To all dentists out there!!!?

I am a dental hygienist. What would make me better at my job. What do you want all hygienist to know. What do you like about us and what do we do to upset the DDS's out there. Thanks

To all dentists out there!!!?
Hi I'm not a DDS but I am a Dental Assistant. We have a hygienist in our office who complains. She complains about a patient being 5 mins late, or 5 mins early. If she walks out for lunch a few mins late, she freaks. But too often, she leaves for lunch way before she's supposed to - making Dr. angry. If her patient doesn't show, she sits and reads or does crosswords, calls her mother, etc....why not take an x-ray for the patient with a toothache? I think the thing that bothers the DDS the most is not taking BW's or Pano if it's due. She wants to schedule another appt. to take x-rays......DO what?? Just take 'em while the patient is in the chair. It's not like it takes more than a few mins. Eh, anyway...At least you're doing something to try to better yourself. I commend you for that. Best of luck! I doubt its really "you" that upsets the DDS. It's probably the ones that don't do their jobs.
Reply:just belive in yourself and in your message to help people





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Reply:I would like my dental hygienist to look in my mouth when she is scraping my teeth! The other day she was scraping my teeth and reading my dental chart at the same time. It didn't exactly make me feel very relaxed and I didn't know what to say without being offensive - what I wanted to say was " Keep your eyes on the job."
Reply:You need to be licensed to give anesthesia, if you want to get better pay or get hired easier. That has recently become important.