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DS

Updated 2 hours ago

future job outlook for Dental Hygienists in Canada - 417 Replies

If the BDSc DH program director cannot defend her conduct and decision making ability in front of her own peers, other students and public, then...

jackie summerville

Updated 3 hours ago

African American Hygienists - 19 Replies

[QUOTE who="hyg sucks in Richmond, Virginia"]I wished everyone shared your views. But we don't live in a perfect world. Knowing someone of a...

Superfluous RDH

Updated 6 hours ago

Getting out of the dental hygiene profession - 134 Replies

I once worked in a refurbished broom closet, an honest-to-goodness broom closet. Portly patients wiped the counter clean either with their tummies or...

christinaom

Updated 7 hours ago

Southern California Unemployed Dental Hygienist - 18 Replies

[QUOTE who="enamel pearl in Newport Beach, California"]Qualified RDH: ditto and AMEN to the comment about PDS too bad too many rdhs sell out to them...

RDH

Updated 7 hours ago

jaw armour - 26 Replies

I think that we should all start complaining to the RCDSO. Call Dr. John's dental office in Scarborough and contact the ODA. Is anybody with me on...

Evilchild

Updated 19 hours ago

WHY IS PIMA OPENING UP A DENTAL HYGIENE SCHOOL IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM???? THE FIELD IS FLOODED WITH RDH'S!!!! - 7 Replies

[QUOTE who="DHBS in Albuquerque, New Mexico"]WOW! Not my fault you never got into the DH program at UNM ! Maybe your right you don't need a degree...

jojo

Updated 23 hours ago

Orange County CA RDH Schools??? - 154 Replies

[QUOTE who="stevmo in Lake Forest, California"]Hey Jojo. You should get in with 80 points and will probably have one of the higher scores of the 18...

Frustrated DH

Updated 1 day ago

colleges for DH in toronto? - 3217 Replies

Please read my comment: http://www.indeed.com/forum/job/dental-hygienist/DH-Market-Saturation-ONTARIO-FACT/t406505

Superfluous RDH

Updated 1 day ago

DH Market Saturation in ONTARIO (FACT) - 2 Replies

I meant to say "I don't think..."

RDH

Updated 1 day ago

4mm and 5mm pockets... very scared and unsure of realistic outcome - 5 Replies

Probing will usually cause bleeding, don't worry about that. I wouldn't go in before the 6 weeks, it won't make enough of a difference. And don't...

Lyne_Michelle@yahoo.com

Updated 1 day ago

dental hygienist jobs in new zealand - 92 Replies

Hi ladies, to get registered with the GDC you need to submit quite a bit of paperwork, mostly related to your course work, modules taken, time it...

Kat

Updated 1 day ago

I'm confused..is dental hygienists a good job or Not..is it worth it or not? - 1086 Replies

[QUOTE who="Happy Hygienist in Windhoek, Namibia"]Oh yes, she is so wrong and totally uninformed with what is out there. I did a 2 year Oral Hygiene...

Margaret7

Updated 1 day ago

How much does the average Dental Assistant make? - 79 Replies

I make 12.50 and I just started.

Privateyegirl

Updated 2 days ago

Any thoughts on Aspen Dental? - 92 Replies

FYI- We have hundreds of cases proving their offices all over the country have either committed fraud and attempted to commit fraud. The one "Good...

OP

Updated 2 days ago

Dental Hygiene in Texas - 8 Replies

that's what i don't understand. if they love it so much, and the money is worth it, then why don't they want us to go into the field? I've heard...

Cwhite197

Updated 2 days ago

Should I get an Associate's or a Bachelor's for Dental Hygiene? - 197 Replies

I wanted to address the issue of the bachelor's degree in dental hygiene as opposed to an associate's degree. I have an associate's degree from...

RDH

Updated 3 days ago

Local anesthetic courses- BC canada - 29 Replies

[QUOTE who="Ellen M in Prince George, British Columbia"]Skirrr...you have way too much time on your hands. Im a Hygienist in BC and a Hygienist is a...

Gretchen in Indiana

Updated 3 days ago

NERB Local Anesthesia Exam - 206 Replies

Can I get a copy or link to study guide for the local anes Nerb exam

pwoggerman

Updated 3 days ago

need full time position in michigan - 153 Replies

Hi, I am a licensed Dental Hygienist seeking employment as full or part-time. I have been subbing and waiting tables. I am a single mother of two. I...

exp

RDH magazine: JOBS and SALARY...= reality...

So have those thinking of going into DH and spending the large sum of money to find NO WORK IN OUR FIELD = OVERSATURATED...read this issue? There...

Cascadia Republic

Updated 3 days ago

jobs in the portland, oregon area - 65 Replies

[QUOTE who="CC in Austin, Texas"]...also, before I moved to Austin (and before the economy went sour) hygienists here were easily making in the mid...

Chrissy

Updated 3 days ago

California Clinical Boards Patient - 266 Replies

Hello! I am a dental hygiene student at San Joaquin Valley College in Visalia and I am looking for a boards patient. My test is in Stockton, CA...

FLOSSBABE

Updated 4 days ago

dental hygenist - 935 Replies

[QUOTE who="sb1952"]1. $40 per hour comes out to more than quoted unless you are only working 2 days per wk. 2. Sitting properly + using "equipment"...

skrrrrrr

Updated 4 days ago

Should I swab INTO 5 mm pocket with plastic pick dipped in chlorhexidine? - 1 Reply

never heard of doing such a thing. I highly doubt it will help at all. No research done on this method I know of. If you have 5mm pockets, no home...

