Hey peeps, I'm just wondering how and what is the life of being a dentist. Anyone here a dentist student or even a dentist? I'm just asking about career prospective as a Dentist.

work like mad..

You need to be quite a smart student to take up dentistry as it is one of the most difficult courses.
Your question doesn't reflect your smartness.

http://www.imu.edu.my/imu/index.php/progra...duate/dentistry

I'm not saying I want to take up dentistry. I'm just curious Anyway, thanks for your info though.

Really? Mad in terms of?

have to see a lot of patients to earn..

everyday see ppl mouth..

and imu is expensive..

Courses in IMU is quite expensive from what I've heard. Anyway, thanks for your info

really depends on what you like..

cos i see some dentists work like crazy like no life..

I see. I never encountered any dentist who works like there's no tomorrow My dentist seems relaxed and he's a politician too

depends on what you want to do lor..

because you can earn only if you have patients right?

unless you have a chain of practices which are manned by different dentists..

Go India for dental education is cheap and good =D

rapidly saturating field. limited jobs with the govt after the next few years. heavy competition when govt dentists resign to join private sector.

go study something else.

True Story.

Hi. I'm a gov dental officer. from what I can see, opportunities in this field is getting very saturated in both gov and private sectors. many private practices are facing their toughest times right now, many with very poor patient flow as little as 4-5 patient a day. even in the larger towns some are on the brink of closure.

as for the gov dental services, training centers are getting so limited. fresh grads have to share chairs (usually up to 8 officers per chair), this limiting opportunities to build up their skill after uni life.

rumors had it that there are plans as to hire future local officers by contract. and even so, you'll be put in a waiting list first.

the future for future gov officers in malaysia is bleak as we're facing an acute influx of officers from dodgy universities.

This post has been edited by edge85: Feb 1 2013, 08:59 AM

Gosh that's quite a disappointing news to hear. I was told that the future in the dentistry field is very bright and would ensure secure, steady and rewarding job.

That bad eh? The situation created by the government.
It's even worse in the medical profession.
I think the type of training that you get makes all the difference.
There will always be demand for competent professionals in any field.
So, do you think RM0.5m spent on getting a degree from IMU is worth it?

Plenty are recognized.
http://mdc.moh.gov.my/uploads/Section%2012(1).pdf

You will live with teeth's .. ahaha

the population has increased to 7 billion last year...there will never be enough competent doctors or dentists..saturation only happens in bigger cities and towns. currently its only 1:8000 dentist to patient ratio..msia aims to reach 1:4000 but still there wont be enough. i cant guarantee all dentist in the private sector will have good patient flow but im pretty sure the established and competent ones struggle to have some breathing space. those are usually old doctors and looking to retire soon. as one forummer jst mentioned, competent professionals will always be insufficient

smart and intelligent isn't sufficient enough.. must have good hand coordination and good practical skills

I agree that training is very important. but the training you get from dental schools are inadequate compared with the ones you will get during your FYDOship. and with less and less chairs to practice with during FYDO, how do you expect that dentist to turn out?

0.5M? totally not worth it.