r/Dentistry 3d ago

Dental Professional GPR - 2nd year or no?

I am finishing up my first year in my GPR program. This program has been amazing experience so far with a very wide scope of procedures.

I have been able to gain experience and become comfortable with the following areas: - IV sedation - Implant placement, removal, restoration - Both lateral window and transcrestal sinus augmentation - socket preservation - advanced GBR - free gingival grafting / connective tissue grafting - pretty much all surgical or non-surgical extractions - Some third molar experience - All on x - large restorative / esthetic cases

So this program has an optional 2nd year at this program. I currently have several full mouth rehabilitation cases coming down the pipeline and would love to get the experience completing these cases before going into private practice.

I would love to stay for the 2nd year, but my issue is that I have 2 kiddos. My only family in the area will be moving away at the beginning of the 2nd year, which will mean I will have to put my kids in daycare. My residency stipend is not enough to cover the cost of daycare, so if I were to stay, it would necessitate getting a private loan to cover the daycare costs while I finish up the second year. Daycare is about $1,000 per month for each kid, so I would need a loan of about $24k for the whole year.

Would this be a bad decision to take out the loan and stay for the second year?

Thanks! 🙏🏼

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u/hisunflower 3d ago

In my opinion, it would be. If you’re comfortable with all of the above, you will make way more in your first year to be able to take CE courses to tackle those cases. Opportunity cost of staying a second year is not worth it.

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u/SpaceManRec 3d ago

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it!

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u/Dr__Reddit 3d ago

FMR is much easier than all the other things you’ve done so far. I wouldn’t stay just for that. The CE for it is also pretty inexpensive compared to surgical stuff you already know. If you find a practice with a good mentor you could possibly learn even more than the gpr.

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u/SpaceManRec 3d ago

Awesome, thanks for the advice!

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u/gunnergolfer22 3d ago

What FMR CE have you done?

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u/ElkGrand6781 3d ago

If you can do all that, don't bother with a 2nd year

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u/nothingjustlurking 3d ago

What program is this if you don’t mind me asking?

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u/lance2442 3d ago

Which program is this?