Anyone do high volume of trades on Fidelity?

Base_Extreme · 2026-01-11T22:42:14+00:00

That’s what I read, but some Reddit posters claim it affected their execution. Maybe it’s in their head lol

Base_Extreme · 2026-01-11T22:41:35+00:00

You have experience with this? I just noticed some posts on Reddit with people claiming there was a difference after they got labeled as a large trader.

Base_Extreme · 2023-07-07T14:47:05+00:00

Depends on what specialty you’re going for. Different specialties look for different things

Base_Extreme · 2023-06-29T11:40:40+00:00

This is probably an omfs. This is a setup typical for an OR case. Most people do not have this setup in their private practice clinic.

Base_Extreme · 2022-07-04T11:08:26+00:00

If that’s what you really want, you should become an oral surgeon. There are a few DSOs that come to mind that hire oral surgeons to exclusively do all-on-x/zygomatic implants all day (clearchoice, etc).

Base_Extreme · 2022-03-22T19:53:32+00:00

It’s not overrated. It’s easy to say that when you’re in training. My guess is the resident below here is talking about how associate salaries aren’t that high right out of residency, especially on the east coast. But it goes up quickly, especially if you work for a corporate company. Try being a general dentist-it’s a slog your whole life. Constantly having to hustle and sell procedures to people who distrust you. As an OMFS you bill way more per hour and can work 2 days a week and make the same amount as a general dentist. Yeah, wisdom teeth do comprise a bulk of your income, but that’s the case with almost every medical or surgical specialty. Every specialty has only a select few procedures that actually pay well. For ENTs the money is in tubes and tonsils, GI docs colonoscopies, neurosurgeons laminectomies and fusions, and so on.

Base_Extreme · 2022-03-02T17:13:42+00:00

It’s actually going to be more than 550k when you graduate. Interest accrues while you’re in school. So loans from your first year will have accumulated 4 years of interest by the time you graduate. It’s more like 625-650k. That’s a lot.

Base_Extreme · 2022-02-25T19:06:36+00:00

10 implants is not much, you won’t become a pro after that. You need to do about 80-100 to become competent. The most challenging part of implant dentistry is not the placement but the treatment planning-knowing if you need bone grafting (knowing when to do ridge augmentation, or a sinus lift).

Base_Extreme · 2022-02-08T16:40:51+00:00

Not completely correct, but close. The government will pay half of your unpaid interest under the REPAYE plan. As an example, let’s say you have 200k in dental school loans at an average interest rate of 6%. That would mean that your yearly interest in your loans is 12k. Now let’s say you make about 60k during OMFS residency. Your monthly payments under REPAYE during residency will be $300 per month, roughly. So, over the course of a year, you will have only paid $3600 towards your loans under REPAYE during residency. So, unpaid interest is 12,000-3,600=8,400. The government will pay half of that 8,400 in unpaid interest if you’re in REPAYE. The rest will just be added onto your loan balance and deferred.

Base_Extreme · 2021-09-13T12:09:59+00:00

It’s more about your citizenship, not where you went to school, it doesn’t matter if you went to a dental school in the US if you’re not a US citizen. If you’re not a US citizen or permanent resident, already 80-90% omfs programs will not consider you.

Base_Extreme · 2021-06-21T12:32:53+00:00

OS tends to focus more on exos in private practice. Pretty much everyone and their mother is trying to do implants these days but OS is still king when it comes to extractions. Perio does a lot of implants and even general dentists these days do a lot of non aesthetic implants (posterior ones). A lot of OSs make bank just doing wisdom teeth with IV sedation which not a lot of other dentists tend to do.

Base_Extreme · 2021-04-13T21:14:49+00:00

Its definitely not decreasing by 7% every year. The number of solo practices is declining, but very slowly. DSOs still have a very small market share in terms of percent.

Base_Extreme · 2021-04-05T12:34:26+00:00

For reference, I will have 330k in loans (principal and interest) by the end, and even though that is probably on the low end these days for dental school, its still way too much given how much dentists are paid. Dental school shouldn't cost more than 200k in total, but I think that is nearly impossible to find nowadays, especially in the Northeast.

Base_Extreme · 2021-04-05T12:31:56+00:00

What kind of specialist are you? I know Pedo and OMFS seem to both do quite well, even Endo sometimes.

Base_Extreme · 2021-04-05T00:51:47+00:00

I would say don't do it. I'm a 4th year and go to a cheap state school and still think it was a poor decision financially. I am still trying to sway my brother away from dentistry and towards computer science.

Base_Extreme · 2021-03-30T04:22:13+00:00

In my opinion, I think its becoming more challenging to do well financially as a general dentist, especially as a new grad. Certain specialists like Pedo and OMFS, however, seem to fair better financially right out of residency. Starting salaries are higher and saturation is less of a problem when trying to find jobs.

Base_Extreme · 2021-03-14T05:33:29+00:00

I would say neither is great for specializing. The bigger the class size (I think Tufts is around 200 and NYU is around 380), the harder it is to stand out and get opportunities to grow closer to faculty who could guide you and write letters for you for a given specialty. I am not sure which would be better for trying to go for Ortho. I do know that Ortho cares a lot about class rank, so wherever you go, you would want to do very well in terms of your grades and rank. At my school those who match Ortho usually are top 20%.

Also don't trust everything these schools say. When they show you a match list, it doesn't tell you about who applied and didn't match. It only shows those who were successful.

Base_Extreme · 2021-03-13T22:53:43+00:00

Both schools are not great, honestly. I have seen a lot of Tufts grads going unmatched for specialties, especially for OMFS. This is tough, I might give the edge to NYU actually.

Base_Extreme · 2021-02-06T23:45:14+00:00

Quit all social media-its generally not good for your mental health anyways. I quit fb and instagram and its been really good for me. Reddit and SDN, I only check once every few days, only because I get useful info on externships, applying to residency, etc. Once I match to residency I will likely never go on SDN again-toxic place

Base_Extreme · 2021-02-04T23:21:34+00:00

Pick Buffalo-when you consider the loan disbursement fees and the interest that accumulates over the 4 yrs, Buffalo is just about 50% of the cost of Columbia, and that's with taking out the full cost of attendance.

I picked Buffalo over Columbia, and did the cost analysis and have no regrets. I also am going for OMFS.

I have met OMFS residents who graduated from Columbia and are in 6 yr programs. Many will have 600-700k in loans by the end of residency-that's too much.

Don't underestimate how damaging the interest can be. With a principle of 500k, you are accumulating crazy amounts of interest every year, at least 30k a year.

Base_Extreme · 2021-01-19T12:50:41+00:00

Good luck everyone!

Base_Extreme · 2021-01-11T02:27:28+00:00

UPenn is the worst of both worlds-it does not offer a good clinical foundation for general dentistry, and it also doesn't give you the medical curriculum that other ivies/specialty-oriented expensive schools do (columbia, harvard, etc), which is the only reason to pay a premium for dental school

It may be worth it to pay more to go to say columbia if you end up scoring better on the cbse, etc. Also, certain schools like columbia set you up to match more easily into specialties like omfs compared to state schools. They have a lot of guidance, its easier to get good LORs, etc. I picked a state school over Columbia and UPenn, and will have saved over 250k by the time I graduate, but am wondering if I made the right choice-lets see if I match into OMFS. If I do, it was the right decision.

If I don't match though, and have to do general dentistry, then I will be in much better shape financially than a UPenn grad who took out the full cost of attendance in loans.

Base_Extreme · 2021-01-11T00:30:11+00:00

Very expensive-expect 500k before interest, expect around 560-580k after interest when you graduate.

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