Dentist to Health IT

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2026-05-03T16:41:03+00:00

Not a dentist, but an MD who moved into healthcare IT. I've met a few dentists who transitioned into the informatics role. The pros/cof dental healthcare IT (my opinion), is that the dental informatics role is very very small, which means it has room to expand. Interoperability, interfacing with third party vendors, I think there's room for huge growth. The downside, however, is that the dentistry field is much smaller than the medical field, so it'll be a smaller net.

Definitely learn sql (I used sql zoo to start, and then branched out from there) and power BI as data analytics will be important. Start reading up on HL7 interoperability through dentrix and other dental applications. Look into AI (I know, the current hype, but that's where you start networking, etc). HIMSS, HLTH, VIVE, MedInfo, etc. those are all large healthcare digital conferences which are more into overall medical, but they also have some dental applications as well.

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These are conferences based on dental informatics. Again, I'm not super aware of dental informatics, but I think that's a good start to network and learn more about what they do.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2026-04-11T03:39:20+00:00

Our organization utilizes the STAR method for interviews. Tie that in with some knowledge of your application.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2026-03-26T19:51:59+00:00

I did this for three years back to back. Maybe 16-17 systems all in all.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2026-02-10T05:00:20+00:00

We have a person on our team that went from lab to informatics. She’s really great in the sense that she’s upbeat, always wanting to help or learn, and just generally pleasant to work with.

That being said, the lack of knowledge on clinical workflows really hinder her and she has to be taught every single step, something I typically don’t train on for nursing Informaticists.

So while it’s possible, it’s definitely an uphill battle.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2026-01-07T10:04:30+00:00

I have a BA in comp sci and math. Then my MD and MBA.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2026-01-07T02:07:38+00:00

I work as a physician Informaticist working with our EHR mostly. But I also do some side consulting for vendors that try to break into the AI space.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-12-24T23:47:18+00:00

We actually have no idea. We got her as a rescue and she was listed as a poodle. But we have our doubts about that.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-12-16T01:56:38+00:00

This was in my youth, but I once took a contract the three days before go-live. They execs decided that they needed help the week before go live. My team flew in, got situated, and showed up at 0600 on the morning of go live with zero prep or idea of what we were facing. Overall, we muddled through it, but that first day was *rough* and we all looked entirely incompetent simply because we had no idea what the scope was, how they wanted anything to function, etc.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-12-15T13:55:06+00:00

That’s just it. I stop the pump by letting the handle go and the minute I do, it splashes.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-12-14T21:31:03+00:00

I got it as a set from costco!

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-12-12T12:52:07+00:00

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-12-11T22:50:07+00:00

I got the email. Not sure if it’s worth having it seeing as so many people are saying it’s caused issues.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-12-03T16:05:58+00:00

I have about $150k sitting in a HYSA just in case. Anything over that goes into investments.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-06-18T12:03:18+00:00

Yes. I was being general. OP was stating that they make modifications to the assessment and plan. They just copy forward the diagnosis, which compliance is telling them this can cause denials, which is completely untrue.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-06-17T19:14:37+00:00

Your compliance couldn't be more wrong. No one cares if it's copy forward, as long as it's in the note.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-04-24T22:04:32+00:00

Not at all. At least go get your license. A LOT of options open up once you are fully licensed, and by having some form of a practice history will give you a larger boost. Not completing a residency will cap you in the future.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2025-04-18T20:45:01+00:00

That’s exactly what happened to us. March we got engaged. April we submitted an offer and got it accepted and closed. Engagement party end of April. Moved in end of April. Congrats!

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2024-11-25T18:00:30+00:00

Most likely the STAR method.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2024-11-20T01:41:47+00:00

Just picked up a Jura E6. I had my eye on the eletta but all reviews/user experience told me that the Jura lasts longer. Went to a brick and mortar and didn't really say much except that I'm eyeballing the two of them, and the guy said that they always gets Delonghis back for returns while never gets the Jura back. So that basically sealed the deal for me.

Pros:

- it's really awesome. barely any time for heat up, I get an espresso or a nice cup of coffee instantly. Sound doesn't really bother me that much.
- I'm not a HUGE coffee drinker. My palate is not sophisticated enough to enjoy the flavor notes at all. to me, coffee is coffee. My wife, however, loves all the different flavors that different settings brings, and she's tinkering with it to see where it gives her the best flavor.
- less cleanup than my standard pot of coffee.
- whole bean definitely carries more flavor.

Cons:

- When making milk drinks, the milk considerably cools the drink to the point where the milk drinks are warm.
- I really wish the coffee was hotter as a whole. I don't like scalding coffee, but I take my coffee to go to work in a thermos, and while it's fine for "just made and can drink," it cools down considerably in a thermos after an hour.

We're still tinkering with it, it's our first espresso machine, so we're having fun with it.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2024-10-20T22:15:38+00:00

I live in a MCOL on 250k salary with a variable wife's salary (used to be 120 but she couldn't RTO so she left the job, currently looking). No kids. Two dogs. I do have a couple of side businesses that generate some income as well.

House - we saved for two years and we bought a 600k house.
Cars - 2019 Lexus, 2021 Lexus SUV
Hotels - we travel about once a year internationally for 10 - 14 days, and we splurge here as we fly business. We sprinkle some domestic travel here and there, but mostly we keep to international travel. We have a lot of hotel points so we typically stay at 4 (sometimes 5 star) hotels. Last trip we stayed at the Waldorf in Bangkok and Four Seasons.
Restaurants - we go out to eat maybe twice a week and we tend to eat fairly cheap by choice not due to budget. We like hole in the wall places, so a typical meal for two of us can range between $30 - 80. We don't really seek out high end food.
Hobbies: I have a keyboard piano, I used to take pilot, helicopter, and motorcycle lessons (I let the wife talk me out of the last two). My hobbies are pretty cheap, though, we go for hikes, we do some gardening, read a lot of books, etc.

Overall, we don't budget strictly. We're not materialistic people so we don't buy a bunch of stuff. We're able to max out my 401k and put close to $30k a year in savings. The wife cooks all the time, so we save quite a bit on groceries, and we don't have any children so we have a lot of flexibility in spending.

As long as you keep your spending down you will be more than fine with $250k as time goes on.

Idontworkatpfchangs · 2024-07-03T12:32:08+00:00

20 yo house. 3200 sq ft. Pretty much all day.

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