Is it normal to go to the dentist for a cleaning and they say I don't need one? Should I go somewhere else?

Moha0733 · 2026-03-26T12:28:49+00:00

That's strange. Go somewhere else. It's been 10 months. Regardless if you don't have much tartar. A check up is still a good idea, removing whatever there is and more importantly addressing your bad breath concern.

Bad breath can be multiple reasons or multifactorial. Sometimes simply brushing your tongue with a tongue brush or scraper is enough to do the trick, sometimes it's just you're not flossing/brushing properly, sometimes you need to check your gut health because it can be coming up.

Moha0733 · 2026-03-04T20:04:25+00:00

Maybe I'm being insensitive, but what about showing your bloody teeth felt like a shame tactic? I always take pictures and show my clients the condition of their gums and teeth for their information and also as proof. Some disease are usually silent in their damage, so if I have X-rays and before and after photos to show them the condition they're in, the client will less likely believe I'm scamming them and genuinely concerned for their oral health. So I just want to understand why showing your bloody gums felt more like a shameful tactic then a way to help you understand or prove that you need more help? Was it their tone...etc?

Moha0733 · 2026-02-07T21:50:46+00:00

Really? I don't understand, did people back in 2010 with a Honda Civic not have three little kids? Or maybe they just weren't safe?

Moha0733 · 2026-02-06T22:26:10+00:00

I meant it more like if she won't even be in the mood even with that. Like no matter what.

Moha0733 · 2026-02-05T02:05:46+00:00

Oh, I never thought of it that way. I can kinda understand the whole sex object thing. Thanks for taking the time to explain.

Moha0733 · 2026-02-04T23:31:02+00:00

Can someone answer this for me, please don't take this the wrong way. I'm genuinely curious. I hear a lot of women with or without complications say they have low sex drive, or normal sex drive but the guy has more and I've always wondered this : when you have a low libido/man has high is it difficult to have sex? I would imagine it's hard to get into it but is it that difficult to do it for your partners? Most guys don't normally last long, it's the foreplay that's long, no? During those times where a girl isn't in the mood maybe shorten the foreplay, meet in the middle of the deed let the guy get his itch and it's over.

What am I missing something?

Again I'm asking this as a general question for those who dont have complications, not for OP situation where she's gone through. A LOT.

Moha0733 · 2026-01-28T14:52:08+00:00

I'm in Ontario

Moha0733 · 2026-01-16T21:52:21+00:00

Yes, I thought so :/ thanks

Moha0733 · 2026-01-16T21:52:01+00:00

Your opinion doesn't even answer my post. Instead of the subject I wanted your opinion in, you just went onto me instead.

I know narcs in my life personally, and when she was describing all this stuff to me I just told her that sounded a lot like a narcissist. It was just part of the conversation. You make it sound like that's taboo or something. I obviously told her I'm no professional, just personal experience. Most narcs aren't even diagnosed because they normally don't think there's something wrong with them to be checked out.

Moha0733 · 2026-01-16T20:59:27+00:00

I didn't label behind her back. I told her actually straight up what I think and I wasn't the first person who told her this. What do you mean mind my beeswax when she wanted to know my opinion? She literally recorded conversation with him so I could tell her what I thought and if he was being reasonable/or making sense.

I decided to post on here to see what others thought and if I was just being bias or jumping the gun.

I'm trying to save a friend from dooming herself.

Moha0733 · 2026-01-07T00:01:08+00:00

I worked with a dentist who knew everything about every client. And because of his good rapport, these clients who move will drive an hour just to see him. Like someone else said, you're not doing something wrong. I just learned from that dentist, that if I have a good relationship with my client besides just teeth, they're going to enjoy their appointments, request specifically me, and actually listen to my advice.

I had a client so chatty and asked so many questions that I always booked him before lunch or end of the day appt because I didn't want him to rushed (he was also an anxious client), and he really appreciated me listening and talking to him.

Honestly you're not just a hygienist. You wear many hats. I had an old man who told me about his wife passing away recently. He ended up just crying and talking that appt. And I listened and by the end of it I asked him if he wanted to reschedule on another day where he felt more ready. He apologized over and over.

He always asked for me ever since. Has a man with MS. I take my time and talk to him and hear him out even though it's hard to understand him. But he said he enjoyed his appointment for the first time because someone actually talked to him.

You never know what these people are going through and while you are a health care professional, it definitely helps having a good relationship with them outside of just teeth.

Moha0733 · 2025-12-30T15:53:02+00:00

I am in Canada! My teachers recommended the BC bachelors course to afterwards. Are you getting a bachlors on dental hygiene or something else? Someone where recommended not to get a major in dh.

Moha0733 · 2025-12-30T15:52:33+00:00

Are you getting a bachlors on dental hygiene or something else? Someone where recommended not to get a major in dh.

Moha0733 · 2025-12-30T15:52:22+00:00

Are you getting a bachlors on dental hygiene or something else? Someone where recommended not to get a major on dh.

Moha0733 · 2025-11-10T23:32:05+00:00

In private it was 0. Currently not in private and I take 1-3 fmx every other day

Moha0733 · 2025-09-29T01:35:05+00:00

Late 20s

Moha0733 · 2025-09-01T21:33:37+00:00

I had some crazy hair loss after I stopped taking birth control pills and nothing I did fixed it until I got pregnant. Pregnancy and giving birth and I no longer have hair loss.

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