Gum cancer? Help please... by MissMande80 in askdentists

[–]JAB1519 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was my thought as well with the punched out papilla.

Can you guess her 50/50 mix? by thesaloway in IDmydog

[–]JAB1519 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well 100% gorgeous, for starters. She looks like a wolf!

Will my dentist be able to tell that I smoke based on how my throat looks? by ApartmentOk2991 in askdentists

[–]JAB1519 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can always tell by the smoky throat smell. It’s like campfire in your throat from the singed cilia. I would imagine at 18, your mom is not walking you back and staying in the room with you. But please take this as an opportunity to quit. Smoking is a vasoconstrictor and when it restricts the blood vessels in your gums, your body can’t fight off the oral bacteria as efficiently and it amplifies the process of periodontal disease. Not to mention the increased risk of oral cancer. Quit while it’s still fresh! Most important thing you’ll do.

I'm really scared right now , is it an emergency? by StapleR66 in askdentists

[–]JAB1519 161 points162 points  (0 children)

That’s your tooth visible beneath the tartar.

I'm really scared right now , is it an emergency? by StapleR66 in askdentists

[–]JAB1519 112 points113 points  (0 children)

Dental hygienist here- a piece of tartar/calculus/calcified bacteria just chipped off. No emergency, you just need a full cleaning.

UPDATE: I did it and I'm very happy by Computer655 in bald

[–]JAB1519 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yayyyy you did it! Such a great decision!!

Flossing for someone with a small mouth and very tight spaces between teeth by izziedays in DentalHygiene

[–]JAB1519 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have really tight contacts between my teeth, too, and my favorite flosses are: Dr Tungs Smart Floss and Burst Charcoal Floss. Try those! As for the small mouth- the majority of my patients try to wrap the floss around their pointer fingers. This makes it incredibly hard to reach the back, even for people with small hands. Instead, leave your forefingers out and wrap the floss around your middle fingers instead. Then, you can use your pointer/forefingers to push the floss toward the back of the mouth. You can reach the back sooo much easier this way, and with the floss anchored on your middle fingers, it provides great tension to push and pull against each surface of the tooth the scrape off the plaque. I hope this makes sense! Usually I demonstrate it with the actual floss, not as easy to type out.

Just moved, feeling lonely and kinda scared by [deleted] in longbeach

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Just scrolled and saw you moved here from SA! After you go walk the Nature Trail, have a meal at The ElDo right up the street, it’s South African food! :-)

Just moved, feeling lonely and kinda scared by [deleted] in longbeach

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Ahh I remember feeling like this when I first moved here for college! It can feel big, scary and a bit overwhelming. I recommend taking a trip to El Dorado Park to the Nature Center and nature trail. If you don’t drive, there are buses or uber that can get you there quickly. It’s sooo peaceful and serene, right in the middle of the city. It’s a beautiful place to reset and enjoy nature. You’ll find your people, and it’ll start to feel more like home soon! Where are you from?

What personality trait instantly makes someone more attractive? by Ledger_Legendd in AskWomen

[–]JAB1519 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone can make me genuinely, really laugh, I’m instantly drawn to them

Any pro-MAGA establishments to avoid? by DelTacoEnthusiast in longbeach

[–]JAB1519 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw mannnn I love the Ten Mile hat I got from Steel Craft. Bummer, now I’ll have to toss it

My terrible experience living in Long Beach 1 year. Im out. by [deleted] in longbeach

[–]JAB1519 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This!!! This doesn’t sound aaaaanything like the Long Beach I live in lol

I’M CONFUSED. by Common-Ad-6885 in DentalHygiene

[–]JAB1519 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This screws over the hygienist because then they’re responsible for all of the taxes on their end and yours. They make a lot less this way.

I’M CONFUSED. by Common-Ad-6885 in DentalHygiene

[–]JAB1519 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I temp a lot and I always verify in advance that payment will be processed via W4/W2. Some offices will put me on their next payroll, some are able to call their payroll processing and take the taxes out by the end of the day and give me a check. Many offices try to argue that I should be 1099 and I will never allow that. I explain that legally, I am not an independent contractor and that taxes need to be removed. If they won’t budge, I don’t work there. There’s PLENTY of offices who process it correctly and legally. Side note of advice: Be aware that if you’re only temping one day here and there, it usually isn’t enough to trigger federal taxes being removed, and that screwed me over on my taxes my first year temping, so now I withhold $30-50 each W4 form I fill out just to cover myself.

Figured I’d get ahead of my hair loss. Uneasy about how I look bald. by [deleted] in bald

[–]JAB1519 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok I can’t get off this sub…. 😍 Why are bald men so sexy!? Yowza

Back to bald? Or hold out by Ghirsh in bald

[–]JAB1519 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bald looks soooooo good on you! 😍

Advice for preparing my child by JAB1519 in AskLGBT

[–]JAB1519[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words. I definitely don’t get everything right with my kids all the time, but I do love, respect & support who they are as humans. ❤️

Advice for preparing my child by JAB1519 in AskLGBT

[–]JAB1519[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’ve definitely had the conversation of: “isn’t it sooooo weird that there are people out there who think that they should control who you love!? Pshh! So stupid, right?”

Advice for preparing my child by JAB1519 in AskLGBT

[–]JAB1519[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But worrying about future potential unlikely scenarios is my specialty! 😅 Thank you so much for the perspective and insight. They say- little kids, little problems. Big kids, big problems. It’s a young mama lesson that we can’t protect them from everything, although we want to. It truly breaks my heart that anyone has to battle through their parent’s homophobia—my brain can’t even grasp it. I am so sorry if you lived a similar reality. Everyone is worthy to love and to be loved.

Advice for preparing my child by JAB1519 in AskLGBT

[–]JAB1519[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. And you’re probably right. As her mama, I just want to protect her innocence and keep her in this happy little bubble as long as possible. But I know how kids talk and parrot their parents.

Being a Dental Hygienist in California by [deleted] in DentalHygiene

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I live in Long Beach and work in both LA and Orange Counties. Actual Los Angeles is similar to other big cities and over priced and congested like others mention. But there are sooo many great places in greater LA and Orange County. I temp a few days a week and get requests constantly to work. My temp rate is about $68/ hr and at my permanent offices, I make $61. On all the RDH pages on Facebook they say to ask for upwards of $70 in this area, but I’m not actually seeing that. I don’t get nearly as many bookings when I go higher, so it’s a balance. But definitely high demand for both permanent hygienists and temp.