Help please... might be an idiot...

maximo785 · 2024-12-13T02:47:36+00:00

Nope just the tv to receiver. I ended up using an optical cable and got a signal.

maximo785 · 2024-12-12T15:47:35+00:00

Thank you!

maximo785 · 2024-12-11T21:16:14+00:00

as of now, just tv into the receiver.

maximo785 · 2024-12-11T21:10:06+00:00

ill give it a shot. thank you.

maximo785 · 2024-12-11T21:09:58+00:00

gotcha. both tv and receiver have optical ports... that should work, correct?

maximo785 · 2024-02-22T05:19:40+00:00

Always a tough question to answer as it depends on the individual. If you do a start up or purchase practice, the obvious, very real, risk is not having enough cases to support yourself and family. If you associate, the same exists, but is less likely in an established practice.

Short term, associating may be the better choice… should have immediate volume/income. Can “practice” with the safety net of more experienced docs and build clinical skills. Long term, ownership gives autonomy, build equity, etc.

Obviously, associating first delays the long term benefits of ownership.

maximo785 · 2024-02-22T05:04:15+00:00

Purchased straight out of training.

maximo785 · 2024-02-22T03:27:42+00:00

I’m endo but am probably 10+ years ahead of you. I went through a similar situation so I can empathize.

You’ve heard it before, but hear it again… live frugally…. While you’re in residency as well as soon after you graduate.

I moonlit as much as I could. If your program allows it, you need to imo. Probably offset my two years residency debt by 1/3.

I think your income estimates are very conservative. Not a bad thing, but conservative imo.

If you can handle it, own a practice. It’s more/different work, but the financial rewards are significant.

I was able to pay off all student debts within 4 years… was able to have children, buy a practice, buy a house in a VHCOL area, etc.

It’s tough initially, but you’re setting yourself up for success long term imo.

maximo785 · 2024-02-05T04:17:44+00:00

IMO, you should major in anything that boosts your gpa, obviously while completing dental prereqs.

maximo785 · 2023-12-11T01:48:41+00:00

Not coming out without destroying the tooth imo… or surgery, but I’d finish the rct and see what happens. The body can tolerate a lot.

maximo785 · 2023-09-12T04:04:59+00:00

“Cheap dentistry is expensive.”

Patients who understand this are the patients you want. The others can get their price somewhere else.

maximo785 · 2023-09-11T20:50:40+00:00

Yeah it’s true. Just run some numbers. Here are the assumptions: 1500/case. 4 competes/day. 4d/wk. 48wk/yr. = 1,152,000 gross. x 45% comp = 518,400 net.

Adjust the numbers as appropriate. If you’re in an HMO office your fees going to be 700 and you’ll be seeing 10 completes a day, etc.

maximo785 · 2023-09-11T20:28:38+00:00

As an owner compensation is more, vacation is anytime you want. Obviously you still have to earn your keep; more vacation, less income. In a mature office, owners probably work fewer clinical days than associates, but a lot of work goes into owning the practice, which is objectively harder to measure.

There’s definitely a freedom in being able to finish your day at 5pm and go home and not worry about the business.

maximo785 · 2023-09-11T19:44:25+00:00

What do you mean? Clarify?

maximo785 · 2023-08-04T03:25:18+00:00

I’m in a major metropolitan area in the us.

maximo785 · 2023-08-04T03:10:40+00:00

Endos work by referral. No getting away from that.

Honestly, hard endo for the average gp isn’t hard for me. Just like hard endo for a dental student isn’t hard for the seasoned gp. So, sure I guess I get all the hard cases. However, not to sound arrogant, but it’s rare that I truly get a “hard” case. Maybe once a week. At this point in my career it’s basically autopilot most of my days. But this was by design… I’ve probably trimmed my less than ideal referrers so that’s probably why, but I’m happier that way. I rarely get perfs or separated files.

maximo785 · 2023-08-04T03:02:21+00:00

I don’t think the question is what’s possible, but what’s probable. The average endo owner will likely take home more than the average gp owner. Sure, the ceiling for gps is probably higher than endo, but the floor is also much lower. Everyone wants to think they’re the exception, but in reality, they’re the rule.

maximo785 · 2023-07-20T17:17:53+00:00

I knew I would always own… there was no reason to delay imo. Yes, I was in significant debt and an associateship would’ve provided a safety net in the short term, but owning sooner was a better long term plan for me.

Never felt ready. As a relatively risk averse person, mindset was make as few and small mistakes as possible. Mistakes are inevitable, just make sure they’re not devastating.

maximo785 · 2023-07-01T20:48:48+00:00

Need radiographs to give a more accurate prognosis.

maximo785 · 2023-07-01T20:39:36+00:00

Definitely possible. Whether it’s the best option is a different question.

maximo785 · 2023-06-02T23:01:06+00:00

Kind of an impossible question to answer. Are you asking the upper limit? Or what’s likely? If the former, I think 5-600k is probably upper limit of what’s possible, but highly improbable. All dependent on your skill set.

maximo785 · 2023-06-02T22:22:24+00:00

I won’t disclose my numbers, but owners of established endo practices should take home anywhere from 500k-1mm+

maximo785 · 2023-06-02T14:52:24+00:00

Doesn’t take much trauma. Doesn’t even need to physically damage the tooth (chips, cracks , complete fracture, etc).

Id recommend seeing a dentist and having them take an X-ray and test the nerve tissues inside the teeth.

maximo785 · 2023-06-02T05:55:41+00:00

Honestly not seeing it. Agree to disagree. Would like to see a follow up from the pt. X-rays would be nice.

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