What Differentiates an Average Dentist from a Great One?
What differentiates an average dentist from a good one?
And a good dentist from a great one?
Experience?
College?
Degrees?
No.
It’s their choices.
The choice to plan instead of rush.
The choice to say no to cases they’re not confident about.
The choice to keep learning, even when it’s uncomfortable.
An average dentist does what’s asked.
A good dentist does what’s correct.
A great dentist does what’s correct — even when no one is watching.
The difference shows in small moments:
- Choosing long-term stability over quick results
- Choosing ethics over easy money
- Choosing precision over speed
- Choosing patient education over persuasion
Great dentists don’t just treat teeth.
They think beyond today’s appointment.
Over time, dentistry becomes a reflection of the choices you’re willing to stand by.
And those choices compound.
Quietly.
Over the years.
That’s why great dentistry is rare.
It demands restraint.
And restraint is uncomfortable.
— Dr. Rajat Sachdeva
22+ years of clinical dentistry