OMFS vs ENDO straight out of school

[erser323]

I like both of the specialties and plan on applying straight out of school does it make sense to even try with endo or go for omfs since they don't care about the experience?

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[redchesus]

If you have all around very good stats you can get into Endo without the experience.

I think it’ll come down to deciding which one you’d rather do for the rest of your career.

 

[erser323]

Unfortunately no stats @ a P/F school

 

[Ivy.ch]

If you can’t decide between the two, I think you’re not ready to apply and need time shadowing. 1 year to figure things out is minuscule compared to an entire career in the wrong field.

 

[OMFSLife123]

Ditto what @Ivy.ch said. These two specialties couldn't be further apart in terms of scope of practice, lifestyle during residency, etc. . What do you like about OMFS? what do you like about endo?

 

[FutureDent020]

Ditto what @Ivy.ch said. These two specialties couldn't be further apart in terms of scope of practice, lifestyle during residency, etc. . What do you like about OMFS? what do you like about endo?

This. All my buddies who are OMFS would kill themselves if they had to do endo all day, every day. And no way in hell I could do OMFSurgery every day/ all day. Way too messy and invasive. I need my rubber dam and 1-2 apicos a month.

 

[schmoob]

I’m going to echo what everyone says here. I would say the only similarity between these two are the dentalveolar portion of the apico. The day to day life is very different.

If you are looking for a challenge then try to find a Perio/prosth residency. Those guys are absolute boss when it comes to surgical and prosthetic reconstructions.
I personally think one of the best kept secrets out there is Orofacial Pain. It’s very in demand. Not sure why but alot of those docs are stuck in academia, but they are booked out months in advance! Start a small PP and build relationships with your local GP’s and specialists. You can do very well for yourself.

 

[PerioDont]

I’m going to echo what everyone says here. I would say the only similarity between these two are the dentalveolar portion of the apico. The day to day life is very different.

If you are looking for a challenge then try to find a Perio/prosth residency. Those guys are absolute boss when it comes to surgical and prosthetic reconstructions.
I personally think one of the best kept secrets out there is Orofacial Pain. It’s very in demand. Not sure why but alot of those docs are stuck in academia, but they are booked out months in advance! Start a small PP and build relationships with your local GP’s and specialists. You can do very well for yourself.

Do you know anyone in PP from OP?

Our specialist is also booked out for months I just never met anyone that’s in private practice from that specialty

 

[schmoob]

Do you know anyone in PP from OP?

Our specialist is also booked out for months I just never met anyone that’s in private practice from that specialty

I know of one guy up north and he is booked out months. If you take a look at their curriculum it’s really interesting.

 

[DocMon16]

You should do at least OMFS externship to see if its something you are interested in. This will give you somewhat of an idea of what residency will be like for 4-6 years. The lifestyles as others have mentioned of each specialty are quite different.

 

[Lil Norkii the Supreme]

Youre not getting accepted to either programs you should try but also above statement is tbe reality apply for gpr or omfs intern year

 

[TanMan]

I’m going to echo what everyone says here. I would say the only similarity between these two are the dentalveolar portion of the apico. The day to day life is very different.

If you are looking for a challenge then try to find a Perio/prosth residency. Those guys are absolute boss when it comes to surgical and prosthetic reconstructions.
I personally think one of the best kept secrets out there is Orofacial Pain. It’s very in demand. Not sure why but alot of those docs are stuck in academia, but they are booked out months in advance! Start a small PP and build relationships with your local GP’s and specialists. You can do very well for yourself.

OFP is full of problematic and difficult patients...

 

[P7898]

I’m going to echo what everyone says here. I would say the only similarity between these two are the dentalveolar portion of the apico. The day to day life is very different.

If you are looking for a challenge then try to find a Perio/prosth residency. Those guys are absolute boss when it comes to surgical and prosthetic reconstructions.
I personally think one of the best kept secrets out there is Orofacial Pain. It’s very in demand. Not sure why but alot of those docs are stuck in academia, but they are booked out months in advance! Start a small PP and build relationships with your local GP’s and specialists. You can do very well for yourself.

Yeah the only issue with OFP is because they can bill medical in a school/universtiy setting. It is hard to get medical billing accreditation in private office. Most of the OFP people are in academia because of this.

 

[Chief's Pineapple]

OFP is full of problematic and difficult patients...

I believe it. I work alongside anesthesiologists, and some of them underwent a pain fellowship. These guys (and gals) would spend their days in their respective pain clinic(s) with patients who had chronic pain. I remember asking one who didn't do one (this specific fellowship) what he thought about the sub-field. He didn't have anything nice to say: difficult patients who were hard to treat and were very litigious.

 

[P7898]

I believe it. I work alongside anesthesiologists, and some of them underwent a pain fellowship. These guys (and gals) would spend their days in their respective pain clinic(s) with patients who had chronic pain. I remember asking one who didn't do one (this specific fellowship) what he thought about the sub-field. He didn't have anything nice to say: difficult patients who were hard to treat and were very litigious.

But still I would think a low overhead cash based office would do well in a big suburb especially if now one else is doing it.

 

[Chief's Pineapple]

But still I would think a low overhead cash based office would do well in a big suburb especially if now one else is doing it.

Oh of course. Just as long as people recognize the "undesirable" parts of it and are still willing or okay to tolerate said patient population. Then by all means go for it. Utilize that niche for one's own benefit.