Which is better, Medicine or Dentistry?
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- čas přidán 15. 07. 2024
- As a doctor and a dentist, I often get asked which is best to study, dentistry or medicine? Here I describe the pros and cons of each degree/career, then give you a tool to help you decide which is best for you.
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00:49 Pros of medicine
01:59 Cons of medicine
02:50 Pros of dentistry
04:15 Con of dentistry
05:27
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I’m a dentist, I mainly did it because of the money you get, but in the end I was actually enjoying my job. My favorite thing to do as a dentist is to remove wisdom teeth. There’s something about it that I enjoy. It’s satisfying to see how big the wisdom tooth got. I also like talking to my patients and comforting them.
Is the income rewarding? Do you have a private practice? If yes did you find the money you wanted to live a "luxurious life)
You gave me a relief 😁
Is the back ache worth it? Where do u practice bro?
@dontlookforme if u don’t mind could I ask u a few questions about dentistry . Do u have Instagram so I could dm your there.
I am 75 years old and just retired from dentistry. I enjoyed practicing dentistry and had my own practice for 40 years. Dentistry has been very good to me both financially and fulfilling. The Ups are greater than the Downs. In my last 10 years of practice, it was very fulfilling to extract up to 28 teeth in a single day and provide replacement dentures the same day. Patients were very thankful for that service.
I think dentistry is better because you get to work while retaining your human element and not being a robot! You also get to graduate sooner and work in peace. I chose it because i personally thought i would not be able to manage the constant regular adrenaline surges throughout the day everyday if i became an mbbs doctor. Also, i find maxillofacial surgery really interesting so i hope i get to become a maxillofacial surgeon one day, fingers crossed!
Is it true that many of my friends saying that you'll not get enough time to spend your holiday or can't travel around the world,all you've to do is work and work!is that even true??
@@fowziasilve3204 for a dentist? No. You can choose for it to be that way though
@@WGAGENCY is it easy? Are there many subjects and what are they?
I just finished high school and im struggling to choose what to do next. I like biology and im good at it. And i want to make a lot of money(which is why im thinking of dental school). But just like u i don't think i can be a doctor or deal with life death situations.
So I would appreciate if u give me advice. Should I choose dentistry if im just an average student.
Wow! I also would love to be a maxillofacial surgeon one day. I'm a dental Student in Nigeria. I'd love to connect with you.
Yeah man same here. The good thing about maxilofacial surgery is that you can also get a MD if you take the 6 year program
There’s lots of comparisons between med or dentistry on CZcams,but this is most accurate as this gentleman has studied both.
Dentistry is exactly what he says, you can make it exciting as you want. There's so much more to learn because of the technological advances. Many people still think of the old traditional dental work, but nowadays we have CBCT for implants, CAD/CAM design and so much more. All these new frontiers can keep you on your toes for many years.
Exactly. Thanks for that. Where do you practice?
Depends on the country where u practice. Here in the Philippines, tooth extraction is the main treatment. And we dont need xrays 🤣 because patient cannot afford
The most important thing you have to know (as a dentist) is that in order to be a great dentist you have to be a great doctor.
That’s what my teachers always talk about
Do you also have to be a great engineer,lawyer, teacher etc.
Dentistry!🙌🏼
There's so much to do.
I'm a first-year dental student about to appear for my final exams. It's more fun to be a part of this field.
Of course, I wanna make more money. I wanna indulge in different knowledgeable kinds of stuff, business besides the job and want the best lifestyle.
Thank you so much for this video !! I've been watching thousands of videos to help me to decide but yours is just what I needed to finally get decided
That's great to hear! Which one did you choose in the end?
Dentistry is just better. Less work, you have more time with your friends and family, you earn more.
thank u so much for this video, help a lot, cheers from spain!!!
Being a doctor or a dentist you have to be a bloody genius to get through either medical school.
wrong, you just need to work hard
@@HYPNOTICVIDEO does it really matter, im talking from experience anyways
@@vlax243 yup!
dedication and hard work are talents!
@@vlax243 IMO, genius should only refer to those who super hard working, not high IQ.
Mathematics from a top university is harder
Proud to be a dental doctor 😍
great video thank you so much! criminally underrated channel!
