic apical periodontitis. Mesial margin appears at crestal level on preop bitewing with existing poorly contoured composite restoration.

Composite removed and margin achieved mesially for pre endo build up (meaning isolation achieved and matrix band could be placed suitably). Open contact left temporarily as unable to contour appropriate contact with direct restoration.

Routine root canal. No crack.

Are you crown lengthening pre crown or happy with the knowledge a margin was achieved when placing composite so that this margin can be reachieved when crown prepping and taking impression or scanning?

Preop bitewing and periapical on left and post op periapical/photo on right.

Getting a few conferences about types of implants and some of my colleagues have strong opinions about some of the brands. Any experiences about Nobel Biocare recently vs astra tech?

It's always awkward to call in sick because it's always last moment and you have patients for an entire week, it's going to be awkward to have them rebooked. How does it work for you? How do your superiors look at you for missing work?

I just saw a newish grad that owns 3 practices. How do new grads buy practices right out of school? Rich parents?

I used to work at multiple offices last year. Let's call them office A,B.

Office A and B are very close together. 8 min drive.

I have now left office A after working there for 2 years. I have lots of respect for my former boss. I left because I was not making enough money there. I did not tell a single patient I am leaving. I told the staff the week before leaving.

Now there has been a few patients that have reached out to office B and wanting to see me. When you google my name office B shows up.

I don't know how to handle this. I don't want my former boss to think I said anything to the patients because I truly didn't, and I don't want my current boss in office B think I will do/say anything to their patients when I leave.

My boss in office B has had a work divorce from ex partner and is very scarred and hence paranoid about stealing patients. Boss B does not talk to me about anything but I know they are stressed about this because they have complained to the staff. My delimma is, do I bring it up and talk to them? But I don't want to sound guilty or seem like I am defending myself because I haven't done anything wrong.

I would appreciate your insight. Thank you in advanced.

I’m getting mixed feedback so I want to hear what the Reddit dental community thinks

I was under the assumption you never trough lingual but I’ve had a few colleagues tell me otherwise

I work in an office in New York State where I signed a non-compete agreement (NCA) with a 4-mile radius restriction. There’s another office within that radius currently hiring part-time. It’s a great place, and I’d really like to work there, especially since the owner is potentially planning to retire and sell the practice.

Is there absolutely no way I can work there now because of the NCA? I’ve heard there might be a potential nationwide ban on NCAs. Does anyone know the current status of that?

Hi guys. I am currently in a really funky situation. I got hired at this office after I left a DSO because I hated how high volume it was and I didn’t get to spend time building rapport with patients. I also wasn’t getting paid well. I was told by the owner of my new office that he sold a portion to MB2 to help with the business side but they don’t really get involved with treatment or anything. However, my current owner has since left and sold the office to somebody that I don’t know. For the past 3 months I’ve been by myself with 3 hygienist and two columns of my own. On top of that the assistants need a lot of help with everything. The office does not stop to train or set expectations. It’s just a lecture at the morning huddles. They also keep adding more and more to the schedule. I’ve finally said enough enough with the hygiene checks and refuse to see any random adds on the schedule. I’m starting to feel extremely disrespected and I’m tired of the office running me to the ground. I am producing a lot but my energy is spent. I don’t compromise my style of care but it causes me to run behind and patients get upset so we are already starting on a bad note. I see around 20-30 patients a day with the hygiene checks. Every hygiene check is basically me meeting someone for the first time since there’s around 3000 active patients. Is this normal in dentistry? I’ve literally never worked for anything other than a corporate entity. My new owner is coming on soon but I’m honestly just losing faith in the situation because they haven’t checked up on me and have told me that their entire years of work experience is just like my experience now. It feels almost like justification for what I’m doing. I’m worried that I will continue to work at the same pace and be miserable. I hate saving face for an office all day long and I’m tired. Is this just dentistry or is it just because I’m at a corporate owned office again despite them disguising themselves as not being corporate?

Somewhat new grad looking for some insight on practice partnership with MB2…

I’ve been working in a small (now midsize) private practice since I graduated in 2021. I was offered the job while still in my D2 year, as I previously worked at this office, maintained a great relationship with the team, and was offered mentorship after graduation. The plan as discussed with my boss was, seemingly, for me to buy into the practice around 5 years in. It’s been a nice practice for me to work in, and I’ve learned a lot. I’ve felt we’ve had a good working relationship and he’s been a great mentor.

I helped grow the practice significantly in terms of production (I produced ~$1m last year) but I have also taken on the hiring/firing responsibilities, worked long hours, developed SOPs, hosted office events/created positive office culture, improved our Google reviews, and created a social media presence where none existed. I didn’t mind taking on these tasks as an associate knowing I was growing the practice in part for my ownership in the near future, and I genuinely like my team and want the best for them.

Fast forward to this past year, I am building a house closer to work (and family/this is my hometown) so that I could have more time to dedicate to the practice rather than wasted on the long commute. My boss knew that I was intentionally building to be closer to work (even though really, this is not exactly my husband's or my dream location). I expressed to my boss that once I closed on the house (last month), I would be ready to buy in. This past week, I told my boss I am now ready to buy in and can thus help alleviate the financial burden and administrative tasks I know he has been dealing with. He just told our leadership team (myself, a director of operations, and another associate) that as of 2 weeks ago, he has partnered with MB2 and there is still some of his personal equity that we can purchase if we wish to partner. Mathematically, I’m thinking I would be allowed to buy-in probably 5-7% as he now owns 30%.

I am a little familiar with MB2 (on a Facebook page sponsored by them I have seen some positive comments from owner docs) but I am not familiar with it from the perspective of an associate who was planning on buying in. Of course, I feel betrayed and blindsided by this move while recognizing my boss doesn’t technically owe me anything, so I am looking for objective insight onto whether or not this is beneficial for me at all. We’ve been encouraged to buy in ASAP if we are going to buy in at all.

I understand that for my team and for my boss, this is a positive and I am happy for them; right now the only thing that changes for me and my fellow associate is now I no longer have the nice 401k match we used to have and full ownership with its autonomy and tax/retirement benefits is off the table. I’m trying to be positive and make a wise decision, but my thinking is clouded by emotions from the seeming upheaval of the long term plan I’ve been breaking my back to work towards and wishing that my boss had been more transparent with me in letting me know this was where he was headed... I'm now questioning whether or not I should stay with this practice longterm.

Please share any insight or thoughts. Thanks for your help!

TLDR: Was planning on buying into the practice where I’ve worked/helped grow for 4 years, just found out my boss sold majority to MB2 and is offering for myself and another associate to buy some of his share of the equity. Need insight on what its like working with MB2 from an associate perspective/worth buying in.