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The dentist speaks part II

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So if you can earn potentially 50k from NHS work is there not room for potential private work to boost your salary up to 70-80k? Or is this unrealistic?

Yeah it can be done if you are in a practice with a good patient list and you're fast.

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ap1111

Original post by muchomungo

Yeah it can be done if you are in a practice with a good patient list and you're fast.

Dentistry doesn't seem that bad of a career option if you work hard and secure the type of job and practice you would like to work in then no?

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ledleyking123

So what's the state of dentistry like

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eddydentist

The state of dentistry depends on where/what you're doing. The NHS is in a state of flux, no one really knows yet what the future contract will be like. So I reckon if you're in a corporate doing predominantly NHS work it must fairly soul destroying. In private practice I would suggest there is more cause for optimism as the economy improves etc, particularly as new technologies/materials evolve which make the job more interesting/stimulating. The GDC are an irritant who have whacked our fees up disproportionately and the ever increasing litigious (dental) world we live in can be depressing at times!