Haha thanks AK, very kind of you to say! :D
The video deserves more views and likes👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Aaron, that's very kind :)
Great!
Thank you for this video. I'm a dentist what's he says is absolutely true dentistry needs lot of creative skills
Sure does!
This video deserves more likes and views
Thanks, that's kind! :)
Dentist are not different professionals or less important. Dentist are not secondary to any specialty of medicine. A neurosurgeon has to take dentist appointment if he develops dental pain or need to see an oral surgeon ( specialist dentist) if he breaks his tmj or jaw or develops jaw tumor. So considering dentistry something less is totally wrong. There is wrong concept that physician can treat everything from head to toe but it is totally false. A physician can diagnose dental problems but cannot treat it and will refer to a dental surgeon. Similary if a physician diagnose any problem related to eye or skin he will refer the pt to an ophthalmologist or dermatologists for treatment respectively. And some treatment or surgery are performed in teams consisting of surgeon different specialty like for example oral cancer is treated by a team of oral surgeon ent surgeon and onco surgeon.
I hope that this video didn't insinuate that they aren't ...?
Idk about other places but dentists here in ON Canada are over saturated good luck to whoever is finding a job here in the field.
The most clearly explained video about this popular controversy. I loved that video so much. Keep making such video. You're gradually keeping contribution to build a educative perception.
BANGLADESH।🇧🇩
Thanks for your kind words 😁
Hey! I hope you're well. I'm currently looking to study dentistry, but at some point I'd like to become a medical scientist. Is it possible? Any help would be appreciated, love from Pakistan :D
Thank you doc i decided my future job thanks to you. I am gonna be a dentist.wish me luck😁
My pleasure. Both are great choices. Where will you apply to?
@@FutureDoc you mean to which university right? I am not from UK i am from Azerbaijan😅 so i will choose Azerbaijan Medical University. Thank you for replying to my comment🐡🌼🌻
You’re welcome
@@FutureDoc in Afghanistan which one is better for me
how did u manage to do medicine and dentistry? did u do them at the same time? could u pls make a detailed video on it explaining
Hey,thank you such an informative video! Can you tell me if doing undergrad in dentistry in US and then going to a dental school in the US better than doing BDS in my country and going to a dental school later?
It sounds like the second option means you have to do the degree twice
Also, doing the conversion degrees in the USA from yourocal BDS cost A LOT of money. If you want to be in the USA, then go for it from the start I would say. You can always do your second option as a plan B
I really wanna become a dentist but we don’t have any dentistry school in my country so I have to study abroad , that’s why i might go with medicine
Whats the country
@@ayoes Bahrain
Does it create a problem that there are so many dentists already? Like, are there enough job offers for everyone?
If I’m dentistry and I want now me a doctor, I’m able to apply for medicine school? And how long time it’s goin to take?
I studied medicine for a year, but I had a tendency towards dentistry from the beginning, but I was worried because of the large number of graduates
Great. Do whatever you think is best for you
Dentistry is oversaturated
In my country🇵🇭 when I attended a Zoom seminar on Real Estate Selling, i noticed one of the attendees is a Dentist, there's been a scarcity of patients in dental clinics recently because people are saving money since the pandemic so maybe Doc wanted to be a Real Estate Agent as side gig. Anyways, people here had a habit: Even if their tooth aches, they'll rather drink 15￠ pain relievers than visit the dentist. However even though I'm 27, I want to take the first two years of dentistry school then enroll in podiatric med school abroad(because there is no podiatry school👣here but the first two years of dentistry and podiatry had same common health subjects)
@@jadadanos289 In the Philippines, there are no residencies for dentists. You may enroll for a school based specialization but you need to pay twice the price of your undergrad dental tuition. Unlike for medical doctors they get to specialize and get paid by the hosp at the same time. I wish i could bring back time, and took medicine instead of dentistry. What i have now is an aching back and carpal tunnel syndrome. Lol
@@is-cy3zo I didn't say that i want to be a dentist. i didn't say that i will take dentistry major subjects. The first two years of dentistry had common health subjects like Genetics, Pharmacology, Microbiology which is also same as the first two years of Podiatry. I wanted to be a Podiatrist(foot doctor). Only Pakistan had cheap Podiatry schools but due to c0rona, I wasn't able to get a visa. I lacked such common health subjects during my pre-med. My original plan was to take the first two years here of common health subjects that is also available in dental schools in Philippines then later I'll just continue in Pakistan for the Podiatry major subjects when c0rona restrictions finished. The Podiatry graduates are able to work abroad. Anyways, I already found an online school that offered Podiatry so I enrolled there, I didn't have to go outside.
