It was his last day of internship. All cases completed, and he finally felt accomplished after the long years of struggle to complete his Bachelor’s degree in dental surgery. But there was this ounce of doubt in his head. What next? Indeed, it’s a privilege to be a dentist in today’s scenario. But just being a Bachelor may not suffice in some parts of our country. Especially in the metropolitan cities where patients proactively browse the internet looking for the highest form of degree a dentist can hold for a specific treatment. Whether you have the apt skills or the experience, it just does not matter. Indian millennials today want the best of the best practitioners with the highest qualification. So sooner or later the amateurs start preparing for NEET and then MDS for another 4 years. But despite all this, a bachelor’s degree in dentistry is more than sufficient to make a living. It would be unrealistic if I say the road to success after bachelor’s degree is an easy one. One must be diligent and hardworking to get to a point where we have the finances flowing. But with a lot of planning one can achieve whatever he/she is willing. But so much for our innate qualities, we still look for something more in our careers. Hence in this article, I shall take you through all the best options one can explore after BDS. What after BDS?
- Start your own practice:
- Be your own boss: Having your own practice gives you the freedom to live the way you want. You can always delegate work to your team members in practice and visit your clinic as per your time.
- Keep your money for yourself: The profits you make through some gigantic cases shall stay with you instead of just getting a fixed salary and lose out all the big money.
- Getting established sooner: The sooner you put your own clinic the sooner you start having a name in the society and get the recognition for your good work.
- Continuous Professional Development: You can have enough time to go for professional development courses alongside your practice. You have the luxury to decide things for yourself.
- Applying new skills: It is understood that no one can question you while you try your hand in any new case when you have the license to do so. For instance, if you would like to try your hands on implants. You can always do it with confidence if you are a certified implantologist.
- Learn the dental market: Private practitioners have a better understanding of what works and what does not.
- Support your family at an early age: Can run other family business alongside your practice. Can support a family member who is a dentist like your spouse.
- Sponsor your own post-graduation: After BDS, we all would like to go for a post-graduation. Instead of using financial support from your folks, we can support ourselves having an income from the clinic.
- Start your own speciality practice or a multi-speciality hospital.
- Can work towards starting of multiple practices.
- Working as a consultant and freelancer at your stipulated time.
- Start your own business.
- Get teaching in top dental colleges. Can aim to become a reader or a dean of a dental college. Getting into academics can create financial stability at an early age.
- Maintaining the standard image, policies and ethics of the hospital.
- Catering to the needs of the patients and to make sure all the treatment protocols are followed by the staff.
- To help doctors meet the standards by catering their demands rationally.
- Recruiting the best staff. Hiring and firing people as per requirement.
- Managing accounts in the hospital.
- Dealing with lawsuits involving the hospital, making sure the hospital runs smoothly.
- Looking for sponsorship and support for the hospital and its staff.
- Co-Investigator
- Medical Advisor
- Drug Developer
- Regulatory Affairs Manager
- Clinical Research Physician
- Clinical Data Manager
- Clinical Trial Documentation in charge
- Child support specialist
- Self-reliance specialist
- Drug and alcohol specialist
- Career Counsellor
- Human resource analyst
- Daycare centre supervisor
- Clinical psychologist
- Forensic psychologist
- Health educator
- Parole officers
- Community Relations Officer
- Rehabilitation Specialist
- Research Psychologist
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