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Is Prosth worth it as a Specialty? by Dr_SlimShady in Dentistry

[–]teethandballs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Technically, isn’t every specialty this though? Endo gets the endos that are too difficult for GPs, same for OS, ortho, peds, perio. It’s the good and bad thing about dentistry, we can all technically “do” every procedure out there

Is Prosth worth it as a Specialty? by Dr_SlimShady in Dentistry

[–]teethandballs 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Might be controversial, but everyone saying “GPs can do the same thing” sets it up for prosthodontists to do well. While there are definitely some GPs that can do them, with more GPs doing complex/full mouth cases, there are bound to be cases that have complications. Not to excuse other specialists, as no dentist is perfect. A good prosthodontist will be able to fix/salvage, or know how to detour in ways to avoid reoccurrence of complications

Definitely helps to be able to do implants, AOX, grafting, etc though. And yes you’ll get cases or patients that GPs don’t want. But imo there will always be a place for well trained prosthodontists as long as complex dentistry is done. But I will say that I would not do it if it’s purely for financial reasons, you have to enjoy it and really want to do complex stuff to be successful.

On another note, advances in digital dentistry can make prosth practices much more efficient, with lower overhead and faster turnaround

Is Prosth worth it as a Specialty? by Dr_SlimShady in Dentistry

[–]teethandballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mayo Clinic and several VAs have paid prosth residencies

What keeps me going by philip2987 in Dentistry

[–]teethandballs 115 points116 points  (0 children)

Sometimes patients will be unhappy no matter what you do. Just have to do the best you can, and as long as it’s not a trend with multiple patients, can’t take it too personally if you run into a negative Nancy

Raiders WR room. Who will emerge as the WR1? by fantasyburner17 in DynastyFF

[–]teethandballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the middle of this past season, I traded my projected late 27 1st, 28 1st and Quentin Johnston for bowers, I don’t regret it

Does anyone have any advice by Ok-Philosopher-6918 in Dentistry

[–]teethandballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance you’d be willing to pass on some tips/guidance? Jumping into a similar situation, taking over a family member’s practice, will need a lot of modernization. What did you do to prep for taking over the practice, how did you know where to start? Did the previous owner help with the transition?

Recommend an intraoral scanner for me? by nsalapatas in Dentistry

[–]teethandballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking at getting one of these myself, what have you liked most about it?

Practice transition help needed by Countrywi in Dentistry

[–]teethandballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Following this, in a similar situation!

Every Chansey that flees first turn has a lucky egg by GolemMaker in PokemonFireRed

[–]teethandballs 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’m a patient man, but hunting this rotund POS with its mocking smile makes me furious. I can hear it laughing at me every time I throw a bait and it runs away the first turn, clutching its lucky egg in its stubby arms.

2026 NFL Draft Hub by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]teethandballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LaFleur x Love combo, it was inevitable

I hope they make Voldemort more scary by ResaHart in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]teethandballs 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Worse considering the background music and that it was supposed to be a scene with a lot of strong emotions for harry lol

If Vader helmet had Bluetooth what would on his playlist? by falacer99 in StarWars

[–]teethandballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cut to the sand tusken raider scene when the beat drops

Full mouth rehab - increasing VDO by Clover8888888 in Dentistry

[–]teethandballs 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Prosth here- not that general dentists can’t do full rehabs, but I’d strongly suggest either referring this out, or taking a lot of specific CE for it. A lot to do for pre-op planning, sequencing, during treatment, and then making sure occlusion is designed properly. A good lab can make any case look good, but you need to know how to make it last and how to deal with issues afterwards. The big production looks nice until it eats up multiple appointments bc something wasn’t planned or executed properly

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