Since you're both a doctor and a dentist, are you practicing as both??
The only negative really is the cost of dentistry and maybe neck pains if not good loupes
what do you mean?
I’m a 4 th year dental student in bangladesh . Can I complete my final year study in uk
I'm sorry but I think people are skipping over the part where he says he is a Dentist AND a Medic.
Love
Glad you enjoyed it!
So your a dentist and a doctor? Are you an oral surgeon that obtained your MD during residency or what path did you do to get your dds and md ?
I'm UK-based so it's slightly different. Did medicine, graduated back in 2013. Then decided I wanted to go into Maxillofacial surgery (for which you need both degrees in the UK). So then I went back to uni to do the Dentistry side of things :)
Do dentists undergo a course in patient interaction? From personal experience, it seems like medical doctors are more ‘socialized’ whereas dentistry can be more judgemental (especially if you aren’t/weren’t lucky enough to afford dental/medical health care in childhood/early adulthood)
Of course, we get courses on patient interaction. Might be just personal experience?
we do have classes for healthcare communication in which we are taught the framework within which we engage with the patient and how we should be approaching them. sounds like you've come across some shoddy dentists
Actually, Medicine has a higher amount of litigation.
In the Philippines, there are no residencies for dentists. You may enroll for a school based specialization but you need to pay twice the price of your undergrad dental tuition. Unlike for medical doctors they get to specialize and get paid by the hosp at the same time. I wish i could bring back time, and took medicine instead of dentistry. What i have now is an aching back and carpal tunnel syndrome. Lol
I'm not sure what to choose between those two. But I value my free time and a schedule timed a lot. I feel like medicine will be too much stress and work for me.
@@notradamaza4035 how old are u bro? And which country are u from?
@@is-cy3zo 17, but planning on Europe
Haha! Both medicine and dentistry and very hard professions, but they're also very rewarding!
@@notradamaza4035 dentistry practice in europe will surely be better than here in terms of lifestyle, compensation and specialty opportunities. But if in case u choose medicine, there are lots of specialties that offers great lifestyle
Do dentists earn more money or doctors ?
Currently undergrad for pre-dental but feel like I can’t do it. Is this feeling normal?
Give yourself some time to settle in, and if you're still feeling overwhelmed perhaps speak to your supervisor. Although keep in mind that both medicine and dentistry are considered to be one of the hardest university degrees, and they require a lot of time and effort.
Medicine is a better option!
QUESTION:
Can a guy who started with dentistry move to the medicine later?
【As you did dentistry after medicine】
Yes, in fact that’s a much more common route than the way I did it 👍
@@FutureDoc can you make a video explaining this process
What should I choose bds or mbbs? I am a little bit confused 😔
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Dental limits but after limits
I am doing my bds in India And i want to do mds in USA what will be your advice on this?
Hey is bds easy.
Sir, I Have a Doubt..How Can a BDS student become an MBBS Doctor?? Plz Reply to my Question...
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I'm from bangladesh
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Medicine way better ! Won’t wreck ur back and u will have better benefits!
This video is great and I have a question how did u study medicine and dentistry?
Haha I get asked this question a lot! I made a video about my journey here: czcams.com/video/QVQWBbqu-KA/video.html
@@FutureDoc Oh, great. I’ll watch it and thank you for the content. I have second thoughts about choosing dentistry or medicine and I know your videos will help me to make wise decisions.
@@mariamshahrivar3188 you're welcome. You may want to check out the free '4 Key Steps' webinar on my channel homepage too. That's really useful
i really wanna go for dentistry but still a bit scared of the downsides. any tips?
What are you scared of?
@@FutureDoc the studying, the licensing exams, the fact that the degree of dentistry from my country isn’t recognized in america, altho it is in other countries, and whether i end up finding a job or not
@@tabiaiftikhar2011 same here appeared for neet 2021 right?
