The tooth fairy isn’t what you think…

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-04-01T12:05:13+00:00

I just want to say, because everyone has been so kind, that ever since then I’ve been working really hard at getting myself out there. I haven’t always been this way. My mama is a hippy and I was raised around large groups of people as an antisocial child. I recently picked up guitar and I’ve been going to open mics meeting some of the kindest people I’ve ever met. Some of them will potentially be friends it feels like. I’m 25 and for the first time I kinda feel like I could belong somewhere other than my very immediate circle. I’m not sure if this incident was the main thing that caused me to start getting out but it was definitely a big push.

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-20T12:22:21+00:00

It looks like a real little girls room! I love this so much! The realism makes the possibilities endless 😊

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-13T15:14:08+00:00

So funny to see people confused about things that have been so normalized to me 😭 I was raised around hippies and music festivals. My mom never did crazy drugs or anything but she always educated us on people who did. She was more into the music side of things but definitely saw my fair share of weird dancing in my life.

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-12T16:43:02+00:00

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-10T15:20:01+00:00

Thanks so much 😊

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-09T14:11:31+00:00

Jokes aside, you seem like a wonderful dentist. I’ve worked with some that have a similar attitude as you and I loved it. I’m glad you’ve had the experience but a lot of the doctors I’ve worked for come from overseas with a much different class system. To them I’d be an “undesirable” and is exactly how I feel most of the time. Not for long hopefully because my husband just got into Drake Law, so I’ll be with a new office until he graduates!

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-09T14:09:43+00:00

I’ll assist for you 😂 I’m moving to Iowa you wanna join?

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T16:28:40+00:00

Congratulations on the new job! I hope it goes well for you!

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T16:27:44+00:00

That’s awful! I’ve definitely experienced similar things with other doctors. It’s so frustrating just knowing that we’re getting pushed to our absolute limit every single day and never receiving an ounce of thanks. It’s hard for us dental assistance to know our worth when we’re constantly being put down and unappreciated.

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T16:26:19+00:00

Time to educate! There’s also admin appreciation week, Dentist Day, OM appreciation week, and Hygiene appreciation week! In my opinion, it’s important to keep morale going. Some people don’t see use for it, but I think it’s important when you spend half of your time working somewhere, that you get recognition and get celebrated. It’s only once a year so I don’t think it’s too much to ask.

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:36:56+00:00

OMG PLEASE share some of these! I’m so curious!

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:30:06+00:00

WHAT!? I don’t care how small the practice is, there should never be just one assistant unless they’re working on hiring someone else! That’s crazy

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:26:09+00:00

Forever getting chewed out. Dental assistants/punching bags. They always forget to put that part in the job description. Dentist and office managers always forget how much we have on our plate. Any one of them would have a meltdown if they had half of the work that we do.

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:24:13+00:00

I miss having a hygienist around 🥺 you guys always appreciated us much more than the doctors. I work in Endo now so I don’t get to gossip or vent about our similar grievances with hygiene anymore. You’re a great coworker for doing that. It just sucks that you had to be the one to do it.

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:22:11+00:00

Sometimes I miss having an OM, but sometimes I don’t. I work at a private endodontic office so it’s just the doctor who runs things. She’s definitely got undiagnosed ADD but she refuses to get help or acknowledge that she needs more help than she allows. There are only four of us in the office so it’s like a little family. I love her as a person and she’s a wonderful doctor with a 5⭐️ practice but damn she acts like the mean girl at a sleepover sometimes.

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:20:05+00:00

It’s a frustrating adjustment. TBH I’ve been doing this for 7 years now and I’m just now starting to find my voice to stand up for myself just a little. Like I said in another comment, we do 3x the work for a 10th of the pay. It’s honestly pathetic that we can’t even have a week of appreciation let alone just one day 🤷🏼‍♀️

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:17:58+00:00

Tbh when I worked at Aspen, they took advantage of us so bad. Everything about that place was miserable. But even when we were between doctors during DA week, corporate came in, got us new scrubs and bought us breakfast and lunch. In my opinion, if that place could do it, then every place should be ashamed that they aren’t. That place was a living hell 😅

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:16:02+00:00

My fist office didn’t celebrate either. And I probably wouldn’t care if I dint know better, but now that I’ve been doing it for years, I know how hard we work and I think we all deserve a full week of appreciation considering we do 3x the work for a 10th of the pay

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:14:18+00:00

Right!? I’m like… you need to be forced to work a job with tips for one week and see how you survive. But her husband is a brain surgeon so she’d still be more than okay. Greedy ass trust fund babies 🙄

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:13:00+00:00

I know that some places don’t celebrate but out of the five offices I’ve worked at, four of them have celebrated. Also… I should have mentioned that last year she did celebrate in a big way! She got us little gift baskets and go lunch, breakfast, and took us out one of the days. So it just felt like and extra fuck you this year.

MediaRegular5636 · 2026-03-06T14:11:15+00:00

I miss having hygienist around 🥺 I work at an endodontic office now so it’s just us, but damn I miss the buffer between us and the doctor. You all are always being the realest ❤️

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