OK.  I have to admit that this is both a little news, a little encouragement, and a little screed.  I am not sure why I tend to take the side of individual dentists who are struggling every day to service their clients, make a living, and still have time to do all the good things that they do in their communities.  My primary point in this episode is to add my warning voice to others who are becoming apathetic in the fight for the profession.  But I also firmly believe that there are parts of the U.S. that are showing a much greater amount of benefit for professionals than others.  I supose I don't think you are a victim in your own career.

This episode deals with the numbers, the HARD numbers when it comes to sufficient population and percentage of growth that one needs in order to consider a site for practice.  I tell a story that really happened THIS WEEK to a wonderful professional who had a ridiculous covenant area she was working with and also some fairly unrealistic communities that she was trying (and hoping) would work for her.  All I am saying is that you have good choices on where to go but you have to be accepting of reality (and the demographic numbers) to evaluate them.