Dental Malpractice Lawyers | What Is Wrong With A Dentist Making Over $100,000 A Year?

15 Responses to “What Is Wrong With A Dentist Making Over $100,000 A Year?”

1. gym_rat_ on February 25th, 2010 10:20 am

   I agree. When I was in hygiene school we were told over and over to watch how many towels we used just to dry our hands becuz in the real world dentists are cheapskates with what they need to spend. They should be, if people knew all the supplies and other expenses that it takes and just the stress of getting that far in your career, you should be making that much or more. The dentists at my office are very nice and have done a lot of quick procedures free of charge when I’ve walked in needing something like a small chip drilled smooth.

2. JACQUELI… on February 25th, 2010 11:21 am

   Nothing is wrong with it. My dentist and her staff are wonderful. I hope she makes that much. My teeth have never been better. No cavities in 10 years. I credit her staff for the great job they do with cleaning.
   I also read my EOB’S and after the insurance takes off the contractual agreement she doesn’t see much.

3. Firm_biz… on February 25th, 2010 5:28 pm

   Those money grubbing bastards. Why do I get the feeling that my dentist did a root canal just to get enough money to pay his monthly lease on a Mercedes that cost more than my house? They would be crying all the way to the bank, except the banks go to dentists when they want to borrow money. They pay their staff minimum wage and complain about overhead driving them to the poor house. That can’t be a bad place to be, though, if they are driving there in an S-class Mercedes. And the trophy wife will meet him there in her Porsche SUV. My dentist once made me wait almost 12 hours to see him when I had already suffered with a toothache for 18 days. I called him at home and he said that he’d be willing to meet me at the office, but the Scrooge said it would cost an extra fifty bucks for him to leave his comfy living room to see him at night. I think he’s just trying to figure out a sneaky way to get part of the money I owe him for taking out my tooth two years ago. He acted like it was a big deal to see me before he started seeing his regular patients for the day, as if he needed more money. Hey, he’s the one with the castle on the hill. He probably has a home at the beach, too, where he keeps his boat. Why should I pay him anything anyhow? The insurance paid their 50% of the fee, after all. That should be enough. Dentists have clean work anyhow. Who works harder? A dentist who barely has to lift a finger and sits on his fat butt all day and has people hand him things that are one foot away from him or a trash collector who has to lift heavy cans of stinky garbage all day and toss them into the back of a truck? America has got it all backwards. If anyone deserves to make $100,000, it’s the poor trashman and not the got-it-made-in-the-shade dentist.

4. careermo on February 25th, 2010 8:12 pm

   They make what their worth, its just the sticker shock with the prices of everything. Like 5 grand for a 6 tooth bridge. You wouldn’t think that it would cost that much, but i guess it does. Its just that certain (not all) dentists add every single upcharge and lab fee onto their costs. I went and had a consultation with one dentist and wanted to charge me like 18 grand for some dental work, I went to another dentist, talked to him and some patients and got the same work done for half the cost since there werent’ a bunch of BS lab fees and upcharges added on.

5. Picture Taker on February 25th, 2010 9:08 pm

   I don’t think like that , I would pay my dentist with out a problem , he makes my mouth feel better

6. The Mullet on February 25th, 2010 9:43 pm

   NOTHING, they should make that and more. Medical equipment is expensive, the medicines for anethesia for the patients, the material for repair of teeth and Gums, and Xray film is too. Keeping inventory to its potential is very expensive, as the Rent for the office space…even if they own the building…Taxes have to be paid.
   I agree with you, plus the STAFF has to be paid for Assisting in running the office.

7. Flowers on February 26th, 2010 12:07 am

   So, Dr. Sam would rather be a garbage collector than a dentist? He still has his seance of humour.

8. Vera W on February 26th, 2010 4:47 am

   I think they should make more, personally.
   My dentist definitely is NOT money hungry, he does some things free of charge sometimes.

9. Kevin H on February 26th, 2010 5:32 am

   Well I agree there are a lot of costs but on the other hand, my boss drives a mercedes, lives in a mansion in an exclusive suburb, wife has a cleaner etc, kids have Saabs, lots of overseas trips and all the rest of it.

