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    35yroldguy
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    New opportunities..

    Why would a person want to become a dispensing optician today ? What is in it for them?

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    Same reason we all got in this business. We needed a job and it was available.

    Stop looking for the meaning of life and get to work.

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    LMAO!Thanks, Chip!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 35oldguy
    What is in it for them?
    A free pair of glasses just before giving their two weeks notice:D

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    Status, prestige, money and satisfaction.

    Oh wait, that's optometry.

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    Big Smile Top ten reasons

    10. You get to learn WHY not to stare at the sun.
    9. You get to blame the lab guys.
    8. You get to gossip about competitors and co workers.
    7. You get to make like the Optometrist is a real Doctor.
    6. You get to impress people by looking in lensometers.
    5. You get to show police officers more than one License .
    4. You get to listen to old folks talk about their medical problems.
    3. You get to say "Pee Dee Stick"
    2. You get to get high off acetone fumes.
    and the number one reason to become an Optician is:
    1. You get to touch peoples ears.
    JimMiller ABOC

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    in this country optician is a protected title, you cant even get in yellow pages unless you can prove you are certified.
    It takes 3 years of hard slog and very tough exams before you get the right to
    call yourself a dispensing optician.
    But when you get there you are proud of your achievement, and you know that
    every D.O. has had to go through the same process to get qualified.
    I think if you guys had a similiar system it would help the public know who the real experts were,and would make becoming a qualified DO more of a career
    choice thats worth it.

    We also now have a seperate course for DOs who wish to do contact lenses as
    well as a degree course in optical management.

    As well as this there is now available a fast track course available that allows
    DOs to convert to optometrists during an intensive 12 month course.

    There is now a well defined career path that can allow Dispensing Opticians
    to choose how they want their career to develop.
    To find out what,s happening in the UK optical market:
    http://theOptom.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jason Carruthers
    Status, prestige, money and satisfaction.

    Oh wait, that's optometry.
    OD's are satisfied? Just Kidding DRK

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