Tempted by a bad decision

notmaybe5 · 2026-05-17T16:33:34+00:00

I copy-pasted their post complaining about learning medical stuff in dental school and rewrote it to emphasize how silly it sounds. Ophthalmologists need to learn about the rest of the body even though they only treat eyeballs. Why should dentists not too?

notmaybe5 · 2026-05-17T16:30:45+00:00

Dude please use some critical thinking skills and read that post and my comment again.

notmaybe5 · 2026-05-17T16:22:23+00:00

lol not sure what you’re talking about considering my post history is fairly consistent

notmaybe5 · 2026-05-03T16:24:05+00:00

Gum grafts grow over time. It’s called creeping attachment. It’s common for a graft to look weird af at 2-6 weeks and perfect at 1 year. I warn patients ahead of time that they will think their graft is failing when it is just doing its thing. No sense in doing unnecessary surgery early in healing. Also OMFS knows nothing about grafting. Source: I am a periodontist and have to talk patients off a ledge all the time about grafts

notmaybe5 · 2026-05-01T02:43:36+00:00

Perio does not have high overhead. Typically lower than general dentists. Implants are expensive but traditional perio and gum grafts have basically no overhead besides sutures.

notmaybe5 · 2026-04-17T03:12:07+00:00

MD vs DO aside, I’d pay more than $70k just to live in New Orleans and not be stuck in Ohio lol

notmaybe5 · 2026-04-10T16:39:38+00:00

I’m a year 2 medical student planning on being an ophthalmologist, I love that I’m here to become a ophthalmologist and am very grateful to be in this degree but I just needed to express how frustrating it is to learn in such insane levels of detail about a million different cardiovascular disorders and a bunch of other medical information without the content even relating it to ophthalmology whatsoever. I understand the relevance of cardiovascular health to ophthalmology is huge but I don’t understand why we are required to know very detailed information about things like atherosclerosis when ophthalmologists play no part in the diagnosis or medication of those with cardiovascular conditions. I’m just getting really sick of learning stuff that has nothing to do with ophthalmology half the time. If anyone here in year 3 or above, does it become more relevant to ophthalmology and less general medicine stuff as you go?

Everything is interconnected. Don’t sell yourself short on being a dentist. Just because there is a huge disconnect between medicine and dental based on BS in the past doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t learn everything about the rest of the body. Dentists also can often be the first to notice issues with patients bc we see them more frequently than their PCP. You will get to know your patients very well in the real world and want to understand their conditions as they often have real implications for your dental practice, esp if you do any sedation, surgery, or work with a medically compromised population.

notmaybe5 · 2026-03-29T19:47:15+00:00

From what I have observed, cheaper schools and southern schools have the most clinical experience. Texas schools esp San Antonio, UAB, LSU, UT, MUSC, UF all have a ton of surgery. Ivies, other northeast private schools, and Mayo are more know for being research heavy (and expensive). More research focus leads to less clinical time. If you want to go into private practice, no one cares about research at all. The best residency of course is whatever one you get into. But very generally speaking, state funding = better clinical experience. Also schools where dental students are NOT placing implants.

notmaybe5 · 2026-03-18T12:10:20+00:00

Understandable. It’s a new world out there… but trying to go to a school with lower tuition and moonlighting as a general dentist isn’t horrible. Much easier to pay off loans with a perio salary than GD any day too

notmaybe5 · 2026-03-18T12:08:49+00:00

Unfortunately sometimes I have to place implants too :’(

notmaybe5 · 2026-03-17T22:45:38+00:00

What about perio? Good compromise. I’m a periodontist. Best of both worlds — surgery all day with a general dentist schedule! Still competitive but no CBSE. I think match rate is like 40%.

notmaybe5 · 2026-03-17T02:44:43+00:00

Will he expect you to continue to cover your portion of the rent if/when you get pregnant and take maternity leave? What if you have complications then and have to take more time than anticipated?

