Dentists who Love What They Do

As I have told you before, the American Dental Association took a survery more than 30 years ago asking dentists 'Would You Be a Dentist Again?' Seventy percent said 'NO.' SEVENTY percent. Why would you go to a dentist that did not love being a dentist?

This past week I enjoyed the company of 15 or so other dentists who feel the same way about dentistry that I do. Whenever I study with Frank Spear, one of the best restorative dentists in the world, I see the same dentists all the time and we have all become friends. We are probably known as 'Frank's Groupies' because the same dentists take his courses.

What is so refreshing about being with other dentists who study with Frank is that we all love what we do. No one complains about low fees paid by insurance companies or how hard they work to make a good living. The dentists that I hang with love to study dentistry, love to go to work everyday and really love doing great dentistry for their patients.

The dentists that attend serious courses like those at the Spear Institute pay thousands of dollars to take these courses, give up a significant amount of money in lost production and are away from their families for a week at a time. Why would we do this?

Because we love the work that we do and love to take care of our patients...

So why would anyone go to a dentist who hates being a dentist? You will have to answer that question yourself.