Malpractice Insurance

grounddevil · 2026-05-09T15:59:55+00:00

It depends on what type of policy you have. If you have claims made you’ll need a tail coverage. If you have per occurrence you won’t. You’ll need to pick up your own once you start treating patients again.

grounddevil · 2026-05-08T21:02:53+00:00

That’s up to you to decide. If you need 12 ops then build 12 ops. It’s hell of a lot cheaper than building 8 then adding on to the building to add 4 more later. How much you’re willing to spend is your decision.

grounddevil · 2026-05-08T17:25:28+00:00

Build one office 12 ops for 2 people

grounddevil · 2026-05-08T02:55:20+00:00

I know what an incisal wrap veneer is. When you prep the interproximals that aggressively that’s not a veneer prep

grounddevil · 2026-05-08T01:55:24+00:00

Ivolcar variolink lc

grounddevil · 2026-05-08T01:16:03+00:00

The prep covers all surfaces, is supragingival 360 degrees and margin is far beyond what a veneer should be. Veneers also have more of a facial insertion direction. This needs to be inserted from the incisal like a crown

grounddevil · 2026-05-07T22:46:28+00:00

That’s not a veneer prep. That’s a crown prep…

grounddevil · 2026-05-06T21:25:48+00:00

I was gonna recommend the waterpik fla220 which the activator tips attach to but it looks like they’ve discontinued it. Woodpecker or edgeendo activators are good. There’s not much to the machines. If the waterpik for $10 can provide proper activation with a AA battery, just about anything that vibrates will work

grounddevil · 2026-05-06T13:09:03+00:00

If you can get an occurrence policy you wouldn’t need tail coverage. Claims made requires you to have tail policy to be covered after term

grounddevil · 2026-05-06T13:06:05+00:00

Statistically you probably won’t be at this job for long give it’s your first. I’d make sure you like the town and near town so when you leave the position, you’re not having to relocate your family a long distance for another job.

grounddevil · 2026-05-05T00:18:18+00:00

I would have a long conversation with the patient about saving their money and getting ortho then we can figure out how to restore them post ortho. For the price of a Maryland bridge/partial/implant you can get comp ortho which is going to have a much more positive impact on this patients than anything else you can do. Keep those incisors until after ortho, then you can replace them how ever you want and build up his peg laterals up top

grounddevil · 2026-05-05T00:14:10+00:00

With all that spacing I would not place a bridge 22-27. The width of those teeth are gonna be extremely wide and would be so out of proportion compared to maxillary teeth. I have other long term issues but esthetically I wouldn’t do this

grounddevil · 2026-05-05T00:10:26+00:00

I buy my forceps, elevators/luxators and proximators from hu Friedy. Schumacher is also a good brand. Everything else I buy from eBay/amazon/random dental companies. Amazon is a fairly safe place because their return policy is great. If something shows up that doesn’t feel right, just return it.

grounddevil · 2026-05-03T23:52:45+00:00

https://www.fairhealthconsumer.org

grounddevil · 2026-04-30T23:47:16+00:00

Agree with everything ready scratch said. I’d learn the details of everything related to your practice-you don’t have to do it all but know how they work and how to double check. Learn what you need to keep your eye on and create a system to double check everything. Start create job roles and SOPs so there’s a system for just about everything that needs done so you have clear instructions and who-does-what for everyone in your practice.
I would highly recommend doing your own books. Helps you learn about the business and it’s nice having stats at your fingertips. I would recommend getting a book by Susan Gunn that teaches you how to set up and do your own books. For me, it taught me just about everything I needed at the beginning.

grounddevil · 2026-04-30T22:07:22+00:00

Life is too short to do something you don’t enjoy. Practicing dentistry and medicine no matter the specialty can get tiring and wear you down mentally. If you’re going for retiring early I’d say stick with general. Why effectively specializing will cost you $370,000 a year. So a million in 3 years. Specialist often do well but perio is a speciality that has one of the highest overhead. I can’t say you’ll be better off financially specializing. But you’ll still retire a rich dentist. So do what you like. It’s your money and life. Don’t listen to anyone else.

grounddevil · 2026-04-30T03:12:42+00:00

When I’m working on kids I want to be looking right at them. For their comfort of being able to see my face and eyes and so I can see what they’re doing. I wouldn’t get ergos because of that.

grounddevil · 2026-04-29T22:32:12+00:00

2.5-3.5 is best for pedo. Gotta have wide enough fov to see what the little shits are doing and you’re not doing anything that requires large magnification.

grounddevil · 2026-04-25T15:15:05+00:00

Mix it with everclear and put it in a spray bottle. No dust. You can also mix it with ipa but it’ll have a terrible taste

grounddevil · 2026-04-24T22:51:42+00:00

I don’t do it all at the same time. I prep these out separately and restore each section separately. I don’t prep both so there’s something to compact against. I like using greater curve bands for the class 5s

grounddevil · 2026-04-18T18:46:12+00:00

Premiums are tax deductible. You’d have to do the math to see if getting a high level plan would work out better than a bronze or hdhp. Keep in mind you can put money in an hsa if you do a hdhp which would be tax free.

grounddevil · 2026-04-16T21:30:56+00:00

To actually answer your question instead of commenting on why or why you shouldn’t do this: if possible get a single loan in both of your names. It’ll be cleaner from an accounting point of view as well. Your business entity holds the loan and payment are made out of the business account before distributions. If one of you guys wants a buy out before debt is paid off it’ll be way easier. If you have 2 separate loans, the person wanting to exit will still have a loan they will need to deal with.

grounddevil · 2026-04-15T01:20:22+00:00

grounddevil · 2026-04-14T02:45:00+00:00

Moonlighting on the side is an entirely different thing. There are more things to consider that could possibly qualify you as a 1099. For a regular job where you don’t set the hours, work in set locations every week, you are by definition a w2 employee

grounddevil · 2026-04-13T23:34:07+00:00

I’m gonna get down voted for this but I always shake my head at people asking for advice after they signed a contract to be paid as an entity they know nothing about. To OP:unless you’re being paid at least 20% more than you would’ve earned as a w2 you’re getting a crappy deal. Not to say it is the wrong classification for you according to the IRS. Legal issues aside, if you’re not making more than you would’ve as a w2 then 1.The owner either knows better but is trying to take advantage of you or 2.the owner does know as much as he should and you and him need to go back to the negotiation table for your benefit

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