>>>Back in my early days as an actuary (late 80s), I learned that dentists had the second highest mental instutionalization rate (or attempted suicide rate - I forgot which one exactly) of all professions (air traffic controllers were in first place). Seriously.
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>>What do dentists really do? Their assistants do most of the job, how can a dentist get so stressed out?
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>I've heard that it is a number of factors
>- your clients dislike coming to see you
>- there is a high degree of noncompliance (not everyone flosses or whatever)
>- the cost for dental equipment (xrays, special machines) is high and it is easy to get over your head.

And here I thought that their biggest stress was spending all that money they make.