title: Transitioning from residency to private practice.
abstract: A resident in oral and maxillofacial surgery must prepare for the inevitable transition from residency training to practice as a private practitioner, an officer in the military, an academician, or as a fellow in a postresidency training program. Each career path offers distinct challenges and rewards. This article reviews the issues that face a chief resident embarking on a career in private practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Augusta Medical Center, 78 Medical Center Drive, Fishersville, VA 22939-1000, USA. drbrandt@blueridgeoralsurgery.com <drbrandt@blueridgeoralsurgery.com>
authors.forename: M Todd
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D032982:Contracts; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006124:Group Practice, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008885:Military Dentistry; D017008:Negotiating; D010318:Partnership Practice, Dental; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011331:Private Practice / Q000145:classification; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000145:classification / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States