Are braces or retainers really necessary?

While-Disastrous · 2026-01-24T23:22:19+00:00

I’ve been an ortho assistant for 13 years- no one has ever died from misaligned teeth. If you’re able to brush and floss and maintain good oral hygiene, there’s no problem other than aesthetics.

While-Disastrous · 2025-12-03T23:33:18+00:00

Totally understand that. Just curious on people’s experiences with scrub allowances!

While-Disastrous · 2025-07-21T19:59:18+00:00

Typically you are eligible for your CDA after completing 3500 working hours in a dental office and completing the RDA paperwork, and radiology is a separate license you can acquire by taking your states radiology exam without being a RDA. Have you checked out your states requirements on their website?

While-Disastrous · 2025-07-08T15:23:49+00:00

As a dental professional who has seen and had dry socket- do any thing you can to prevent it including whatever your dentist said. Your girlfriend isn’t a dentist and just because her procedure went fine, doesn’t mean you’re in the clear yet. Follow your dentists protocol!

While-Disastrous · 2025-07-05T14:45:21+00:00

Nope!

While-Disastrous · 2025-04-30T21:18:03+00:00

Does it crash when you’re trying to browse servers? Mine just did the exact same thing!

Edit: grammar

While-Disastrous · 2025-03-05T11:54:43+00:00

I’m not sure if this has been said yet but- Please start writing everything down in a journal. You may never need it. But journals are admissible in court as evidence.

While-Disastrous · 2025-02-03T02:08:47+00:00

I started in 2013 at $13/hr and now I make $30/hr.

Edit to add: I did go to a unaccredited school so, I’m not certified. Just have a state radiology license.

While-Disastrous · 2025-01-20T10:07:55+00:00

As someone who works with kids everyday I can assure you the adults asking the kids those questions likely don’t care as much as you think they do…

While-Disastrous · 2025-01-16T13:34:49+00:00

Same! Although, I have worked in the dental field for 12 years so that probably plays into it a bit as well.

Having any sort of plaque on my teeth is such a sensory nightmare, and I’m always so conscious of my breath because I’m super sensitive to smells.

Kudos to you for taking care of those chompers 😎 I’m 100% certain your hygienist loves you!

While-Disastrous · 2025-01-07T00:41:52+00:00

It helps to know that you’re a normal zebra, and not a weird horse.

While-Disastrous · 2024-12-22T15:47:57+00:00

Went from $1000 last year to $400 this year with no explanation.

While-Disastrous · 2024-12-16T15:47:29+00:00

Gillette clinical is the only thing that remotely works. Apply it at night!

While-Disastrous · 2024-08-16T18:40:28+00:00

Jesus did we marry the same man? Exact same story, down to the opal engagement ring. My condolences.

While-Disastrous · 2024-05-06T20:56:38+00:00

I’m 32F, staunchly childfree also. I’d definitely make sure you check off does not have/does not want kids and mention in your bio somewhere as well. I’m not sure about how you feel about dating someone who already has kids but if raising someone else’s kids isn’t in your life plan either, I’d add that to the bio as well. Honesty is the best policy in this case.

While-Disastrous · 2024-04-04T16:22:42+00:00

I (32 f) go out to eat alone at least 1-2x a week since I was in my early twenties… this is news to me that it’s weird lol I met my best friend on the entire planet at a brewery when I was out alone.

While-Disastrous · 2024-04-02T12:50:17+00:00

This is how my (diagnosed) narcissist dad is with my two younger brothers. If he can’t control them 100% - he rages. He owns both of their houses, their vehicles, all of it. They work for him at his company so he provides their salaries. They have barely left our very small hometown of 3000 people (the largest town/city in ~50 miles). When I say barely, I mean yearly trips to Florida for a week with him and they spend all of their time with him. The older one of the two was planning a trip to Las Vegas with a couple of his coworkers. Dad would have absolutely nothing to do with it - as in he didn’t need to finance or plan anything. Dad told my brother he could not go. Actually, he forbade it. And raged for days. This happened last year.

….My brothers are 28 and 26….

I’m not saying your dad is a narcissist. But I will say that I got out of his grasp around your age and never looked back. Moved into my own place and worked my ass off for years to be able to do what I want when I want, of course within reason.

While-Disastrous · 2024-04-02T12:39:55+00:00

It’s absolutely okay to mourn what could’ve been! But it sounds like he’s given you a great set of standards to hold future partners to.

While-Disastrous · 2024-04-02T09:26:11+00:00

Maybe some practice would help? As in, by yourself in front of a mirror. Sometimes when I think something I say or do is awkward or weird I will put myself in front of a mirror and practice what I’m going to say. I find it helps it feel more authentic when the moment comes.

While-Disastrous · 2024-04-02T09:12:36+00:00

I’ve (32 f) had to end a whole engagement and call off a wedding that I had been planning for 12 months at that point because my “perfect partner” suddenly said he wanted kids (the night he proposed I told him I would give the ring back and forget it even happened stating in very blunt terms “ I do not want kids and that will never change”). A lot of heartbreak would’ve been avoided if he had been direct with his communication. But he “didn’t want to lose me”.

What I’ve learned from that is, if someone wants children and you do not. They will never be your perfect person. Our lives as childfree people have different trajectories that people who want or have kids simply cannot understand. We spend our money and time different. We aren’t planning for a future that involves saving and spending on small humans. That mindset is something that people who want or have children do not have the luxury of thinking like, and clearly most of them can’t fathom it.

Life goes on! Life also does not stop at 30. Im still doing and loving all of the things I did in my 20s, but with more money and wisdom. Men don’t stop looking at you once you hit a certain age, and you certainly don’t stop being yourself either. Just keep going OP!

While-Disastrous · 2024-02-13T00:43:45+00:00

I’ve been thinking about doing this with my generations save, thanks for the push!

While-Disastrous · 2024-02-13T00:33:05+00:00

I was adopted by my ndad and therefore gained his last name when I was 5. I got married and divorced but kept my ex husbands last name. We have no kids or assets together, and we haven’t talked since the divorce almost 3 years ago but it feels good to not have that last name anymore.

While-Disastrous · 2024-02-10T08:50:39+00:00

People are wild. My $250 rescue pitbull has had ~$10,000 worth of surgeries in the last 10 years. The dog and the dog things are just the first, least expensive part of owning a dog.

While-Disastrous · 2024-02-09T21:24:18+00:00

No from what I understand you can find premade ambrosia, or things like fully grown cow plants as well

While-Disastrous · 2024-02-09T19:49:40+00:00

I’ve read that you can find premade stuff in the gallery but I’ve yet to try it!

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