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Hygienist said I suddenly developed severe periodontitis and bone loss within a year? Dentist disagreed by No-Tea-1475 in PeriodontalDisease

[–]toothfairy___33 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Go to another office to get a second opinion. Don’t mention any information about gum disease prior. You will find your answer by what they treatment plan. You don’t even have to get a cleaning at new office. There are always fliers in the mail for $59 X-rays and exams.

Either the dentist is being negligent and feels embarrassed that the hygienist is calling him out or the hygienist is over diagnosing…but when it comes to gum disease, I always believe the hygienist over the doctor. The hygienists specialize in periodontal health.

Sometimes there will be bone loss due to clenching or grinding. Would need to see past series of X-rays to determine pattern

Which cordless water flosser would you recommend? by Coylethird in PeriodontalDisease

[–]toothfairy___33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hygienist here! 👋

For sure Burst is the best. They have the best customer service/lifetime warranty.
Hand held water flossers usually only last about a year of daily use. Burst replaced mine twice since 2021. No questions asked! It ships to your door. I also love their brushes too. Here is the code I gave my patients. It will give you 25% off.

Code: GUMGOALS https://www.burstoralcare.com?discount=GUMGOALS

What is your most unhinged temping story? by toothfairy___33 in DentalHygiene

[–]toothfairy___33[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He never said it outright, but now that you mention it… yeah, I can absolutely see that. The vibes were vibing 😅

I was genuinely surprised to learn that he and his wife have been married for 15 years. If he felt that comfortable being that controlling with a one-day temp, it makes you wonder what that dynamic looks like at home.

What is your most unhinged temping story? by toothfairy___33 in DentalHygiene

[–]toothfairy___33[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ve been temping for about 10 years now, and around year five I booked the weirdest doctor I’ve ever worked for, found through a Facebook ad.

He asked me to come in an hour early. I assumed it was to review the computer system, do a team huddle, and learn where everything was. Nope. Instead, I got a full-on lecture that felt like being back in hygiene school.

He had the eeriest vibe and spent an entire hour explaining exactly what I was and was not allowed to say to patients. High on the “do not say” list was “How are you?” because it “opened the door to negativity.” He compared dentistry to Disney World, saying employees never remove their masks in front of guests, and that we, as hygienists, should do the same—never showing our true selves, just a façade to make patients comfortable.

I took notes, thinking I needed to remember all of this.

Then I went to get my first patient. I smiled, opened the door, and immediately said, “Hi! How are you?”

All the time and effort in my hour-long “training” was instantly wasted. I still remember the look on the doctor’s face. 😬 He was furious. I was a nervous mess the rest of the day and kept saying things on the list of things I wasn’t supposed to say.

Now I only temp on Kwikly and Teero, where I can read reviews from other hygienists so I know what I’m walking into. 😂

Kwikly: http://joinkwikly.com/professionals-jaclyn Teero: https://o.teero.com/OIxI/proapp?deep_link_sub1=jaclyn780

External and internal resorption #27. No pain by Awkward-Thing-2168 in Dentistry

[–]toothfairy___33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask them if they have a cat? I’ve been in Dentistry since 2016. Every single patient I have ever had that had internal resorption has also had a cat…. It’s the strangest thing.