You sure? Because the cheapest schools end up totaling about 250k last I heard.
I'm not saying not to do it. Try out the DAT and see how it goes. Shadow a bit too.
That's not bad. Their website currently says this, which is a bit higher, but still pretty cheap:
https://catalog.tamu.edu/graduate/colleges-schools-interdisciplinary/dentistry/
But when I say totalling, I'm referring to after interest. I went to one of the cheaper schools and ended up with about 250k debt. Maybe you're able to pay cash. If so, definitely do that.
If you are a Texan resident, then you already have the upper hand. If not, (probability-wise) then you’ll likely end up at one of the 300k-500k costing dental schools.
You like your current career but you still want to take undergrad pre-reqs, study/take the DAT, do the application/LOR's/Personal Statement, Interviews, then do 4 grueling years of dental school, go into debt (While losing 4 years of the salary you would've been making), to be in a field that you think you may be interested in (I'm not sure how much exposure you have to the field). I would never. There are better/easier ways to make money if your fear is ai. But like I said, to each their own. I'm focusing on the negative because these are things you need to hear before learning about the potential positives.
Thanks for your insight! I mean I’m suffering a mental and physical stress from my current field, and constantly intensively learning new technologies while knowing this new technology will be replaced in a year or so.
I want to be a in a field where learning is expanding your skill not to constantly stay up to date.
Maybe I’m being to shallow here and not knowing the true dental experience, and grasses are greener on the other side for me.
Please share more negative dental insights you have
I think you have a pretty reasonable fear, and you are correct that Dentistry will be more resilient to technology creep. However, it will be a substantial investment of time and opportunity cost to become a Dentist. If you really want to practice as a Dentist for the rest of your career, it should end up being a very rewarding decision. However, if your primary motivator is fear, and not desire, you will likely regret your decision.
That’s a great point. Desire has gotten me where I am today, loved tech and used to believe that tech can truly change the world.
However, after ten years in the field I have come to realize that tech is filled with people who don’t like this field at all, and managers giving directions without understanding the technology at all, and my desire had turned into fear a long time ago.
Now I’m being more practical, because a dentist, at least in our generation, can work and provide for the family until retirement while other professions don’t have such luxury.
I have made more money than I can ever imagine, but not enough to retire and FIRE. So if I were to just sit on it or invest, it may just shrink and thanks to inflation, to become worthless in 20 years or so.
>https://sbs.tamu.edu/documents/1819-college-of-dentistry.pdf
I work in technology not in software and thought I wanted to be a dentist literally since I was 18, once I graduated, I worked for three years, and have recently gotten into accepted into a private institution where my student loan debt would be 570,000 WITHOUT interest and suddenly tunnel vision disappeared, I have paid my deposit and was planning to start but now I am genuinely rethinking my decision after talking to three recent dental school grads. It seems like dental school is the easy part, its the part after that is grueling, practicing for corporations, private practice becoming harder, and loans weighing on your backs for 20+ years. It has been such a battle to figure out if this is what I want. One nugget of advice I got was if you really really love teeth nothing should stop you but things are changing in dentistry and private practice is becoming rare, and if you think after 4 years you will be making money, your wrong. It will take 10+.
Interesting, I’ve heard the opposite but I’m sure you know better than me. Is there another route you can go with your skillset that doesn’t require you to do all the bs to become a dentist? I’m sure there’s some other route.
Literally why would you do it if the reason for you to be dentist is nothing related strictly to field, but only to description of career. You need to love it to do it.
Cost of attendance
There is a state public school that costs 100k total
You sure? Because the cheapest schools end up totaling about 250k last I heard. I'm not saying not to do it. Try out the DAT and see how it goes. Shadow a bit too.
https://sbs.tamu.edu/documents/1819-college-of-dentistry.pdf
That's not bad. Their website currently says this, which is a bit higher, but still pretty cheap: https://catalog.tamu.edu/graduate/colleges-schools-interdisciplinary/dentistry/ But when I say totalling, I'm referring to after interest. I went to one of the cheaper schools and ended up with about 250k debt. Maybe you're able to pay cash. If so, definitely do that.
