ISM- INTERVIEW ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS

Student Name:
Printed Name of Person
Interviewed:
Role of Individual:

Korey Scanlin

Period:

Carlos Garcia

Place of Business:

_X_ Mentor ___Other Professional #1

Dr. J. Carlos Garcia D.D.S

Business Address:

11207 Fuqua St, Houston, TX 77089

Phone Number:

(713) 941.6191

Date of Interview:

4-20-16

___Other Professional #2

Type of Interview: _X_ In Person ___ Telephone* ___Email*

*Documentation Required (Attach E-mail to Interview Verification Page)

1. For someone working in your field, please describe the fantasies versus realities of the job.
(fantasy vs. reality)
Fantasy: Have plenty of family time with self-made hours and a flexible schedule to participate in kids events and
also to just be with the family.
Reality: Reality is what he had hoped for as far as hours and family time go. He works when he wants and creates
his hours. Also, he isnt pressured when it comes to emergency cases because in dentistry those are very minimal.
Also not taught very many business skills.
2. What is your current educational level? What continuing education and training are required?
(educational level and requirements)
Doctors degree
UT 4 year Biology Major
UT Dental school at Houston he acquired his Doctor of Dental Surgery liscense.
Now, every year he has to go through a minimum of 12 hours of training (Continuing Education Courses)
Offered by state of Texas
Also have to be certified in CPR (Once every 2 years)
3. Please describe the typical day to day activities of someone working in your field.
(day-to-day activities)
Show up about 9, see roughly 6-7 patients in the morning, go to lunch, come back at 2 see about 4-5 more
patients, work until about 5, close up the office and leave.

4. How secure are you in your current position? What do you think is the future of your field?
(job security)

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He has been a dentist for 30 years, his own practice for 22, so very stable. The future in the field will have an
abundance of new technology that will make dentistry easier throughout time.
5. What is a typical (average or lowest to highest) salary of someone working in your field?
(salary)
Average is about $170,000, but high end practices can make anywhere from $500,000-$600,000.
Lowest is $60,000 (fresh out of college)
6. What potential for growth is there in your field?
(growth potential)
A lot of potential.
Always can open up multiple offices and hire multiple hygienist/other dentist. This will grow your business but
the patients who want to see you specifically can get upset. Also, overhead is more expensive.

***Questions 7-10 will be created by the ISM student.

7. What is the most frustrating part of your job?
Most of the time dealing with patients that are in pain, making them hard to work with at times and also can cause
them to get upset and blame you for any pain they think is abnormal, when in reality they do not exactly know the
procedure that was done was best for them. Also results in the dentist not being their favorite person.
8. On what procedure do you make the most profit?
The most profitable is root canals by far due to the cheap overhead and low amount of time it takes. Also, a
patient that needs a root canal will be very thankful to you for getting them out of pain so it is kind of rewarding.
Another high profit procedure is a typical cleaning because of the time for it and the simple cleaning that is done
is very simple.
9. What is the hardest year or section of school for someone in your profession?
Second year in dental school by far. A lot of school work along with seeing some patients while also preparing for
the national board, which is the biggest test for an aspiring doctor and if not passed within the first 3 trys, one
must restart the whole process of dentistry school.
10. If you did it all over again, would you do anything different?
He would become an endodontist because they specialize in root canals which is the most profitable procedure
and also one of the easier less time consuming procedures. Also, being a specialist of root canals also means that
you can charge more per procedure. The only down side is 3 more years of schooling.

Interview Summary
What information from this interview will you select for your page typed,
bulleted list of research informationto be used in your presentation?
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