[QUOTE who="waterbug100 in Duncan, British Columbia"]Hi Exp..yes they do. They only get licensed to work in a few states at any given time unless they become a travelling nurse. I have a friend in Washington who is just retiring..with a big fat pension I might add!![/QUOTE]
Yes! Pension! Now there's a word you'll NEVER hear associated with DENTAL HYGIENIST!;)
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Dental Hygienist Forum - Cavitron and suction at the same time: [QUOTE who="waterbug100 in Duncan, Briti...
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Dental Hygienist Forum - Florida dental hygiene: Computer simulated exam: I am a foreign dentist and i will take m...
I am a foreign dentist and i will take my computer clinical test soon, I would like someone help me to find a correct place or study , i work all day and my time is very short i need to pass this test I am not young and i need to have a better professional position in this country. i already passed the national Board and the laws and rules but is scary for me the fact that i don't have idea how to start to study for the computer simulated test. My Email is ceperoraquel@gmail.com
Sorry for my terrible English and so grateful of you.
Raquel
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Dental Hygienist Forum - How much does the average Dental Assistant make?: [QUOTE who="Margaret7 in Appleton, Wisco...
[QUOTE who="Margaret7 in Appleton, Wisconsin"]I make 12.50 and I just started.[/QUOTE]
I just started at $12.50 also. It'S with a big company...Is that a good or bad starting salary ?
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Dental Hygienist Forum - Getting out of the dental hygiene profession: [QUOTE who="Lucy21 in Florida"]No it's n...
[QUOTE who="Lucy21 in Florida"]No it's not going to turn around. It's going to be nothing but scarce part time (1 or 2day a wk ) jobs if any[/QUOTE]
You are absolutely right! And I feel so sorry for the young women who are encouraged to go to hygiene school by being told of the great money a hygienist USED to be able to make.(10 plus yrs. ago) There are no jobs at all in our entire area but they are starting ANOTHER dental hygiene school in the fall! Who are these people talking to??
Certainly not the hygienists in our local associations. P.S. I also agree that it seems most of the dentists haven't been taking anything like a pay-cut from themselves...just everyone else in the office! The whole thing is sad.
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Dental Hygienist Forum - RDH in Houston, TX ONLY! Please comment.: I am about to sign up for DH, is the mar...
I am about to sign up for DH, is the market still like this???!!! I was deciding between nuclear medicine tech, admin service mgt, and DH. Please give me answers.
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Dental Hygienist Forum - Getting out of the dental hygiene profession: i have to comment on this, just because ...
i have to comment on this, just because i wish i would have listened two years ago. i graduated in may 2013. i became a hygienist after being a dental assistant for two years. i went in for it because of the love i have for the dentistry field. i went on this forum when i started hygiene school and read all of the posts saying that there is no jobs, that hygienist are underpaid, and that it is no longer a good field. i tried to ignore all of the negativity surrounding the hygiene field that i came across, thinking when i got out of school, since i already had experience, was one of the best in my class, i would immediately get a job. wow was i wrong. not only is it literally impossible to get a reply back as a new graduate, the offers i get are mind blowing. i talked to one office that asked me what i was looking to get compensated. i said $30-35. the woman on the phone said "oh wow yeah no, dr. ______ is looking more at like $20.. to $25. i literally almost hung up the phone without saying goodbye. it's almost a year and I have no job. i temped for a day at one office. that's it. i can't tell you how many girls ask me "oh you went into hygiene?! yeah I think I'm gonna do that it pays good and it's not a lot of school". these are the people that are FLOODING OUR FIELD. if your looking to make a fast big buck in this, you won't. once your put out of your beautiful state of the art clinic in school into crappy operatory, you will want to get out of there so fast your head will spin. i seriously regret not going into nursing. at first I thought nursing would be too stressful and I wouldn't be emotionally strong en
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Dental Hygienist Forum - The RDH reality? A job , not a career anymore, pay is going down, work is scarce....: [QUOTE who="Lucy21 in Florida"]Truthfull...
[QUOTE who="Lucy21 in Florida"]Truthfully, there are minimal jobs out there. Most are for one day a week....no benefits, retiremnent, paid leave, etc. You are a self insured contractor. THis is not by any means a career that you can build any sort of future on. At best its a temp job for supplemental shopping money providing you have a hubby that makes lots of $ to pay for everything.
I truly regret the time and effort I put into this "hobby". It is a thankless back breaking job for nothing, no security whatsoever.
Anyone considering this profession is crazy.[/QUOTE]
I totally agree with this
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Dental Hygienist Forum - I'm confused..is dental hygienists a good job or Not..is it worth it or not?: [QUOTE who="L.L in Broomfield, Colorado"...
