Do These Things...And You May Get Fired :(

[@MaudeTeeterLinkinbloom]

Patients in my experience, generally appreciate transparency. We all have to start somewhere.

[@dentalelle]

Agreed!

[@belmum1689]

My sister went to a doctor who never said anything about her smoking and upon leaving the hospital grounds she sees that doctor smoking, some health professionals do smoke. at least he wasn't a hypocrite telling her how bad smoking was, when he smoked too.

[@dentalelle]

Bel Mum I agree, it does happen. I do know a lot of nurses and doctors smoke (interesting?) but dental professionals it seems very rare.

[@belmum1689]

@@dentalelle True it is more rare for a dentist to smoke. Everyone who works in dental clinics/practices always have very nice white teeth too.

[@DavidHernandez-dk1zs]

When I went to DA school I was taught by an RDA who had over 10 years of experience, it also surprised me to see her taking a smoke break during lunch. I think everybody has their vices, regardless of their profession.

[@seymonelewis2223]

Thank you for these tips. I've recently gone back clinical after working administratively for over 7 years. The insight you gave on questions was great. I have been asking too many just to be sure.

[@Tiredallthetime2]

I could listen to you talk dentally for hours

[@dentalelle]

Aw thank you!

[@DariaHarruff]

Me too I can listen to it forever very interesting

[@amandabretch85]

My hygienist vapes and I honestly wouldn’t care is she smoked real cigarettes! A girl in my DA class has bad posterior teeth and she still got a job 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’ve seen dentists with not so beautiful teeth and office staff with bad botched jobs w veneers or with not so pretty dark teeth and they’re working in offices.

[@dentalelle]

As long as they aren't missing a bunch of teeth I think its ok haha otherwise, it would be hard to take their advice if they can't take care of their own teeth :)

[@amandabretch85]

@@dentalelle true. So it would be better to say a few things could be going on or whatever they don’t have to be perfect but they shouldn’t be visibly rotten! 😆

[@latishacelestine2869]

I am 3 weeks into my extern and I need to hear that it’s going to get better. I feel like I already want to give up. I’m mentally drained everyday. It’s like when I get in the chair next to the doctor everything leaves my brain and I make sooo many dumb small mistakes then I freak out and mess up even more. Is this normal or am I just doing really bad? Also on top of all that I’m a extrovert so im still shy around the office so that makes things even weirder. Neeed help/advice and stories to make me feel better. Thanks. Also if anyone has a tip, I also can’t find my comfortable “sitting position” in the chair so any advice on thah would be appreciated.

[@dentalelle]

I get it! You’re probably making smaller mistakes then you realize so try not to worry :) remember you are in your externship so they expect mistakes and it’s OK! Try to learn as much as you can and practice makes perfect

[@francinec2941]

I agree with what you said but maybe in your next video you might also want to add, some doctors do not like you to show 5, 10, 15 min early. The reason being is they don't want you to go over 8 hours. So you clock in at 8:00 and you clock out at 5:00 no time and a half

[@hanaelba234]

Thank youuu, that's a good tip

[@dentalelle]

Good point! I’ve gotten in trouble for that once haha

[@karaurbaniak5997]

I wish I saw this video before I started assisting! Thank you so much (:

[@dentalelle]

kara urbaniak I’m so glad to help! Better late than never :)

[@frehiwetpaulos1829]

@@dentalelle >>>>

[@GentleDental-sask]

Brilliant advice!

[@alexandrarusu3966]

I started working as a dental nurse. Could you please give me some tips how to talk with the patients to make them feel comfortable? I heard that many DA just sitting there and watching and I don't want to be one of them.

[@dentalelle]

Yes I even have KZbin videos on that! Search my channel for how to talk to patients and making small talk ;). I agree, just sitting there is no fun!

[@BOOM.SHOPPERS]

Thanks 👍 for the tips, really appreciate. I took a break from dentistry for about a year now, I'm ready to get back.

[@sholeh4334]

Love your channel ❤. I have been dental hygienist for about 24 years.most of the issues,you said ,I can definitely relate to..

[@dentalelle]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@tsinger7720]

thank you for the video! I'm starting my first day as a da next Monday!

[@AngelaAlcornTinyHouseAmerica]

Smoke breaks don't happen in any dental practice! However, great video!!

[@dentalelle]

I wish! I’ve seen them in my last office I worked in 😬

[@lilsunflower9655]

When you say don’t have bad teeth, do you mean like they have to be perfect? I never had braces, my top teeth are straight but my bottom teeth are crooked. I also have an enamel deficiency(runs in the family, yay!😥) so my teeth are not stark white like yours. (You have beautiful teeth by the way!). Will they not want to hire me because my teeth aren’t super white and super straight? I am starting dental hygiene school next year and I am nervous about my dental health. I brush twice a day, I use prescription Prevident toothpaste at night, I floss, I use the Philips Sonicare toothbrush... I see the dentist every 6 months. I keep up on my dental health, but my genes suck! I have cavities from high school too. I haven’t gotten another one since 2013 though!