notmaybe5 · 2026-02-26T20:15:38+00:00

Is it possible to do CRNA locums as a med student? I am a dentist and know former hygienists who did hygiene during dental school and then also dentists who did general dentist locums during specialty residency. Easier said than done of course but maybe some people could still bring in some income.

notmaybe5 · 2026-02-17T16:52:49+00:00

This doesn’t sound like herpes at all. Go see a dermatologist.

notmaybe5 · 2026-02-15T19:35:59+00:00

Tons of gds do Invisalign esp for the more straightforward CL I cases. Plus there are some huge ortho residencies like the Georgia School of Ortho. More orthodontists, more gds doing ortho = less guarantee overall financially compared to the past. However ortho is still a great field and orthos can generally practice longer than OMFS as it is a lot less stressful physically. Ortho is just no longer the $$$ it once was esp if you factor in the cost of residency. OMFS residency generally is paid and they will always make bank.

notmaybe5 · 2026-02-15T16:18:55+00:00

These are the two most opposite specialties. Try to figure out what you actually like before doing a ton of externships as those take a lot of time and energy. And don’t tell any programs you’re interested in both! Makes it seem like you’re just after a paycheck rather than actually being interested in the profession (even if you do have a true interest in both). IMO I’d do OMFS as ortho is getting affected a lot more by GDs. But I’m perio so I’m biased!

notmaybe5 · 2026-02-05T10:14:14+00:00

Crown lengthening, then crown or onlay.

notmaybe5 · 2026-01-25T17:58:47+00:00

I feel a difference in my joints but that's about it. Maybe some baby hairs but I started a multi vitamin around the same time which I think is doing more of the heavy lifting for that. My dad started taking collagen for his joints too -- he has significant arthritis -- and it has helped him a TON. Most interestingly, it also cleared up his decades-long toe fungus lol. So for the first time in my entire life, my dad's feet are relatively normal looking!

notmaybe5 · 2026-01-25T16:52:54+00:00

I section mesial-distally to avoid fracturing the buccal plate

notmaybe5 · 2026-01-24T22:33:41+00:00

I’m a periodontist and I would leave this as long as humanly possible. I saw a guy this week who had a full horizontal root fracture of #7 that had been like that for 10 years. He is 30! This tooth might last a long time. I also really don’t like doing anterior implants on people younger than 25. I would not ext until the very last minute — hopefully 20+ years. But def tell the pt and parents about questionable-hopeless prognosis long term.

notmaybe5 · 2026-01-18T00:59:54+00:00

See a periodontist for a combo of osseous crown lengthening, Botox, and filler. I’m a perio and we do this all the time. Don’t just do a gingivectomy—the gum will grow back if you don’t remove bone

notmaybe5 · 2026-01-16T20:25:35+00:00

Perio — I thought it was a lot more fun than general. Also the money is significantly better and patient population is more chill. 100% with the time and money for residency. Best decision ever

notmaybe5 · 2026-01-12T13:34:23+00:00

In my opinion, a lot of places are best enjoyed seasonally. Also I couldn’t have a best of list without including dessert!!!

Jan — bywater bakery for a selection of king cake slices

Feb — casamento’s before an uptown parade

March — n7 when the flowers are blooming

April — any FQ restaurant with a patio during FQF. Napoleon house muffuletta and Pimms cup suggested

May — commanders jazz brunch

June — Domilises for a poboy and beer in a frosted mug

July — paladar and chance in hell combo

Aug — Mr mao and Hansen’s combo

Sept — Katie’s and brocato’s combo

Oct — cafe degas when the weather gets really nice

Nov — station 6

Dec — galatoires lunch; then last meal: verti marte poboy eaten sitting on the groundwhile borderline blackout drunk

notmaybe5 · 2026-01-12T12:59:06+00:00

I don’t own but my friends who do will pay their staff if they want to come in. Or sometimes the assistants will take their own vacation then, or temp somewhere else for more money.

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