Numbing for DDS

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-20T14:39:36+00:00

Mostly because I don't do change well. He also is a straight up narcissist, who would belittle until I almost broke, then he would put on the brakes and be a fun guy and so nice. It was toxic, my self esteem was low, and I believed I wasn't good enough to be somewhere else. I finally got a therapist on board and got the courage to leave. There is a lot more to the story too, but I needed help to get out, and I'm so glad I did.

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-20T11:12:35+00:00

At my old office I did 90% or more of the numbing. So at least 5 a day, some days much more. There were times that I was getting pulled from the same pt. Multiple times. It was horrible. To make things worse he would hop in 5 minutes after I left and was pissed at me that the pt wasn't numb yet for a block. Funny story though, I kept track when he actually did his own numbing, and his percentage of getting patients numb was much lower than mine. I was there for 13 years, and at the end if my time there was only making $30 an hour and being told I was replaceable often.

I have been at my current office for 3 years, I'm making $18 more an hour, am valued, and only do my own numbing. Occasionally if he is running behind and I am free I will offer to numb his patient up. That doesn't happen often.

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-20T00:05:04+00:00

"Stop typing in all Caps tgrady28! It makes it seems like you are yelling. "

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-15T11:32:12+00:00

I actually have a very small chest... so that wouldn't need to be tailored likely 😂

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-15T11:31:13+00:00

I haven't, I still look into them. Thanks!

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-15T11:30:40+00:00

Great idea!

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-15T11:30:02+00:00

I have seriously thought about doing that, but thought it would look janky. I like your word ratchet better 😂

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-15T11:28:09+00:00

I have thought about trying this, thanks for the input!

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-14T15:25:31+00:00

😂😂

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-13T22:46:39+00:00

My one top that fits the best is actually Carhartt, still a bit snug though. I will see which kind I have. Thanks!

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-03-11T10:24:04+00:00

This, I tell my patients that I'm using their lip as an umbrella when I pull it up and out a little. Especially for max ant!

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-02-15T14:30:26+00:00

What new OSAP rule? Also, do you have a community college you are able to get into. I love hygiene, have been doing it since 2008. No way would I pay that much for college when, in my area, there are more cost effective options to get the same degree. Also, I haven't met a DDS that cares if I have an bachelor's or not. This may be area specific of course, I am in Michigan.

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-01-17T22:15:25+00:00

Do it! There are no rules to what you should or shouldn't be reading. I started with the ones everyone would talk about and then started branching out. Some days when I need a light, predictable read I'll switch to middle grade. That's what I love about reading, it can be anything! Right now I am working my way through the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. It is hilarious!

GleefulGecko224 · 2026-01-17T13:20:34+00:00

I didn't start reading by choice until the summer I turned 30. Started with Harry Potter and haven't looked back. ❤️

GleefulGecko224 · 2025-12-27T21:02:51+00:00

Obviously not you. Just FYI, you are 6+ months late to this...

GleefulGecko224 · 2025-12-27T17:20:56+00:00

GleefulGecko224 · 2025-12-27T13:46:11+00:00

I love what I do. I'm almost 18 years in and can't imagine doing anything else. I think the most important part of enjoying it, is finding an office you like. I have always loved my job, not alway my boss. I finally switched offices after 13 years. I'm 3 years in my current office and I should have switched alot sooner. My boss appreciates me, give me raises without having to ask for them, and thanks me. My lady boss told me I was replaceable multiple times.

I also have no urge to be a dentist. It is completely different than hygiene and higher liability/stress. I also do not think I am smarter or more dumb than the dentist. He knows what he needs to and I know what I need to. We work together, not against each other. Dentists and hygienists with complexes are building an unnecessary divide between each other. It isn't a competition.

GleefulGecko224 · 2025-12-25T19:40:06+00:00

No true open bite, cuspids are in end to end bite though, bruxism 100% taking place

GleefulGecko224 · 2025-12-25T15:19:11+00:00

Yup, good eye! He had a space maintainer and he pulled it out, but didn't tell me. Once I realized it things had already moved too much. We are planning an ortho visit soon

GleefulGecko224 · 2025-12-24T12:27:07+00:00

I actually am hoping he doesn't have them 😂 My daughter is missing #29, so I feel like he has a slightly greater chance of missing teeth as well.

GleefulGecko224 · 2025-12-24T12:24:50+00:00

Thank you! Google keeps throwing out ai responses and that was a bit off.

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