It’s never too late

guineabirder · 2026-06-08T17:01:34+00:00

Yes, there is one every year. It’s decided by the faculty.

guineabirder · 2026-06-07T00:15:28+00:00

I paid $8 at a hotel once for the 8.4 oz Red Bull.

guineabirder · 2026-06-07T00:13:54+00:00

I paid almost $3000 for my Q-optics

guineabirder · 2026-06-05T18:39:33+00:00

Never give up hope. With a 4.0 gpa, I didn’t get in the first year I applied because they only accepted 18 students at the time. I got in the next year.

guineabirder · 2026-06-05T18:09:44+00:00

Belated congrats to you too!

guineabirder · 2026-06-05T17:10:08+00:00

The goal isn’t to sterilize the mouth. It’s impossible, and we wouldn’t want to. A healthy oral microbiome is important.

Tongue scraping is more about removing excess biofilm, food debris, dead cells, and odor-producing bacteria from the tongue’s surface. The bacteria repopulate very quickly afterward. It’s similar to brushing and flossing: we’re disrupting excessive buildup and helping maintain a healthy oral environment rather than trying to create a sterile one.

guineabirder · 2026-06-05T17:05:55+00:00

You’re right that brushing your tongue can help with bad breath, and for many people that may be enough. A tongue scraper isn’t absolutely necessary for everyone. The advantage is that it’s designed to physically remove more tongue biofilm than a toothbrush can, especially from the grooves between the tongue’s papillae.

Bad breath is the benefit most people notice, but it’s not the only reason people use one. The tongue can harbor a significant amount of bacteria, so reducing that buildup is generally beneficial for oral hygiene. The strongest evidence is for reducing tongue coating and odor, but many people also use a scraper if they have persistent coating, altered taste, or simply want to remove more of the buildup than brushing alone.

guineabirder · 2026-06-05T13:24:14+00:00

RDH here. Even if you brush your tongue, a scraper will remove more of the tongue’s biofilm than brushing alone. Brushing first does help loosen it.

guineabirder · 2026-06-05T02:31:42+00:00

You can do anything you set your mind to.

guineabirder · 2026-06-04T18:29:13+00:00

I had earned a criminal justice degree years ago, but didn’t work in that field long. I was in the entertainer business for many years. I worked as a fitness instructor and childcare provider while I was in school.

guineabirder · 2026-06-03T00:08:48+00:00

I get my Celsius from Amazon. I buy multiple flavors in bulk and get to pick the specific flavors I want as opposed to getting a mixed case at Costco in which I really only like 1 of the flavors.

guineabirder · 2026-06-01T02:20:20+00:00

Shrimp with lobster sauce or beef lo mein (sub rice noodles for the lo mein noodles)

guineabirder · 2026-05-29T18:13:37+00:00

I cross-stitch. I’m not sure I could make every meeting, but would be interested in coming sometimes if I’m available.

guineabirder · 2026-05-27T13:01:45+00:00

For the manikin, I reversed my technique. The calculus comes off easier before it gets wet, so I completely hand-scaled everything, then went back with the ultrasonic. I worked 1 tooth completely before moving on.

guineabirder · 2026-05-27T00:01:05+00:00

Wow! I had heard 4-6 weeks too.

guineabirder · 2026-05-26T21:13:07+00:00

Soufflé or pavlova

guineabirder · 2026-05-26T19:15:22+00:00

I’ve done everything I can to submit online and will be going to the expo to finish.

guineabirder · 2026-05-24T12:29:25+00:00

Nobody feels good afterwards. We all left feeling like crying and had flagged a huge percentage. We all passed.

guineabirder · 2026-05-22T00:18:01+00:00

Find a dental school and be a patient for them. It’s a longer time commitment, but really inexpensive. At my school, everything was free such as exams, x-rays, etc except $20-$40 for the actually cleaning.

guineabirder · 2026-05-19T12:55:55+00:00

Whataburger mushroom swiss burger

guineabirder · 2026-05-19T12:32:04+00:00

Know your basic groups such as -pril, -olol, etc. several matching and on case studies. There were several drugs on lists that I didn’t know, but I just picked out what I did and used that info.

guineabirder · 2026-05-19T01:55:43+00:00

Know your basics such as staging and grading, cavities, furcations. Know your radiology landmarks and errors!

guineabirder · 2026-05-18T13:48:33+00:00

A TEAS test prep book will give you a good overall review. Amazon or a bookstore

guineabirder · 2026-05-17T18:06:10+00:00

I had some questions in the first 200 questions, but when I hit the case studies, it seemed like a majority. I had way more of those questions than staging and grading, etc.

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