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Superfluous RDH

Updated 2 hours ago

Getting out of the dental hygiene profession - 146 Replies

[QUOTE who="still retired in Beeville, Texas"]@exp.. She definately had her duties carved out for herself.. mostly her party planning skills and me...

lulu

Updated 11 hours ago

Dental Hygiene in Texas - 10 Replies

[QUOTE who="OP in Mesquite, Texas"]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...

AshleyRDA

Updated 15 hours ago

Need support/advice about Dental Hygiene profession......... - 32 Replies

Unfortunately, dental hygiene is saturated! There was a shortage of them a while ago, and so they decided that instead of having the program be a 4...

Nay

Updated 18 hours ago

RNs in Dental Hygiene? - 135 Replies

[QUOTE who="Jennifer in Clinton Township, Michigan"]You guys crack me up. Search RDH in any state, even CA and you will find us all crying about...

school based in ca

allowable duties

Does anyone know what a DH is permitted to do in a school based program without a dentist at the facility?.. Thanks

GB

Updated 1 day ago

jaw armour - 30 Replies

Has anyone filed a complaint yet with the RCDSO? And has the CDHO or CDHA say they were willing to help us? I think there a way too many victims of...

Melinda Adams

Updated 1 day ago

need full time position in michigan - 154 Replies

Interested in Dental Assistant position. retired US ARmy veteran. Please email me at mismelodie@gmail.com I graduated with a 3.86 gpa from Everest in...

FlossBoss

Updated 1 day ago

Orange County CA RDH Schools??? - 162 Replies

[QUOTE who="katers12 in costa mesa, California"]I was hoping someone wouldn't post something completely unrelated to the topic, but I should have...

kneec

Updated 2 days ago

dental hygenist - 943 Replies

[QUOTE who="Anna in Staten Island, New York"]Yes, I was talking about City Tech. However, there are much more Cuny Dental Hygiene schools. There are...

RDH 4 15 years

Updated 2 days ago

future job outlook for Dental Hygienists in Canada - 419 Replies

I disagree with your analysis but I do agree there are Bad Apples in every profession and you have pointed out 2 of the Nationally known Bad Apples...

puja from India

Updated 3 days ago

Dental Hygienist in Dubai - 220 Replies

[QUOTE who="Jacki in Dubai, United Arab Emirates"]Dulene, Thanks for all the great information. I am living in Abu Dhabi and have an...

miles007

Updated 3 days ago

If you have a NY license, Can you work in NJ as a dental hygienist?? - 56 Replies

[QUOTE who="Greta in Staten Island, New York"]When you applied for NJ license and scheduled a Jurisprudence exam date, Where did you find information...

jackie summerville

Updated 3 days 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...

christinaom

Updated 4 days 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...

Evilchild

Updated 4 days 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...

Frustrated DH

Updated 4 days 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 4 days ago

DH Market Saturation in ONTARIO (FACT) - 2 Replies

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

RDH

Updated 5 days 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 5 days 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 5 days 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 5 days ago

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

I make 12.50 and I just started.

Privateyegirl

Updated 5 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...

Cwhite197

Updated 6 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 6 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 6 days ago

NERB Local Anesthesia Exam - 206 Replies

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

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 7 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 7 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...

skrrrrrr

Updated 7 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 8 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 11 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 11 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 12 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 12 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 13 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 14 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 14 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 16 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 17 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 18 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 18 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...

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