According to Wikipedia "A rōnin (/ˈroʊnɪn/ ROH-nin; Japanese: 浪人, IPA: [ɾoːɲiɴ], meaning 'drifter' or 'wanderer')[1] was a samurai without a lord or master during the feudal period of Japan (1185–1868) word rōnin literally means 'wanderer'. It is an idiomatic expression for 'vagrant' or 'wandering man', someone who finds the way without belonging to one place."
Probably I have been binge watching too many Japanese Samurai dramas, but the thought occurred to me that young specialists sometimes display some similarities to Ronin Warriors. They may have developed mad skills but they have no allegiance to one dental practice. Instead they can function like hired "gunslingers" who work for wealthy practices that desire specialists to work part time one to 4 days a month.
More and more dental practices are choosing to provide dental specialties services in house rather than refer them out to independent specialty practices. This trend can provide a highly trained specialist lucrative opportunities for part time employment. These can be appealing jobs for younger specialists who prefer to work in a number of part time jobs , possibly due to amount of debt they have and the difficulty they may encounter developing their own specialty practice. Also part time employment can provide them with maximum income opportunities.
The dental environment has definitely changed since I graduated in 1980 when my colleagues who finished dental specialty training looked forward to working in a dedicated dental specialty practice in one location. Now the reality is different since building and maintaining a full time specialty practice can involve a significant financial investment and take years of hard work without a guarantee of ultimate success since there is a lot of competition for loyal referring dental practitioners.
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