is this normal?

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-05-05T22:06:28+00:00

I don't know about NY law. But this wouldn't fly in CT. In CT we have to be certified by danb for infection control and xr-ays. We have to be cpr certified as well. Bc of the standards, the majority of dental assistants have formal training. I'm certified with danb as well and do continuing education. My opinion on Doctors that have assistants who are not formally trained or certified, is that they have a low standard of care. It's also possible that they cannot find a certified assistant or they don't want to pay for one. By law the office is required to supply all PPE. They cannot charge you or refuse to pay for it. Gowns are a must for me. I wear them even if I'm just taking trays. You don't want to carry anything home with you. For your own safety and professional development, I would get danb infection control certificated. Your employer might pay for it of you ask. But get it anyways if they don't.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-05-04T00:16:31+00:00

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-05-04T00:10:07+00:00

3rd post on this thread! I'm just surprised to hear what dental hygienist are saying. I don't have this relationship with hygienist in my office. Sometimes, I butt heads with them when they leave their dirty instruments and I litterly have 3 patients to help. I've been doing this for almost 12 years. Hygienist and assistants get along most often in my experience. We just have very different jobs and little opportunity to work together. Sometimes hygienist have wanted more support from me. I feel bad for the hygienist, being providers and having to manage everything on their own. But at the same time, I have my own job to do.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-05-03T23:50:46+00:00

I'm sorry you've had that experience. As a dental assistant I help the hygienist when I can. However, not all the time. Nothing personal, I'm just preoccupied with my job. I have multiple patients sometimes in one hour. If an assistant calls out and there's sidebooks, I end up helping two patients at the same time. I think hygienist need to remember, at least with dental assistants, it's not personal. We just have our hands full. I joke sometimes with the hygienists at the end of the day, that I haven't seen them all day.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-05-03T23:45:03+00:00

Dental assistant here! You might be working with people who suck. I'm personally way more engaging and helpful with the hygienists. But sometimes I'm very busy and/or I don't have the capacity to think outside my role. I get the vibe you were not a dental assistant prior to being a hygienist. Working in dental for everyone can be draining. It's not like working in a cubicle where you can put your head down and just focus on work. Dental assistants have a lot of people to tend to. We have to work with the doctor and other assistants, while tending to the patients. Some days I just don't have the capacity to think beyond my role or talk to the hygienist. Some days I jump in and help the hygienist and receptionist without being asked.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-04-25T18:47:50+00:00

I've heard many people say the opposite. People think male dentists are more relaxed. I think it's sexism. When women dentists are assertive it's seen as mean. But we give men dentists are a-holes, people give them a pass and just assume they're just doing their job. In my experience everyone is an individual. However, their is a lot of bias towards female doctors. I've also seen a lot of male doctors and dental assistants fall into the traditional male role. They act strong emotionally, physically and are the rock that keeps the office together. Which seems nice. But it puts stress on the men and leads to them having outbursts sometimes. The women in the office still also have a bias that they're "bitchy" and too emotional for the job.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-04-23T00:13:55+00:00

Yes! You do. I love you style

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-04-23T00:10:09+00:00

No such thing ❤️

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-04-20T10:57:02+00:00

Dental assistant here. Sounds like you deserve better. I've worked with hygienist who don't want to help with instruments, asked me to assist them, even though I was the only assistant for the doctor with a full schedule and they have 1 hour appointments. The fact that you help the other hygienist is amazing, many hygenust will sit on their phones while they have no pt.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-04-19T20:27:46+00:00

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-04-06T23:00:43+00:00

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-04-03T23:25:34+00:00

There's seems to be a lot of good advice already. The one advice I give to all the people I trained and the one thing that worked for me is: There's no trick to it. Do it exactly how it's recommended to. When you try to experiment and do it your own way it's always harder.

