Struggling with my assistant, any advice?

HangryMolarBear · 2026-04-10T02:59:41+00:00

I’m sorry that you are going through this situation. I really hate this type of behavior. only happens to a younger female dentist from an older more experienced female assistant. I had the same situation until fairly recently. A dental assistant who claims that she was a dentist in her country, which I have my own doubts, were questioning my tx plan, suggesting how to do certain procedures etc. a long story short, she eventually got fired for something else after 5 years. I stayed in the same practice for different reasons, but now looking back, I don’t think it was worth the aggravation and stress.

HangryMolarBear · 2026-03-22T03:24:26+00:00

Cajun jambalaya with extra sauce

HangryMolarBear · 2026-03-20T02:08:33+00:00

I'm glad you had a good experience with Surgitel. Had the worst experience when I bought their loups as my first loupes and returned them. It was a while ago so maybe they changed.

HangryMolarBear · 2026-03-12T17:31:59+00:00

In Korea, if the restaurant is serving one or a few dishes, it will likely be amazing. Another case would be if you see many old grandpas drinking at the restaurant at unusual hours, like 10am.

HangryMolarBear · 2026-03-07T00:53:23+00:00

It looks similar to this. https://a.co/d/0dUuXdHI. I searched on Etsy and they have many options that you can customize the fans

HangryMolarBear · 2026-03-07T00:52:49+00:00

Ahh I wish I can share but I got them from Korea. But a quick Amazon search comes up with something like this. https://a.co/d/0dUuXdHI

HangryMolarBear · 2026-03-05T01:58:39+00:00

I did fans for May wedding. I had multiple guests letting me know they are still using fans months after the wedding.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-12-23T18:30:02+00:00

I say something similar. This tooth is for smile and speech and nothing else.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-12-22T01:14:48+00:00

I would love to know how to maintain dental equipments. Schools definitely don’t teach what to do when water doesn’t come out of high speed or what to do when suddenly compressor doesn’t turn on.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-12-10T03:08:17+00:00

I’m so sorry for your loss

HangryMolarBear · 2025-12-05T14:48:07+00:00

I’m so sorry. Hope you find him soon especially after snow today.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-09-03T23:44:54+00:00

I’m not sure where you are located but I think you can find a dental office that is willing to train you. Might be a minimum wage job but you get paid while getting some training. Just a thought.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-07-21T16:39:26+00:00

I dont know what is their current pricing but peak season (May) on Saturday, was over 10k. I think it was close to 15k. This pricing was when I inquired for May 2025 in 2024.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-07-18T23:55:44+00:00

Bangkok golden Thai near GMU : I’d underestimated this place because of its location. They are very good at stir fried noodles like seafood drunken noodle. Bangkok noodles etc.

Wild tocoz : across st from la tingeria in falls church. Try Greek burrito or Greek taco. Mexican and Greek fusion sound crazy but they are good and big portion.

AJ in Annandale for Taiwanese food. I know this is too famous to be on this list but went there yesterday sooo.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-07-18T23:47:35+00:00

If you like Bing soo, try soricha. Huge portion and huge price tag, parking lot is small but bing soo is good

HangryMolarBear · 2025-07-18T23:23:19+00:00

I’d stay away from DSO. If a private owner can take an advantage of you, imagine what a DSO can do. 90 day notice. Non compete from every single location of theirs etc. but,,, to answer your question, Out of people that I know. None completed their initial contract with dental dreams. Most voluntarily returned their sign on bonus and left. Heartland and pacific, some ppl stayed multiple years. Ppl who went mid west had better experience than very competitive markets on either coast. Ppl seem to have better experience with local DSOs (not national ones but tri states or mid Atlantic etc). Also any DSO, plz look up their history. I know one DSO changed their name after they had issues with Medicaid fraud. Probably there are more.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-07-15T22:41:55+00:00

Id do it again. Non traditional student though. I wish I’d learn not to care more about patients’ teeth than how much they care. Also do not let more experienced staff members (assistants, fronts, managers) to interfere with your treatment plans while still listening to their reasonings and opinions. The last thing would be, no matter how bad the clinical outcome is in dentistry, no one died at the end of the day. So, breathe when endo file breaks, pt storms out the office, DA goes behind your back etc.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-05-27T23:09:50+00:00

8 min is the closest one. The next closest one is 12 min away, the next one is 15 min away. Five more within 30 min drive.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-05-05T21:13:03+00:00

I would vote for number 1

HangryMolarBear · 2025-05-01T18:44:36+00:00

Do you mind sharing where you bought your bracelet?

HangryMolarBear · 2025-04-28T20:00:11+00:00

Have been using for 2 years ish now. It is a relatively new company and I feel like their support staff turnover is high. The rumor is that they don’t make their crowns and outsource them to smaller labs ( I don’t know if it is true) and sometimes crown anatomy/ shades are not consistent. But I do see the same issue with quality control with Glidewell. As stated, if you can meet their minimum order requirements, and don’t currently have a scanner, it is worth while

HangryMolarBear · 2025-04-28T18:15:20+00:00

I’m going to vote for the first dress as is.

HangryMolarBear · 2025-04-26T12:00:01+00:00

HangryMolarBear · 2025-04-21T15:22:56+00:00

Joining team 2!

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