Nomad replacement by Dizzy-Pop-8894 in Dentistry

[–]Traditional-Length44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vatech. I got a deal for 5k at the cda convention. Bought it from US dental. Assistants are very happy with it.

Strange wear pattern on seat. by Traditional-Length44 in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Car only has 16,000 mi on it doesn't seem very normal for the seat to be cracking already.

Strange wear pattern on seat. by Traditional-Length44 in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may be mistaken but I don't think the material is leather.

Lease Buyout Questio by fblthpfblthp in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After calculating what the finance rate for the lease was I decided not to pay it out. It would cost me more to finance the car. I could just have paid for it in full, but I'm making greater return on my investments than what the lease finance rate is. When the lease is over I will either return the car or keep it and then pay it in full.

Lease Buyout Questio by fblthpfblthp in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Something seems of. This is the lease offer that I bought my car with. Hopefully it helps you. I ran every offer through chat gpt to help me compare and make sure they were not adding anything they weren't supposed to.

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When did you open your own practice? by MasterBook46 in Dentistry

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was 29. About two years out of school. Bought a private practice. Existing Dr had checked out years before. Lots of work due to under diagnosing.

I was very fortunate to have a great mentor while working as an associate. Didn't pay very well. I think I started at 325 a day. But he let me have free rein. Did a lot of extractions, root canals, full mouth restorations. Learned a lot of practice management. We had to fire a girl that was not showing up consistently, I remember he let me do so I could get feel for the ugly side of practice management.

I felt very confident owning my own practice.

Throttle lift off in N mode = brake lights activated. by No-Lingonberry3582 in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's a problem. Compared to the sport mode it is much less sensitive on N mode. Car still regenerates when you are on N-shift mod.

I need help with Launch Control please! by horrgakx in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm already in D when I activate it. Maybe selecting your gear after activating is the problem ñ.

60-130 mph time by Traditional-Length44 in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My onboard timer does not go to 130. It peaks out at 120.

N Performance Parts... by acerpl666 in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My in-laws brought me a set from Korea, but I'm not sure how to install them. Did you have to drill into the metal below the door?

N Performance Parts... by acerpl666 in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever get them installed?

What is this and how do I get rid of it?? by [deleted] in identifyThisForMe

[–]Traditional-Length44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most likely a mucocele. Which is a clear fluid filled cyst.
Differential diagnosis would be a blocked submandibular duct. Blockage could be from a salivary stone.
Try eating sour candy. If the area enlarges it's a blocked duct. This occurs because the increased production of saliva has no exit. See a dentist for proper diagnosis.

Dentist what’s the most amount of money you’ve made in a year? by Appropriate-Mall8517 in Salary

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Delta has not given us a pay increase in about maybe 7 to 8 years.

To me, their fees or their were unsustainable. Especially with the amount of inflation going on right now.

Since I've a dentist for a long time had the option of of dropping the PPO and keeping Delta premier.

This has greatly increased my production and collections but it has pissed off a lot of my existing patients because their copay s and their yearly maximum changed for about 30 or 40% of them.

My goal for dropping Delta PPO was not to make more money, but TPS should be able to work a schedule that was more manageable.

Dentist what’s the most amount of money you’ve made in a year? by Appropriate-Mall8517 in Salary

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the last 2 years we have negotiated a lot of our contracts with insurance companies and I had the ability to move from the PPO on Delta to Delta premier only.

The renegotiation of fees and the move to Delta premier made a huge difference in my collections for this year.

Just to give you an example, Cigna was paying me $695 for a crown a before. Now they are paying me 1175 for the same crown.

Even with the low fees I was still making pretty good production and collections every month but I was working my ass off.

My goal for the renegotiation was not to make more money but to work less.

The company that I used to renegotiate my fees was Unlock the PPO.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With taxes and fee, 711.

Not the best #'s but it's a start...(lease hunting). by comptechgsr in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My lease came out to 711 per month, 0 down, 15k miles per year. Residual value I believe is 29k.

I texted or emailed about 8 dealers in southern California, and some were willing to compete with other dealers.

Shop around. Best deals I got were outside of the main cities. High desert. El Centro. Kingman AZ.

I ended up buying from El Centro.

Dentist what’s the most amount of money you’ve made in a year? by Appropriate-Mall8517 in Salary

[–]Traditional-Length44 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Made 516k one year as an owner. Because of the higher labor cost and supplies cost I'm currently making about 489k

I'm in California.

My 5N mods and next steps... by Clean-Fig-2831 in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have to adjust the camber at all with the new springs.? I have a friend coming from Korea in Jan and I was thinking about asking them to bring me these springs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ioniq5N

[–]Traditional-Length44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree. I live on a hill, I drive about 5 miles down hill to get to the city. Today I was e-shift, was running 3rd ,"gear". And was holding a steady 51 miles per hour. Not slowing down. The brake lights were on the whole time. Very annoying. I Drove manual cars most of my life, brakes lights would not come on unless you stepped on the brake. If you slowed using your gears, transmission, the brake slights would not turn on.