To the Filipino Dentist: Going or Staying?
01. In search for better earnings, many educated skilled English-literate Filipinos have been leaving their beautiful tropical Native Land - the Philippines. This phenomenon has been on-going for many decades and has been true to many Filipino Dentists. As their respective licensed Practice of Dentistry in the Philippines do not earn them satisfactory income, many Filipino Dentists relocate to the USA by having themselves petitioned by their relatives &/or by applying for Work VISA as Caregivers, Nurses, and other Odd Jobs needed in America. Some travel to the USA on a Tourist's VISA and work illegally (during their temporary stay) as Dental Assistants &/or Dental Hygienists in the Private Clinics of their relatives and friends.
02. Nowadays, many Filipino Dentists (inclusive of those even apparently "doing well" in their Practice) return to formal schooling to take up and complete the NURSING Course - with the end in view of passing the CGFNS Exams to pre-qualify them to seek Nursing Employment in the USA. One Filipino Dentist-Couple well-known in their successful Practice tells me that the strength of the US Dollar versus the weak Philippine Peso was reason enough for them to study Nursing purposely to relocate their family in search for an even better future for their growing-up children.
03. Where is Love-for-Country? Who is to provide quality dental service to the Filipino People? Would Dental Care for the Urban & Rural Poor have to be dependent upon occasional far-between Dental Missions? Would strengthening the subject of Practice Management bring down the Failure Rate in the Practice of Dentistry in the Philippines? Would computerizing your Practice help?
01. In search for better earnings, many educated skilled English-literate Filipinos have been leaving their beautiful tropical Native Land - the Philippines. This phenomenon has been on-going for many decades and has been true to many Filipino Dentists. As their respective licensed Practice of Dentistry in the Philippines do not earn them satisfactory income, many Filipino Dentists relocate to the USA by having themselves petitioned by their relatives &/or by applying for Work VISA as Caregivers, Nurses, and other Odd Jobs needed in America. Some travel to the USA on a Tourist's VISA and work illegally (during their temporary stay) as Dental Assistants &/or Dental Hygienists in the Private Clinics of their relatives and friends.
02. Nowadays, many Filipino Dentists (inclusive of those even apparently "doing well" in their Practice) return to formal schooling to take up and complete the NURSING Course - with the end in view of passing the CGFNS Exams to pre-qualify them to seek Nursing Employment in the USA. One Filipino Dentist-Couple well-known in their successful Practice tells me that the strength of the US Dollar versus the weak Philippine Peso was reason enough for them to study Nursing purposely to relocate their family in search for an even better future for their growing-up children.
03. Where is Love-for-Country? Who is to provide quality dental service to the Filipino People? Would Dental Care for the Urban & Rural Poor have to be dependent upon occasional far-between Dental Missions? Would strengthening the subject of Practice Management bring down the Failure Rate in the Practice of Dentistry in the Philippines? Would computerizing your Practice help?
posted by manilaman at 12:47 PM
2 Comments:
dearkaye:
What is in the tension? Is it "Love-of-Country" vs "Love-of-Money"? Back to what I said in my blog, Would a strengthened "Practice Management" Course help make a Specialist Dentist become a Profitable Entreprenuer?
I support Filipino dentists like in Estetico Manila! I really love them!
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