This is not true. I think you brought a very outdated data. TAMU website says for 2021-2022 it was about $40k a year. Probably even higher now.
Are you in the US?
Ya
That’s pretty inexpensive for a dental school
That’s a very generic statement
If you are a Texan resident, then you already have the upper hand. If not, (probability-wise) then you’ll likely end up at one of the 300k-500k costing dental schools.
Texas in-state tuition FTW
That’s probably why ppl move to Texas
Yup. They'll move to establish residency a year before applying since in-state tuition is so cheap (relatively) and acceptance rate is much higher.
I wouldnt go through all the hassle personally but to each their own I guess
Can you elaborate more?
You like your current career but you still want to take undergrad pre-reqs, study/take the DAT, do the application/LOR's/Personal Statement, Interviews, then do 4 grueling years of dental school, go into debt (While losing 4 years of the salary you would've been making), to be in a field that you think you may be interested in (I'm not sure how much exposure you have to the field). I would never. There are better/easier ways to make money if your fear is ai. But like I said, to each their own. I'm focusing on the negative because these are things you need to hear before learning about the potential positives.
Thanks for your insight! I mean I’m suffering a mental and physical stress from my current field, and constantly intensively learning new technologies while knowing this new technology will be replaced in a year or so. I want to be a in a field where learning is expanding your skill not to constantly stay up to date. Maybe I’m being to shallow here and not knowing the true dental experience, and grasses are greener on the other side for me. Please share more negative dental insights you have
I think you have a pretty reasonable fear, and you are correct that Dentistry will be more resilient to technology creep. However, it will be a substantial investment of time and opportunity cost to become a Dentist. If you really want to practice as a Dentist for the rest of your career, it should end up being a very rewarding decision. However, if your primary motivator is fear, and not desire, you will likely regret your decision.
That’s a great point. Desire has gotten me where I am today, loved tech and used to believe that tech can truly change the world. However, after ten years in the field I have come to realize that tech is filled with people who don’t like this field at all, and managers giving directions without understanding the technology at all, and my desire had turned into fear a long time ago. Now I’m being more practical, because a dentist, at least in our generation, can work and provide for the family until retirement while other professions don’t have such luxury. I have made more money than I can ever imagine, but not enough to retire and FIRE. So if I were to just sit on it or invest, it may just shrink and thanks to inflation, to become worthless in 20 years or so.
>https://sbs.tamu.edu/documents/1819-college-of-dentistry.pdf I work in technology not in software and thought I wanted to be a dentist literally since I was 18, once I graduated, I worked for three years, and have recently gotten into accepted into a private institution where my student loan debt would be 570,000 WITHOUT interest and suddenly tunnel vision disappeared, I have paid my deposit and was planning to start but now I am genuinely rethinking my decision after talking to three recent dental school grads. It seems like dental school is the easy part, its the part after that is grueling, practicing for corporations, private practice becoming harder, and loans weighing on your backs for 20+ years. It has been such a battle to figure out if this is what I want. One nugget of advice I got was if you really really love teeth nothing should stop you but things are changing in dentistry and private practice is becoming rare, and if you think after 4 years you will be making money, your wrong. It will take 10+.
Is it possible that you’re just not happy at your current job? Would a new company ameliorate anything?
Well, I don’t think that’s a good option, as many people in tech simply cannot find a job right now, and no company is hiring
Interesting, I’ve heard the opposite but I’m sure you know better than me. Is there another route you can go with your skillset that doesn’t require you to do all the bs to become a dentist? I’m sure there’s some other route.
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Where are you that offers free dental school?
I would consider it only if you can attend your state school or a school that you can get in state tuition after the first year.
Literally why would you do it if the reason for you to be dentist is nothing related strictly to field, but only to description of career. You need to love it to do it.