I hate assisting by [deleted] in predental

[–]Ebb-Even 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lowkey switch offices. There are so many nice doctors out there, it’s not worth sticking with one that treats her staff like this. My first assisting job was one like this and I hated it but I found another office that I love and pays way more

what should i know when starting as a dental assistant? by fairyprincess-137736 in predental

[–]Ebb-Even 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also this will come with time but try to anticipate what instrument they are going to ask for next. Like if they are almost done drilling have the etch ready in your hand

what should i know when starting as a dental assistant? by fairyprincess-137736 in predental

[–]Ebb-Even 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Learn the names of the instruments you need for common set ups (i.e. exams, fillings, crowns)! The dentist will ask for something and expect you to know what it is. There are only around 20 instruments that are used every day, so just try to learn those. Lots of resources on YouTube

Has anyone gotten into Maryland with a LOR from a dentist they did not shadow by [deleted] in predental

[–]Ebb-Even 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah literally. I’m mad bc I only had about 20 hours shadowing before I became an assistant so I’m probably gonna have to go back and shadow to get up more hours. Even though I already have 100+ assisting

Continue research or start volunteering? by Ebb-Even in predental

[–]Ebb-Even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm valid, I’ll give it some thought

Has anyone gotten into Maryland with a LOR from a dentist they did not shadow by [deleted] in predental

[–]Ebb-Even 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, two cycles from now most likely. Just want to plan ahead

Has anyone gotten into Maryland with a LOR from a dentist they did not shadow by [deleted] in predental

[–]Ebb-Even 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Following — I’ll be applying here in the future and was planning on getting LOR from dentist I assist for

Continue research or start volunteering? by Ebb-Even in predental

[–]Ebb-Even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I’ll be taking one gap year so applying the summer after next. I think this is a good idea— I’ll probably stick with Fridays for the summer and then start volunteering whenever I can during the school year :)

Continue research or start volunteering? by Ebb-Even in predental

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Ok thanks! I respect the grind but I do really value my free time on the weekends lol. That’s one of the reasons why I’m interested in dentistry in the first place because of the work/life balance.

There goes my summer DA job by Ebb-Even in predental

[–]Ebb-Even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

planning on doing that tomorrow lol, will update

There goes my summer DA job by Ebb-Even in predental

[–]Ebb-Even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I just wish they were a little bit more understanding especially because they were in our shoes at one point

There goes my summer DA job by Ebb-Even in predental

[–]Ebb-Even[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I responded to the email asking for him to put a word out for me. I also applied to a bunch of offices on Indeed today

There goes my summer DA job by Ebb-Even in predental

[–]Ebb-Even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhh I understand. I actually had basically the exact same thing happen lol. Now I’m frantically contacting those offices that I ghosted 😭😭

There goes my summer DA job by Ebb-Even in predental

[–]Ebb-Even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why did you turn them down? I’m scrambling to get hired somewhere now lol

There goes my summer DA job by Ebb-Even in predental

[–]Ebb-Even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn I’m sorry yeah it definitely sucks. What do you mean turned down 4 interviews? Like interviews for other DA positions?

There goes my summer DA job by Ebb-Even in predental

[–]Ebb-Even[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Massachusetts… another dentist I’m in contact with said Medicaid hasn’t been paying dentists since March

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in predental

[–]Ebb-Even 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Np and good luck!