[QUOTE who="L.L in Broomfield, Colorado"]Continuing...
Nursing to make more you have to bend over backwards and sacrifice certain days to work... Such as night shifts etc. As i was saying, I make about 3000 a month after taxes, and it leaves me thur-sunday working my second job. I'm still young, and right now just working double time to save up for retirement. I know i'll burn out faster, but I know i'll get my loans paid of quicker and more savings. My income with hygiene is roughly 3200 a month after taxes depending on the calander month. I'm content with that and love it! So those who want to get into hygiene... I say go for it... You'll never know if you don't try!!!
HOw many 20 yr olds can make 35+ an hour right outta two year college ? None... I had girls in my class that barely turned 21 and got a good job in hygiene... So girls... Go for it!!! YOu can always do others things on the side! Good Luck[/QUOTE]
Hi I'm 18 and my major is Dental Hygiene, I have one more year of pre-reqs, then i apply to the program. What my question is what your opinion on graduates getting hired straight out of school. The school I'm attending offers job placement,and they say all their students have found jobs within 6 months. i just don't want to be putting myself into a position where im setting my self up for failure.
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Dental Hygienist Forum - Job Outlook in Houston, TX?: I'm in Houston, Tx. I was thinking of go...
I'm in Houston, Tx. I was thinking of going to school for DH. I have read up on it and everything. I do see a lot of people saying there are no positions available. So I have decided, before I enter into the field, to go to some offices myself and check things out. I when to at least 10 offices in the last two days. At the very first office I went to the young lady said it is a little over saturated. She also said you could get jobs but you have to "be a hustler" to get them. Well I don't think I would like having to do that. If I was already a DH, then yes I would in order to feed my family. But I also feel that your degree and experience should speak for itself! So I don't want to hustle to get a job. That dental office was in Jersey Village. So today I ventured to the Kingwood area. Pretty much every place I went to said they didn't know anything about the market being over saturated! They ALL recommend doing DH. Even one of the instructors at the campus (Lone Star Kingwood)said that all of her graduates that wanted to work have positions! I just don't know what to do or who to believe. I'm praying on the situation and waiting on a confirmation.
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Dental Hygienist Forum - DH jobs in Texas: [QUOTE who="Jeni Darden in Austin, Texas...
[QUOTE who="Jeni Darden in Austin, Texas"]Hey guys, I've been following a lot of threads on here and I wanted to let everyone know that there IS a decent state where you can find hygiene jobs with benefits...Texas!.....
Wow that is awesome to hear! I've been fighting with myself back and forth about DH school. It seems like a great career and I have always been interested in this field. You don't know how refreshing it is to finally see something positive about DH. I would die if I went to school 2 to 4 years for this then find that I can't find employment!!! I love to work and I love money so working 45hrs a week WOULD NOT be a problem for me.
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Dental Hygienist Forum - Florida dental hygiene: Computer simulated exam: [QUOTE who="Pedro in Key West, Florida"]...
[QUOTE who="Pedro in Key West, Florida"]I heard for West Palm Beach course but they have class only once a year,next one is in August 2014 and that is so far... I can practice in my home country and get ready for exam there,I just don't know is it mandatory for me to obtain that remedial or not before I book another clinical exam...?
Anybody who had same situation or know something about that please share that with me,please... Thanks[/QUOTE]
Pedro,
Are you sure they offer the course on August 2014>?
Are you really interested on taking this?
When you are from non accredited program, foreign dentist and fail twice: you must take the remediation course otherwise you may retake the clinical portion and the Board never give the license until you prove that you take the course.
Let me know if you are interested!
veronica.
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Dental Hygienist Forum - NERB Local Anesthesia Exam: [QUOTE who="Lindsey in Washington, Distr...
[QUOTE who="Lindsey in Washington, District of Columbia"]63 if ask about allergic reaction to an anesthetic, choose the ester option
64 innervation of soft palate is lesser palatine nerve
65 Which nerve is not a branch of the mandibular nerve?
66 What causes a droopy eyelid? Anesthesia of the facial nerve
67 which root is not anesthesia with the psa injections
68 Where do you dispose of used needles?
69 Know allergic reactions – immediate onset verses delayed and how would you manage epinephrine for an immediate and severe, benadryl for delayed
70 pain on injection related to too fast
71 burning on injections could be due to too fast or lower ph from vasoconstrictor
72 Generic and brand names of anesthesia
73 injection site for lingual infiltration of maxillary molars – 5-10mm from the free gingival margin
74 if you want hemostasis, infiltration procedure of choice
Good LUCK, follow this guide, and I guarantee you will ACE IT!
