Working at Aspen Dental as a Dentist (My Experience)

[@JDTUFF1]

I work at an Aspen as an Office Manager and I feel very similarly about the lack of respect for time. I struggle to navigate the constant pull of running the entire office with inexperienced assistants and inexperienced front staff while also being the treatment plan coordinator and handling all of the insurance claims and complaints. I work about 60 hours a week and almost 90% of that is explaining treatment to patients and pushing them to apply for financing. I was told this job was to run the operations and that my time interacting with patients would be minimal but it’s practically all of my time.

[@traywaters1575]

Great video!

[@marshalldds]

Have any of you worked at a DSO? What was your experience like?

[@LILVOKA]

I was suckered into signing up for a CareCredit which would put $4100 on a card to pay for a crown that is crown that is porcelain. I haven't gotten treatment and they already billed over $2500. All I wanted was a treatment for tooth abscess and I felt pressured to save a tooth that wasn't even decaying.

[@andressmith1414]

When I graduate I want to work at a DSO 1 year (2 years max) before I buy a practice. I was wondering which one is the best, I was thinking maybe heartland

[@RandomPNW]

Does Aspen have their own in-house lab, local labs or outsource?

[@marshalldds]

@@RandomPNW They are all different but many do dentures in house. Most use external labs for crown and fixed

[@TheCheeseAndCracker]

How long after graduation until you purchased your first practice?

[@marshalldds]

One year, that was about perfect. Enough time to get used to working fast and save up some money for an emergency fund. I’ve worked with dentists who are right out of school, and some who are 7+ years out of school. The ones who are 7+ years out are not any more prepared than those who are 1 year out. Learning seems to plateau after 6 month to a year. You will never feel ready. The best way to learn to be an owner is to buy a practice and get started.

[@marshalldds]

Are you working or in dental school?

[@TheCheeseAndCracker]

@@marshalldds dental school 4th year