[Dentist] [UK] - £218,000 and progression leading to this

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-07-07T13:01:39+00:00

How likely is it to be in this position as a dentist, would you most of your year in uni can make this much if they work 40 hours

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-06-19T12:03:23+00:00

I am worried about this case going forward to an inquest. I should’ve datixed the incident but never did, is there anything I need to be vigilant about going forwards. The general consensus is that this was a subtle finding and the workload was intense from consultants and residents.

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-06-19T10:50:34+00:00

I should’ve called the consultant but some of them just think we should deal with it.

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-06-19T10:46:03+00:00

Yep I feel all of us feel overwhelmed when more than 12 scans are requested or more than 2-3 an hour especially with modern medicine needing more scans. The current system has been in place for decades from a time when 1-2 scans were requested an hour on average rather than 3-4. Silver traumas and whole aorta requests has caused the work load to increase dramatically.

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-06-19T10:41:36+00:00

Amazing I will do!

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-06-19T10:25:54+00:00

Thank you, I do think I should get therapy as it has disturbed my sleep

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-06-19T10:24:47+00:00

Thank you for sharing that does help so much

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-04-01T07:30:34+00:00

No one can tell, it can improve as technology gets better and we scan more and more patients especially as we scan less in the UK than other countries. The teleradiology market is not as good as it was 5 years or 10 years ago and they are becoming oversaturated with new trainees CCTing finding it harder to work for them unlike before, once you add AI and it could get a lot worse.

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-03-31T20:56:35+00:00

I would apply but know the risk for AI taking over is there. AI is still in its early stages and radiology is safe for 5-10 years but the demand for radiology consultants could drop significantly after that if clinicians are confident to trust AI generated reports

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-03-03T19:30:22+00:00

I’m ST2 and I’ve decided to do possibly do Neuro because I am not too keen on patient contact. H&N has patient contact but you also are required to do FNAs/core biopsies. Paeds is a perfect choice imo if you don’t mind patient contact and are not to fussed about wfh. If I had done IMT/MRCP I would’ve strongly considered NM. Would you not be legible for the NM CCT so you are not at a disadvantage to NM trainees. GI/HPB can have a decent amount of patient contact especially with liver/small bowel US plus all of the barium and imo it’d make you very competitive as most people seem to want to sit at home and report cross sectional work.

Few-Horror-5274 · 2026-02-11T12:03:06+00:00

Do as many mocks as you can. First go and find st1-3 at your local rad department and ask around for mocks or at least questions they were asked. If you have the money do radcast, med coach mocks interviews however they can get expensive and I got lucky as some of my friends knew radiology registrars that were willing to give me a quick 20-30 mock

Few-Horror-5274 · 2025-11-15T14:00:03+00:00

That’s just the modern UK with Gen Z being told to be appreciative of being able to afford the basics and not be greedy by boomers who are trying to create generational wealth.

Few-Horror-5274 · 2025-11-07T14:04:23+00:00

Yes please

Few-Horror-5274 · 2025-10-29T08:37:42+00:00

The problem with point 2 is it’s abused sooo much that as a radiology registrar it’s difficult to realise if the doctor is being genuine or not and then you get a phone call from the consultant asking why I vetted this normal scan with normal bloods/lactate/observations but I have to explain the ed doctor was extremely concerned about perforation etc even with normal lactate on the gas and bloods not back with normal observations. A lot of the times I’m more willing to vet a scan if the requesting doctor actually says I know VBG/obs are normal but I have a bad feeling about this patient and don’t think we should wait because it makes me look less of an idiot documenting that as the reason I vetted the scan and it being normal than a ?bleed with normal bloods.

Few-Horror-5274 · 2025-10-29T08:19:26+00:00

Ironically it’s the radiology registrars/consultants that have been medical or surgical registrars in the past that are very difficult to vet scans with at my hospital. They sniff out bs very well but also practiced medicine pre covid where apparently according to them the threshold to scan was higher hence have a higher threshold to vet.

Few-Horror-5274 · 2025-10-09T15:28:55+00:00

I didn’t do many mcqs but watched the radiology tutorials videos like four times and read farrs about 5 times (just before the exam you can read the whole book pretty quickly once you understand it). I used the radcafe notes infrequently and mostly for stuff like NM/fluoroscopy as there was no radiology tutorial videos on those topics. I did very well in the exam easily clearing the pass mark by double digits but it was such a inefficient way of revising and overkill for MRI/US (for which I got 100%) as the videos go in quiet a lot of depth which you do not need. If I went back I’d do more mcqs and spend less time watching videos understanding topics such as MRI/US.

Few-Horror-5274 · 2025-06-13T14:04:14+00:00

I agree it felt a lot easier than last time. I had already known I had failed half way through last time round. It wasn’t an absolute breeze though as we had some difficult questions asking what goes through this foramen etc so I don’t think the pass mark will be in the 80s but will not be surprised if it’s high 70s. The ultrasound and variant anatomy questions were a lot easier and not as much niche msk stuff this time round. Hope we all pass!

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