I too have a score of 335 I know low
I too want to do post in USA & for that have to give dds
@@cherrybansal110 hey! i passed my mcat in pakistan as well and super confused about whether i shud go for bds or not. here are my recommendations tho. you cud go or something similar instead. i, for example, have microbiology in mind for myself. however if youre really passionate about dentistry, then do alot of thinking, talk to other people about it and go for it. you might not end up going to the usa and become really successful in india or end up going to the middle east where the licensing exams are not too hard from what i’ve heard. and if you definitely wanna do dentistry AND go to the usa then things cud still work out. you might find a job for which you don’t necessarily need dds and our bachelors is acceptable to some extent. like research work or tecahing i think. i have a cousin who has done mbbs from pakistan and didnt clear the usmle. now he’s well settled in america and has some job in research work. alhto the key point here is that mbbs is acceptable and bds is not but bds is still a bachelors degree so this might work out for someone with a bds. and i know that cases like these are extremely rare but there is hope to some extent and if you’re very passionate about dentistry, you can find a way around things. as for myself i get very double minded about dentistry so it’s hard for me to apply this example to myself haha. again, i’d recommended talking to someone, maybe your own dentist, visiting a good career counselor and explaining this exact situation to them, talking to your parents, your classmates, someone doing bds etc. good luck with everything! and remember whatever you go for, contentment of the heart is most important :)
and altho im in a very confused state of mind, im still here if you wanna talk!
something else i wanna clear out about the example i gave of my cousin. his wife’s family was well settled in america so it makes a case like this easier. also i read your comment again and you said that you specifically wanna do postgraduation in usa. meaning you definitely wanna practice dentistry, so i dont think you’d wanna go for the research work and stuff
What about the title 'Dr' ..Who earns it ? I mean are dentists doctors? Eligible to use the prefix 'Dr' ?
yes they are eligible
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What would you recommend taking at A-Level:Biology or Chemistry for dentistry
Both really 😊
@@FutureDoc Thanks but the thing is that I might also pursue a career in engineering but something in medicine could be also possible so that’s why physics is here :)
Why not do all three?
@@FutureDoc In Asia doing 4 A level subjects is common, some do maths as well as 3 sciences to keep all options open.
@@SW-fy8pq Wow! That's very interesting!
It’s all the same except when they regard optometrists as the lowest on the ladder lol
Medicine and Dentistry are vastly different, not to mention all the specialities.
i have a dull knee arthritis can i be a dentist? 😕
Yes that should be fine. You should be able to adapt to this 👍
There's no good reason that Dentistry is not a specialty within medicine. None at all.
Debatable! There's a lot to learn in dentistry, and it's very specialized!
Medical school, become a real doctor!
I saw your story on the other thread. Did you end up doing medicine off the back of all of this?
make more money and have a better lifestyle, become a dentist or dental specialist.
Medicine, you make more money in the long run.
Not really compared to an orthodontist who can have many practices and get +1m dollar per year
@@samysrifi Aesthetics health will always be the most expensive but, veeery little get to that point.
An consultant/entrepreneur engineer can get that too.
Better doing a degree in mathematics and masters in data science or finance. Earn far more
If it was only about money, I’d agree
@@FutureDoc agree, doctors and dentists are doing amazing work in society
@@dac8939 If it was purely about money than you should become an entrepreneur, create a business but you’re too scared to take that risk.
Possibly but there’s been so many layoffs lately, the job security just isn’t there. For some people that’s a bigger deal. Always hopping from job to job. At least with dentistry there’s always work and you don’t need to worry about not having a job or being unemployed. And if you specialize or own a practice you have a much more comfortable life.
Haven't watched the video. Your title is just not 'it'.
Cool story 👍
@@FutureDoc Liked your comment though.
dentistary is much better than medicin.
How
That depends on who you ask! 😁😁
Here to get just one good reason than hearing no scope for dentistry✨️
*especially in india🥲
I absolutely loved your video and how clearly you made it to decide which career option is better. Thank you so much. 🤍
No problem. Glad you enjoyed it. Which did you choose in the end?