Some guys have all the problems in the world when it comes to maintaining necessary, correct and well functioning equipment in their clinics. There is a reason why that happens. Lack of finances. Why? Due to division of attention and finances over too many things and wanting to be the master of everything! In short greed!
But how did it all start?
You used to be a good student back in dental school and have had a good clinical hand. You have been told that we should be well versed in all the different branches of dentistry because that would make us an “ideal all-rounder dentist”. Right?Well, right to a point.Knowledge is useful and a well informed doctor is appreciated in society.
But taking advanced courses in advanced dentistry comes at a price. Firstly the cost of acquiring that additional knowledge and credentials, secondly the cost of equipment to practice that new specialty. After all if you have invested all your time, energies and finances to take up that course in microscopic endodontics you would need an endodontic operating microscope and micro-endodontic instruments. If you took up Orthodontics you would need a constant supply of Ortho pliers and new sharp cutters. If you took up pedodontics then you would need an assortment of preformed crowns, and other pedodontic stuff etc.So in few years you have spread your time, energy, finances and attention thin over a wide range of dental specialties.
Now you cannot sustain any single specialty completely! You have become “jack of all trades and master of none”! Result – you lag behind in each and every thing you do in dentistry.Solution- “Refer your cases” even though it is unfashionable to do so.
To keep your clinic in the profit, just keep those type of cases you seem to manage well and refer others that are tougher to other dentists who could do justice to the case. For the matter even to an in house dentist who could handle them better. After all we cannot be good at everything and we make a profit only in those cases which we handle well!
You could master everything in dentistry, but can you keep making a handsome profit at the same time?
P.S.: This blog was originally published on January 12, 2012, on this very website. We are reposting it as we believe its message remains vital for Gen Z dentists, offering timeless wisdom and inspiration for their journey.
Author: Dr. Sanjay Jamdade is a senior practitioner practicing implantology, oral rehabilitation, conservative dentistry, and endodontics, with over 35 years of exemplary service in advancing dental care. He has been a speaker on dental implantology and a respected visiting implantologist across various clinics in Maharashtra, his expertise is widely recognized. Currently serving as the CEO of Dr. S.D. Jamdade Dental Clinic, he leads an establishment renowned for its excellence in aesthetic dentistry, microscope-assisted endodontics, dental implants, and comprehensive oral rehabilitation. Strategically situated near the prestigious Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) in Boisar, Taluka Palghar, District Palghar, the clinic stands as a trusted bastion of high-quality dental care. For professional inquiries or consultations, Dr. S. D. Jamdade may be contacted via email at sanjayjamdade@gmail.com