Independent

Updated 4 days ago

What Is The Wage Per Hour In Lethbridge Alberta??? - 1390 Replies

The key is to find our niche where we can practice the way we want. To be able to maximizes our knowledge, potential and education. There is room...

beansRDH

Updated 6 days ago

SC boards - 18 Replies

I have been a RDH for 20 years. I am currently looking for a part-time position in Beaufort or Bluffton. Does anyone know who needs help at a...

exp

Updated 6 days ago

How to become a DH - 1 Reply

[QUOTE who="As4542 in Sacramento, California"]Hi, Right now i am attending Sac state with a major in Health Science. I know that i can be in the...

exp

Updated 6 days ago

foreign trained dentists - 903 Replies

To all the foreign Dentists looking to work as RDH in the USA....we have oversaturation of the field...not the best place to look for employment. ...

Breezy77

Updated 8 days ago

Any DH happy with their career choice??? - 603 Replies

Im done with trying to tell people about this profession. I know a person I grew up with, and learned about her aspiration to be a RDH. I gave her my...

Superfluous RDH

Updated 8 days ago

RDH vs RN dilemma - 5 Replies

Girlpower: Wow, what an absolute jerk that fellow is! I'm so sorry that happened. Shameful, absolutely shameful. And how are you supposed to work...

trypanosoma

Hygienists, what is your day like?

My first job out of school consisted of seeing 4 patients an hour, and that was with assistants taking x-rays and disinfecting, preparing while I...

dental confusion

Updated 9 days ago

Commission VS Hourly Wage - 28 Replies

Is it legal in ga to be commission only and have to stay all day even when no patients are booked for hours @ a time sometimes????

Jessica Hamilton

Updated 9 days ago

National Dental Hygiene Board Exam Course- www.rdhtutors.ca - 1 Reply

[QUOTE who="Stine in London, Ontario"]Dear Dental Hygiene Student, We are Dental Hygiene Tutors, an on-line state of the art tutoring workshop...

vjwaga

Updated 9 days ago

Need a list of DH schools in Dallas- please help! - 23 Replies

I was a dental tech in the military for 8 years and now im out finishing my prereqs for hygiene school. when can i apply and when wld i start? or...

exp

Updated 9 days ago

Dental Hygiene Interview Questions for College - 386 Replies

cont #3. ?... As far as a DA's pay to that of an RDH...who has ALOT more training and is licensed and takes boards...DA's are close to RDH salaries...

Rachel

Updated 10 days ago

Practicing Hygiene without a LICENSE?!?!!! - 171 Replies

[QUOTE who="hyg sucks in Richmond, Virginia"]I have a license in NY, GA. VA. I know for a fact you do need a license to practice. Not going to...

hygienist

Updated 10 days ago

Can dental Hygienist open their own practice? - 60 Replies

To bad you feel this way. Check out some offices in Colorado. They are quite successful and flourish.

Flossbabe

Updated 10 days ago

WRITING ARTICLE ON UNHAPPY HYGIENISTS--NEED INPUT - 2 Replies

I've been in it just as long, Suzy. I know what you mean.

lizzy @yahoo.com

Updated 11 days ago

Looking for a Dental Hygiene position in Ga - 28 Replies

I agree. Dental hygiene has become a very unemployable profession. I have worked as a dental hygienist for 13 yrs. I have watch my salary/ income go...

exp

What states REALLY have jobs...enough for those wanting PT even?...on a regular basis???

So, We continue to try and find the states that actually HAVE jobs, I'm not talking 1-2 jobs online where they receive 100's of resumes...but REAL...

exp

What states REALLY have jobs...enough for those wanting PT even?...on a regular basis???

So, We continue to try and find the states that actually HAVE jobs, I'm not talking 1-2 jobs online where they receive 100's of resumes...but REAL...

exp

Updated 13 days ago

Wages in Edmonton and Calgary - 63 Replies

754Anon, I do know that for a fact, since I work in NH, that as far as you call it "a conspiracy theory" , that many Dr.'s PAID into programs to...

Jwel

Updated 13 days ago

Scaling and arrestin for 4mm pockets? - 163 Replies

[QUOTE who="Matthew in Brighton, Massachusetts"]I work as an RDH and I am not a firm believer in Arestin. Periodontal disease is a chronic disease...

recentgrad

Updated 14 days ago

Concorde Career College - 358 Replies

I resent the implication that I was poorly trained. I am very well trained and adhere to all universal precautions and OSHA standards whenever I...

canadian rdh moved to phoenix

Updated 15 days ago

WREB Anesthesia Exam - 69 Replies

Thanks for the study guide!!! Im taking my anesthesia written in a couple of weeks and then I do my POC and both clinicals in March!! Pretty...

granolagirl

Updated 16 days ago

30 minute recall patients... Is it even possible? - 14 Replies

[QUOTE who="AdriannaD in Winnipeg, Manitoba"]Also, I never focus solely on supragingival calculus. Removal of supragingival calculus has very little...

angie1985

Updated 16 days ago

Dental Hygiene School - 113 Replies

Hi all! I'm getting ready to apply to Shoreline, LWTC, Pierce and Seattle Central. I'm super nervous already. Can anyone give me details on what...

rdhneedachange in North Adams, Massachusetts

Updated 17 days ago

Are you a PHDH? - 2 Replies

I am taking the PHDH course in March 2012. I wanted to talk with others who have taken the course to find out if they are working or not. What are...

SmileyWiley11 in Oakland, California

Updated 17 days ago

california out of state licensure - 112 Replies

Does anyone know anything about the soft tissue curettage course that is req'd by California? or can offer any advice about getting my license in...

Superfluous RDH in Ottawa, Ontario

Updated 18 days ago

Hygiene pay in different parts of the country - 296 Replies

Hello all, I am a Hygienist in TN. I have been licensed for 3 years and currently making 27.5 USD per hour....just wanted to compare wages in...

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