I'm in VA, NERB certified from Michigan![/QUOTE]
Could you please email me your study guide Lindsey? Or if someone has it could you please email it to me?
tnh2583@gmail.com
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Dental Hygienist Forum - How to file taxes for temping jobs.: Hi, I have temped at several Dentists...
Hi,
I have temped at several Dentists in 2013. Each time I was paid by a check directly from the dentist. I did not fill out a W-2 nor have I received 1099 forms from the places I've worked.
My question is....
How do you file taxes (without W2/1099 forms) if you were paid less than $600, by a check? I never worked for each dentist more than one day, therefore never making more than $600 at each dentist office I temped for last year. How do I report the places I have temped on my taxes?
If anyone has any experience/knowledge about this I would really appreciate it! Thanks!
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Dental Hygienist Forum - Dental Hygiene Employment in Hawaii: I currently live in Michigan, graduated ...
I currently live in Michigan, graduated in 1998 I'm thinking of moving to Hawaii and would like to know if my license will transfer or will i need to retake Hawaii state exam.
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Dental Hygienist Forum - I'm confused..is dental hygienists a good job or Not..is it worth it or not?: Hi JJF....I have been a LDH since 2004 a...
Hi JJF....I have been a LDH since 2004 and have a license in Illinois as well. I would strongly encourage you to call 25 offices and find out how many have part time or full time hygienist, ask about paid holidays, 401k packages, paid CE courses HEALTH INS. What the average pay is?
In this state average pay 21.00 to34.00 for hourly around 18.00-19.50 per pt.
In this area back stabbing totally goes on...in one office I'm paid by patient and work with 8-9 other ldh large volume...we only get paid to clean...I work in regular practice were I see one pt. about every hour. I have only had an .80 cent raise in 7 years. I have paid holidays and two weeks paid vac. UT now our front desk person thinks I should share some off my days because other hygienist needs more money...don't we all...
For a young girl like yourself if you decide you still want hygiene as a career....then I would consider getting a B.S. in health administration, management, a field you can fall back in should hygiene not pan out like you think
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Dental Hygienist Forum - getting out of hygiene: Hi Suzanne I was wondering what field yo...
Hi Suzanne I was wondering what field you went in to. I also work in Indiana and have had enough of hygiene , the back stabbing , the hiring girls for 20.00 an hour, the lack of appreciation from employers. I just read that IUN is going B.S with their program...
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Dental Hygienist Forum - foreign trained dentists: [QUOTE who="paula in Vancouver, British ...
[QUOTE who="paula in Vancouver, British Columbia"]Hi,
I am a Romanian dentist , I am in Vancouver now, and I would like to get same information about Dentistry in Canada. What are the exeams, and where we need to go for more information? Thank you!![/QUOTE]
Salut!
Eu am terminat la Cluj acu cateva luni si sunt in Boston. Ai inceput s ate pregatesti?....nebunie cu atatea examene
adresa mea e flavia_moldovann@yahoo.com
contacteaza-ma daca vrei sa vorbim
mersi
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Dental Hygienist Forum - A graduated bachelor studies dental hygiene program?: well, I'm a graduated bachelor. I want t...
well, I'm a graduated bachelor. I want to study dental hygiene program in 2 ys.
I found these associate program seems recruit high school students, and require SAT.
But I finished education in Asia, I didn't participate SAT!Should I take it?
Is that wired to study dental hygiene associate program after B.S??
or there are other programs I should study?
Sorry, I found many school' websites but the seems tend to recruit high school students.
Thanks for your reading
Best Regrades. 2014.1.22
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Dental Hygienist Forum - Wondering how many of you get paid ONLY if your patient shows up.: Good day everyone... I read all your ...
Good day everyone...
I read all your comments... I just paid the registration fees at John Abbot college...No, its not a private school... I will not do the same mistake again.. Private schools lack of the correct education... I have been a Local IT for 10 years now... decided to change carriers but after what I have read,,, I AM CONFUSED...
I thought you get paid 8h a day... its new to my ears that Dr. sends you home when a client cancels or in a quite day....No benefits !!!...
The association MUST act to correct this mess...
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Dental Hygienist Forum - disability insurance, keep it or dump it?: I purchased GWL disability insurance fro...
I purchased GWL disability insurance from a broker in Vancouver in 1996. Just in the last 2 years I found out the plan is not what I was led to believe I had purchased. I would love to find out from Michelle, who had the initial post in this discussion, (somehow privately) if we had the same broker.
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