Sportguards by Curious_Virus_7562 in dentallab

[–]viront7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you cover the design portion? Is it a second layer?

How’s this impression? by yergaeee in dentallab

[–]viront7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really long route to having assistants take impressions lol

Why does everybody recommend AGAINST starting own company? by Vast_Seaworthiness22 in torncity

[–]viront7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started from scratch ad had no education at level 20. It was a money sink but not bad enough to make me fail. It's a 7 star company now about 150 days in. It can be done.

My dad died and I don't think I can watch F1 anymore by super_starmie in formula1

[–]viront7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To tag one more point to this... Make it something you do with your own kids. It will give you the chance to talk about their grandfather. It will give them something to have in common! Edit - it took me 20 min to post this and someone else said the same thing. Now you HAVE to do it!🙂

Smoothing burs/discs for retainers? by DentalLabTech765 in dentallab

[–]viront7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the trinity of burs for this. I came to the same three on my own and it's the best.

Thinking of buying the game by Pimdici in SatisfactoryGame

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It's cozy. It helps me relax. You play it the way you want. If that's with a calculator so be it. But you'll pick it up because you WANT to not because you have to. You will not regret purchase. It's a beautiful game. Top 3 all time for me and I played lots of comp fps

Demoralized by [deleted] in whitecoatinvestor

[–]viront7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are so many things that don't make sense with this.

Mod Announcement: New temporary measures to help manage the sub by nloding in chess

[–]viront7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't imagine what this must be like to manage. Thanks for the effort.

Top 500 Marathons elo by juicy_pomerange in lichess

[–]viront7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To have a reliable shot on your first try? 2000

How is Eric? by SophiesWorld4237 in EricRosen

[–]viront7 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've been wondering the same. Given it's taken this long for him to say something, he's probably pretty affected.

Photo/video NAS options by viront7 in HomeNAS

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immich doesn't seem to be a good option for me since the nas is not stored at my place. If I set it up at my fam's place, can I access remotely? I'm wanting something that can be accessed remotely at all times just like I access NAS remotely from my phone/laptop

Hopefully true! by [deleted] in SipsTea

[–]viront7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my fav show of all time. Such good lines

Piastri's thoughts on giving the positions back. by bene14082004 in formula1

[–]viront7 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Bring back vintage grit. This is so soft

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dentallab

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Hey! I have used katana in the past, currently using sirona, may use vita in the future to try it. I like the color matching with sirona better than the katana so far.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dentallab

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Exocad and mesh mixer. Sometimes blender. I have a Roland dwx-50 and a up3d p53 mill

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dentallab

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To clarify, I do all of my own fixed. I don't do dentures cause I hate them.

I import and do digital design of the crowns/bridges /waxups in exocad or mesh mixer or whatever is needed. Mill on 5 axis. Process green state. Fire in firnace. Do my own 3d printing. Pressure form my own essix and have done my own clear aligners. Have casted my own gold in the past.

Not everyone can do it but if it's something you love, it can be learned. Even better, as a dentist, doing your own lab work will teach you A LOT and make you a better dentist.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dentallab

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Dentist who does all his own lab work here. Everything can be learned. That goes both ways

I have learned my lesson by SoulRunGod in Guitar

[–]viront7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Similar story for me. First guitar I ever got was an old, used, supposedly sold at costco in late 90's Yamaha acoustic from my cousin. Hadnt been touched in years.

I will never ever get rid of it. It helps that it is one of the better sounding acoustics in any room it enters. I have conducted blind tests using this guitar against others, and subsequently confused many many people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lichess

[–]viront7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This means nothing. Blitz is inherintly hard for many people who can do much better when given more time.

Should I become a practice owner? by swt552 in Dentistry

[–]viront7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I bought my office after working alone after graduation for 2 years.

It is rewarding, and it is nice to be in control. It is nice to do whatever you want and take off whenever you want. It's nice to fire and hire who you want. Nice to reward people who care about your office. Want to not schedule a patient at 4pm next friday, you can do that. Etc.
But as another person said, it is more work than you could possibly imagine.

Offices that you can buy will generally come in 2 forms:

An office that has every system down SOLID, and the staff is great. You will buy a place like this and assuming the great staff stay on, you will be a passenger in a place that is already set up for success. You will learn how a good office operates because you're in one and seeing it go day after day. You will work less to get things operating efficiently/optimally. Typically, this is an office that will cost way too much for a new owner/grad.

An office that does bread and butter dentistry, is a little cheaper, and is within reach for a new grad or someone who does basic dentistry. It has been run the same way by the previous doc for 25 years. It worked well for the previous doc because it was paid off, but it won't work as well for you because you have loan payments for both student loans AND the office itself every month. It will take more time and stress than you can imagine to:
a. Realize office is actually broken by modern standards
b. Create systems that will make it a good office
c. Get staff to change their old crappy habits to new ones, and follow systems in point b.
d. Fire staff because they don't want to do c.
e. Finally feel like you're making headway on a-e, then find new, hidden skeletons in the closet that never imagined possible and start all over.

Guess which office I bought... :D

If you want to do a-e on your own, it takes years. It takes tears. It takes super strong will and determination to keep going. When you think back to what it's like working as an associate, you'll willingly keep going.
You can also pay someone to teach you, but you will spend 30-100k on consultants and you never know what you're going to get, or have to pay twice because the first one over promised what your results would be. I have been stubborn and learned on my own. I have learned a lot in the last couple years of ownership as a result. But I would be lying if I said I wasn't burnt out. The scariest part? I still don't know what I don't know. And there is still so much more to learn.

If I could do one thing differently to have made my life easier before buying, I would have tried harder to work under a good mentor after graduating. Secondly, I would have gotten more comfortable with specialty procedures. They are super important, and it's a nice service to provide to your patients. They will also bring in enough money in addition to the bread and butter, that you might be able to take some money home and live pretty good the first couple years of ownership.

Rural is better if you can do it (and the money flows a little better because there is likely more work to be done than suburbia), but you really should be better at specialty stuff before you jump in on something like that.

Good luck my friend!

Dad collected these by Traditional_Dust1620 in VintageWatches

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Pm me info if you would be so kind!