Protrusive Dental Podcast

Have you ever thought of moving to the United States to practice Dentistry? Where do you begin? Join us for this podcast with Dr Jaz Gulati as he navigates through the experiences and journey of Dr Kristina Gauchan who is a UK Dental graduate and is on track to work in the USA. If you qualified with your primary Dental degree from anywhere outside of USA and Canada, you will need to follow the pathway Kristina shares in this episode. Some helpful resources that Dr Kristina has kindly shared as part of the Podcast notes: Tips for International Dental Students | ASDAMembership in ASDA. We encourage you to join ASDA to gain access to resources and education on the dental school application and licensure process.www.asdanet.org ADEA CAAPID DirectoryADEA CAAPID Directory ADEA CAAPID 2019 Application Cycle March 1, 2018 – February 22, 2019. Many U.S. and Canadian dental schools that offer advanced standing programs for international dental graduates participate in ADEA CAAPID.www.adea.org Licensure Information by State – ada.orgLicensure Information by State State Licensure Tables. The ADA attempts to keep this information current based on information from state dental boards, clinical testing agencies and state dental associations.www.ada.org Dr Kristina Gauchan graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2015. Having married an American resident, she has now entered a new chapter in her life. She is ready for the next academic venture as she will start her two year international dental program at Boston University in order to obtain a DDS/DMD to gain her US dental license.    Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone and welcome to episode 2, the protrusive dental podcast. Happy new year to you for listening to this. Jaz's Introduction:Today is all about moving to the U S of A. Even if you're not interested in moving to the USA, I think every one of us post qualifying from a UK or international dental school, has actually wondered, I wonder what it takes to move to the USA, because I think very early on, we pick up this knowledge that our dental degree is not actually valid in the USA. And there are many barriers to actually working there. So this podcast is for anyone who's ever wondered what it takes to move to USA with your dental degree, how to obtain a license there, or perhaps you're already midway through the process or very heavily invested or considering about moving to the USA. This will give you lots of good tips and experiences from our guest today, Kristina Gauchan, who, she's done very well. She's actually been starting at Boston university to convert her dental degree to a US one. And we'll be talking all about entrance exams, fees. The politics of it, language exams that you have to do that, I didn't really appreciate. So we'll be hearing all about that today. Protrusive Dental PearlBefore we delve into that, I want to share with you the Protrusive Dental Pearl for today's episode. Again, this is another nonclinical episode and do not worry. I've got lots of clinical stuff lined up for the future. But anyway, today's Protrusive Dental Pearl, which is also nonclinical is a financial one. Basically, I want you to go to www.globalrichlist.net and I want you to enter your income. Okay, because this is something that is so eye opening. You need to see that if you're listening to this podcast, you're likely a dentist, therapist somewhere. And actually, when you enter your figures in, I bet you'll be probably in the top 20 million people in the world. Okay. Top 20 million richest people are probably in the top 0.3 percent of people. And sometimes it's really important to appreciate how lucky we are and how privileged we are to live in these countries that we live in. And to do the work that we do that is very stressful and it brings lots of reward in, which I think we're very deserving of, but sometimes really,

A podcast interview with Surinder Arora (@DrSurinderArora) Dr Surinder Arora qualified from the School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield in 2011 and has been practicing Privately in Singapore since 2014 Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Why should you move to Singapore if you are a Dentist? This should really be a personal choice – only you can determine and discover your WHY.It is important to consider how this affects your children/spouse/partner/family and business commitments. Why Singapore? Singapore is Asia Lite. It is a Metropolis. Dental standards are high, and the weather is 30C every day! I cover lots more of this in my article about returning from Singapore and my experiences. What was it like finding a job then, and is it any different now? It is much more difficult now compared to 2-3 years ago. This is because the Corporates are less likely to hire foreign graduates because you first need to be on Conditional Registration with the Singapore Dental Council (SDC). This is not really a big deal, except you need to be assigned 2 supervisors, and it is due to a lack of supervisors that can be troublesome. Only once you have had 2-3 successful years, under the eyes of a ‘Supervisor’, can you then work ‘solo’ with Full Registration. First, you need to find a corporate or a Dental practice that is willing to take you on and they will help you with your application to the SDC. Where can I look for an associate position? The Singapore Dental Association classifieds is your best bet! What can Overseas Dentists expect in terms of salary Expect anywhere between 35 – 55% remuneration. Average GDP can make $6 – 20 K SGD per month, net. A lot of practices/corporates will put a safety net for you in your first 6 months so you can get a ‘base’ minimum salary e.g. $7K per month. Bare in mind, however, that Tax is pretty damn low! What is Dentistry like in SG? High standard – but varies massively depending on where you are practicing. Even in this tiny island-country, the demographics of just a few miles are massive and will influence if you are busy or not. When I was there, I was doing very run-of-the-mill family Dentistry, perio, extractions and Dentures! Words of caution to UK/US Grads looking to work in Singapore? Although you do not need to sit any exams to work in Singapore, it has become very difficult to find a Job as a foreign graduate. Should you continue to pay GDC subscription? Short term answer: Yes, to avoid the hassle Long term answer: eventually, after working for few years in Singapore, you may wish to stop paying GDC subscription. Surinder emailed the GDC and as long as you keep all your documentation and evidence of CPD, theoretically it should take 10-15 days to get back on the register. Found this useful? Subscribe on Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Like us on Facebook! Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: Welcome to the Protrusive Dental podcast the forward thinking podcast for dental Professionals. Join us as we discuss hot topics in dentistry, clinical tips, continuing education and adding value to your life and career with your host, Jaz Gulati... Jaz's Introduction: Hello everyone and welcome to the protrusive Dental podcast. I'm your host Jaz Gulati. Thank you so much for joining me, I hope this podcast adds value to your life. And I hope it gives you an insight into lots of things I'll be discussing throughout the year, starting off with today's show about moving abroad, specifically to Singapore because that's where me and my wife used to live in work 15 months before we came back to UK and I want to share that journey with you all. Give you guys insight into what that was like, what's involved in actually working abroad. The main reason for covering this topic as my first podcast is because on a weekly basis,