So for example, if a patient needs 11 fillings, 3 extractions, and requires a prophy, you do the prophy, maybe like 4-5 fillings and extractions within 30-40 min time frame. This means you do as much treatment as you possibly can on a patient within that scheduled visit. Dental Dreams has a catch-phrase that they like to throw around: " Same day treatment". So, when you see a patient you're doing x-rays (done by assistants who are poorly trained most times), exam, prophy and potentially major work (fillings, extractions mostly) on the first visit within 30-40 mins out of two chairs (one for new patients another for ongoing treatment). You won't have EFDAs or Hygienists also helping you out as you may have had in dental school or the practice that you used to work for. The number of patients booked per day can exceed 60+ and if you're working in a 4 doc practice you'll probably be in an office where there are no less than 80 patients booked, meaning that you will see 20 patients if everyone shows, no less than 12-15 if there are some no shows. Honestly, let me break it down for you if you are seriously considering this place.ġ.) Your quality of dentistry will decline.Īs a corporate mill you will be working tirelessly with little or no break. Yes, it seems very enticing to make $230,000+/year (as advertised) but believe me you are going to work your a** off for every penny of that paycheck. For those new grads looking for a chance to make money right out of the gate it's still not worth it. I worked for this company for four months and would advise all dentists to stay away from this company. Here's my experience.don't do it.run.run as far away as you can.
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