Re: Do Dentists make more money than Doctors in USA?

daveywavey1000@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Mark & Steven Bornfeld wrote:

George wrote:


Maybe that $1m figure is gross earnings for a multi-surgery practice?

Regards,
George



Could be, that's why I specified net (the OP stated "income"). But
since our OP implied a familiarity with the business world, I assumed
he/she knew what was being discussed.

Steve

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001


The figure quoted to me was not revenue, it was profit. Though before
tax. Not sure the situation in the USA, but in Australia orthodontists
have kept a very tight reign over how many orthodontists are allowed to
go through the system.


There is no overt "control" over the number of dentists of any stripe being graduated. Over the past several years a significant number of dental schools closed. I doubt that practicing dentists had anything to do with this, so much as the apparent diminished attractiveness of dentistry as a career, coupled with the increasing expense of providing an education. During this time, total applications to dental school declined, and tuitions rose drastically. Generally dental schools are not freestanding institutions, but parts of larger universities. Generally if the dental school loses the support of the university, it is toast.

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS
http://www.dentaltwins.com
Brooklyn, NY
718-258-5001
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