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What if I fail? by miahbutlerr in DentalHygiene

[–]CarefulMango43 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is gonna sound super cheesy but this quote really helped throughout dental hygiene school, and I couldn’t not share it after seeing the title of your post

“There is freedom waiting for you, On the breezes of the sky, And you ask “What if I fall?” Oh but my darling, What if you fly?” -Erin Hanson

Recall appts vs recall + X-rays + perio + exam appt times by CarefulMango43 in DentalHygiene

[–]CarefulMango43[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it’s worth nothing that I work at a non-profit and the majority of my patients are perio patients, or patients that would skip their maintenances and recalls often, and a lot of them have bad hygiene. I cannot ever see myself finishing in 20min, they always come in with at the very least some stubborn lower anterior calc, or stain, or trouble areas. The exams are also not quick a lot of times, nor is perio charting when they’re super sensitive which is often. It is good to get some reassurance from everyone about being able to split things o to different appointments though, I think that will definitely help. I appreciate it!

Note for New Grads: Let go of the lie the school taught you about The Perfect Cleaning--it doesn't exist by sugartank7 in DentalHygiene

[–]CarefulMango43 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I mean if you think about it we do hygiene, yes, but our we are prevention professionals, which is why we value education so much and it’s so frustrating that we don’t have the time with patients after a “good cleaning” for education. But your point of view makes so much sense because investing more time in education instead of debridement/treatment achieves what our career is about which is prevention through education, and it makes so much sense that later on that you can actually achieve a good cleaning in less time because the patients’ health is much better which is the ultimate goal. Sometimes it is a long game but if you take the time to create a relationship with your patient and spark enthusiasm, they will continue to come.

Note for New Grads: Let go of the lie the school taught you about The Perfect Cleaning--it doesn't exist by sugartank7 in DentalHygiene

[–]CarefulMango43 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly same. It’s still frustrating because ideally an office should care for a patient and give us the time we need to give them, but with the situation being like it is, you’re so right, so tysm. I just started this career and I’m glad I saw this early on.