DR. RICHARD

SCHLOSSBERG

Presents

Beginning Your Dental Career - How, When, and Where!

#2 IN A SERIES ● PODCAST STYLE NARRATION ● EASY TO FOLLOW ALONG

In this course serving as a follow-up to his previous discussion on exit strategies for senior and graduating dental students, Dr. Richard Schlossberg goes into detail about the ways in which one can start out their career as a dental professional.

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DO YOU WANT TO PURSUE THE CONVENTIONAL DENTAL PRACTITIONER ROUTE, BUT YOU'RE NOT SURE WHERE TO START?

The next step in Dr. Richard Schlossberg's course series brings us to another set of choices and challenges surrounding how one should actually begin their dental career. The following routes will be discussed:

START OUT AS AN ASSOCIATE DENTIST

Whether because of your budget, lack of experience, comfort level, or connections, being an associate is a fairly standard and safe option to begin your dental career. However, depending on the practice and you are in and its reach, you may not have many opportunities to grow in the long term. Dr. Schlossberg will discuss how to make the most out of your time as an associate.

PURCHASE AN EXISTING PRACTICE

If you have the budget and initial amount of funds to do so, you may opt to purchase an existing dental practice, including patients, from a dentist who is on their way out and looking to sell to you. However, this is not as easy as it sounds! In fact, there may be more pressure on you due to expectations that patients had from the previous owner and their level of care.

BUILD A NEW DENTAL PRACTICE

Similarly to purchasing an existing practice, you will need money and a solid grasp of business fundamentals if you want to be the owner of your own dental practice. Your success will depend entirely on your skills as a dentist as well as a professional service provider, salesperson, and team manager. You will have to accommodate both staff and patients' needs.

SENIOR DENTAL STUDENTS, GRADUATES, OR WEll-EXPERIENCED ASSOCIATES LOOKING TO BECOME PRACTICE OWNERS WILL LEARN ABOUT:

what options to choose depending on budget and available capital
how to choose the right kind of dental practice to suit short and long term goals
when to best join, start, or open a dental practice in terms of age, time of year, etc.
where a dental practice should be located in
why a dental practice's location will depend on a variety of factors
the importance of mutual success through working as a team in a dental practice

MEET THE EDUCATOR

Dr. Richard Schlossberg DDS

Dr. Richard Schlossberg is a veteran dentist with close to 50 years of experience practicing in the state of Maryland, USA, having owned a private dental practice for 46 years working alongside a dedicated group of full time team members who were the heart and soul of the practice.

In 1968, Dr. Schlossberg graduated with a B.A. from the University of Maryland and then proceeded to earn his DDS from the Howard University College of Dentistry located in Washington, DC. Shortly after, from 1972-1974, he became a part of the US Naval Academy in Norfolk, Virginia where he served as a lieutenant and conducted dental operations during the Vietnam War period.

Upon returning to Maryland, Dr. Schlossberg opened his own private dental practice in Baltimore County, where he and several associates worked alongside a team of eight full-time staff. From 1974-2017, the team provided patients with a variety of treatment options for general dentistry, orthodontics, and prosthetics.

As of 2017, Dr. Schlossberg has retired from owning and operating his clinic and now serves as a part of the University of Maryland’s Dean’s Faculty. Additionally, he volunteers at the Access Carroll Dental Clinic, which is operated by the University of Maryland’s College of Dentistry.

With his decades of practical professional experience and vast knowledge of the American dental industry, Dr. Schlossberg became a dental consultant for the Berklee Research Group starting in the Fall of 2021 and continuing into the present. He provides valuable insight through analysis of patient dental charts to support possible acquisition of dental practices.