10. B Jones on June 3rd, 2010 4:04 am

    Not all dentists make that much money. I’m a new dentist, fresh out of school, and it is TOUGH starting out. I have about 150K in loans with interest growing daily. I have NO benefits at my current job. Do you know how much private insurance is and how hard it is to get (well for a bit longer anyway)? I have to pay malpractice, disability, licensing fees, and slew of other things that you have no idea about. I have to spend thousands of dollars on CE courses so that I can provide better care for YOU. Do you know how much the overhead is for the average dentist office? Like 72%. That’s no small chunk of change. And dentistry is HARD. And it takes TIME if you do it correctly. And that pretty stuff we put on your teeth to fix your broken or decayed tooth. . . well it isn’t cheap. We have to pay for that. We have to pay lab fees for your crowns/veneers. And if you don’t like them and we have to redo it, we may have to pay AGAIN. And an implant? Well it costs us almost like $900 dollars to buy. So guess what, you are going to have to pay more than that! Unless you want to get a screwdriver and put it in yourself.

    Anyway I have said my piece. I think on average dentist should get paid MORE MORE MORE than they do. You people think teeth are no big deal until you have a problem with one. Then you realize how important they are and want us to fix something YOU may have neglected for 5 yrs. Let me tell you, unless you have trauma, if you have pain in your tooth, that usually means it needs a root canal. And you know how you get to the point where you need root canals if it isn’t from trauma? It’s usually from DECAY. DEEP DECAY, that you may have prevented had you seen your dentist every 6 months as you should. So stop complaining about the service that we are providing for you.

11. ForAllManKind on October 6th, 2010 11:53 pm

    I agree, but many Dentist are outright greedy. They don’t pay their lab fees and attempt to get crowns from labs under $60 dollars or they will outsource their work to china where labs have no set requirements on health standards. Some restorations come back inadequate and of low quality. Many times the material use in these restorations give allergies to patients. Let them make the amount of money they want, but as a patient ask if your restoration is being done in the US and have them guarantee it!

12. gigi on January 26th, 2011 11:12 pm

    oh please i been a dental assistant for 15 yrs..its ridiculous the amount of 4 they make…they pay the lab no more then $150 for a crown and get paid $1000..and the are soo cheap to their help….dentist are robbing the people blind!!they are all about money…and i’ve worked for a zillion of them…temping and permanant…they are awful!!

13. Tyler on January 27th, 2011 1:50 am

    I think the problem is that the cost to educate dentist is way high. However the number one problem is that insurance doesn’t cover anywhere near as much as they should. These upcoming years, dentists, along with other health professionals are not going to make anything NEAR 100,000 a year. Many can not afford to see a GP now so what makes you think that ppl are going to go see a dentist of all people. So all you dentists get rich while you can cuz im sure in a year or two, they’ll be happy to even have patients

14. Hadez on February 13th, 2011 8:47 pm

    Dentists should make way more $! After Dental school dentists usually owe about $250,000 in debt. Dentistry is not just a luxury, it is a needed profession. If there weren’t dentists, then people’s teeth would hurt, they’d have cavities, their teeth would be crooked, and they could get tooth decay! So you can either complain and detest against dentists, then get cavities and tooth decay, or you can see a dentist regularly and get check ups to maintain a healthy smile. Complaining isn’t going to make the wages of dentists go down, and it shouldn’t. If you had to attend 8 years of schooling, pay lab bills, rent, your staff, and still pay off your dental school bills, while you are probably still paying for your house, would you appreciate people calling you a crook? I don’t think so. Dentists deserve the money they make, and if they become happy and wealthy, that’s great! There’s nothing wrong with being a capitalist! ;D

15. Max on May 21st, 2011 1:56 am

    Mainly aimed &firm_biz. People like you are the problem, if you have been in pain for 18 days why did it take you that long to get in touch with a dentist, you obviously waited until it was unbearable and expected to be seen instantly. I’ve had phone calls on Christmas day from people saying I need to see a dentist now, when I ask how long they’ve been in pain they say a week or so, and then I’ve told them I’m not working on Christmas day they get pissed, but I ask them, are you working? Of course not it’s fucking Christmas, I’m a human with a family too.

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