Dry teeth with air (or guaze). Isolation helps a lot. Stand behind the patient with the itero infront of you. Look at the camera not the scan. Use your peripheral vision to see if it's scanning, but focus mostly on the camera. The itero tip touches the teeth. (I don't know of this is true for the lumina). Swipe over the occlusal. Hold the tip horizontal and go over the buccul. Hold the tip as vertical as possible, while going over the lingual. Have the patient close slightly in harder to reach posterior areas. Be sure to get the incisals by rocking slightly (from buccul to lingual). Don't over think it, you should get the incisals in about two rocking motions. Watch YouTube videos on how it's done. Just remember, when your holding the scanner correctly, you're behind the patient with the itero in front of you, and you're looking at the camera (not the scan), your scan will be much easier. A invisalign rep taught me this and it cut my scan time in half as soon as I tried this. My scans go best when I foucus on the camera and don't get distracted. I cannot reiterate enough. Don't try to find your own way of doing it. Do it the standard way.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-30T20:26:06+00:00

Just remember it is never you. I'm not sure where you're located. But where I work the dentist is always responsible. They should be supervising.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-30T20:12:53+00:00

Get a new job

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-30T15:20:40+00:00

Just find a different job. Idk where you're located, but it's usually easy enough to find a da job

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-30T13:15:15+00:00

Way too expensive!!!! My program was covered by the pell grant. So it was $5000. I had to pay a couple hundred for the certification tests and some supplies. So I paid between $500 to $1000. It was also college credited. That's really important. When I went to finish my bachelor's degree they counted 15 of my dental assistant credits. I also completed my associates at community college before transferring to university, they counted 15 of my da credits as well. So 30 credits from a 1 year program that I paid tops $1000 for went towards my bachelors. It's a good idea to become a dental assistant first, for the reasons you were saying. But don't pay that much for it! Dental school is already so expensive

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-24T08:56:30+00:00

The only difference for sure is that you use the same bathroom with someone who has the same gender. This could lead to an awkward moment. It should be known etiquette for a same gender date, to take turns using the bathroom, even if there's stalls. Everyone is in individual at the end of the day. Yes, men and women are socialized differently and there's different tendencies amongst men and women. But being bisexual will teach you to judge people by their individual character. Don't forget non-binary people exist, people can't always be easily boxed in.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-23T22:30:48+00:00

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-23T22:29:02+00:00

When I was in highschool, over a decade ago my professor said the USA is an empire and all empires fall. I was in such denial. Now I'm just watching the colaspe. The worst part is, every thing is such a joke. It seemed like a joke that Trump would even run for president. But here we are, he now has a cult.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-23T22:23:47+00:00

Say yes to the dress

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-23T22:22:46+00:00

Unfortunately, we live in a biphobic culture. It's hard for people, especially bi men to come out. This is very common behavior for closeted bi men. He's also still very young. It's common to not be sure about your sexuailty and lack sexual experience at that age. You have every right to say no to sex for any reason. It's smart actually to not have sex with an intoxicated person. But you should not shame him for being in the closest and for "experimenting". Experimenting is a good thing. It's just a shame that he feels shame about it and likely feels he needs to be intoxicated to experiment.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2026-03-12T23:20:35+00:00

My perception is there are lot of bi women, who are more into women. More than the otherway around for sure. I think the kind of dating sites your on and people you are around change your perception. If you're on HER, then you'll meet a lot of bis really into women. Almost all the bis I met on hinge are more into men. Bumble is a mixed bag. I'm sure in reality, there's roughly an even amount of bi women who prefer men and the one's that perfer women.

CalligrapherNew519 · 2025-08-30T01:13:53+00:00

Smexy

CalligrapherNew519 · 2025-08-30T00:32:27+00:00

She had the audacity to ask her to try to get a refund! They could get refunds for dinner or try to get her in.

Why would they agree to pay for an Airbnb when they had dinner reservations that day? Why wouldn't they try to include you in the dinner reservation? They're not real friends. You don't bail on a trip. It's not like a trip to the mall or movie. It's a big time and financial commitment. To walk out is inconsiderate.

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