[@dentalelle]

No definitely don’t have to be perfect!

[@DavidHernandez-dk1zs]

I am a DA and all of my coworkers have at least 7 years of experience, a few weeks ago I helped my dentist do some fillings on one of my coworkers, she had nice white teeth but still she had a few interproximal cavities and her bottom teeth were a bit crooked, which I had never noticed before. You don´t have to have a perfect smile to work in the dental field, I think everyone has some form of oral problem, just that some people have more than others.

[@jillianrobinson1985]

This video made me feel so good lol Im a brand new grad, only 5 months into my first job and I was so worried that I was asking too many questions and stuff like that, but I now feel much better. The only questions I tend to ask are more along the lines of where things are in the office and what exactly the dentists like/want me to do (how to let them know I’m ready for an exam, if they want me to have the patient sitting or laying back when they come in for an exam)

[@ledlowsproductions3412]

How was your 1sr week.? I’m so nervous

[@DariaHarruff]

can profanity get someone fired on the job do u know anything about that Andrea?

[@dentalelle]

I’d say it depends on the workplace, but overall that isn’t seen as very professional :-)

[@DariaHarruff]

@@dentalelle thanks

[@clarinapetrovich9170]

Where can I get the light that you showed us in video?

[@DjLuckyCat]

Totally off topic but i love your lipstick and was wondering what brand/shade it is if you recall?? :P

[@dentalelle]

Thank you! I think it was a lipsense shade called ‘Nude’ by Senegence

[@marieschrader9150]

So embarrassing that I'm in a dental field w the worst teeth :(

[@stephanieortiz4197]

Thank you for all your videos they are really helpful I’m going for my externship of Dental Assistant next month and I’m nervous about the procedures do I have to know every interment? What if I don’t know what instrument to pass? But at the same time I’m really excited and motivated to learn new things! Thank you for all your help ❤️❤️

[@candicesandrin1906]

Does this count for front desk too?

[@Nickwbuk]

Great video!

[@dentalelle]

Nick Buksa thanks so much!

[@coreyanderson7424]

Uhm, most people don't care if a dentist smokes😅

[@dentalelle]

Smokers wouldn't LOL

[@abefinklestein711]

You're great!

[@jeffmeisner8976]

How hard is it to get off for vacation for DH? And sick days?

[@dentalelle]

Honestly? Impossible lol offices don’t like giving hygienists time off

[@jeffmeisner8976]

@@dentalelle Honestly should I do LPN or dental hygiene, I have 3 kids.... I did think of doing dental hygiene to PA and than working in a oral surgery office still doing dentistry or getting masters in public health with emphasis in dental ....

[@jeffmeisner8976]

@@dentalelle also are you teaching dentrix or eagle software for DH ?

[@faukerconsulting835]

@@jeffmeisner8976 ☝🏻💁🏻‍♀️funny you should bring up dental software...I worked and developed programming when Easy Dental was being purchased by Dentrix and the transitions from a DOS based application to Windows back in the early-mid 90's(and the only reliable printer was the Okidata 600 because no one wanted to put up the $.5M for writing various printer drivers and the Okidata 600 worked with a generic driver by Windows) after moving back to the US from Japan 🙄👍🏻

[@faukerconsulting835]

@@jeffmeisner8976 🤔...Ermmmm...3 kids?? ONLY if you had someone reliable to guarantee they will be able to care for sick kiddos ESPECIALLY when working for a small office...to call in a temp not only costs the practice a different salary, but ALSO a daily placement fee. 💁🏻‍♀️If working in a rather large office with different specialties where there are 2-3+ dentists, a few hygienists, and a dozen assistants, you might find this larger dental practice more forgiving because they have the manpower to cover the holes in staffing for the unexpected need for time off. ☝🏻The last office I worked in, there were 4 of us...dentist, hygienist, assistant, and receptionist where it was the unspoken rule that you took your time off/vacation when the dentist to vacation 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@DestinyQ5582]

Greg video !

[@royalvamps5896]

Are you sitting during the procedures

[@dentalelle]

Yes! I may stand the odd time but normally sitting

[@belmum1689]

I have a appointment with a hygienist next month and in 40 yrs I never been to one before, that poor lady I hope she is bored b/c everyone else has nice teeth, as my teeth are disgusting I am having removal of calculus, tropical application remineralizing and/or cariostatic agents and clinical periodontal analysis and recording, I am guessing it means a teeth clean and I am also getting two x- rays of my rotten back teeth hoping they don't need to be pulled out.

[@dentalelle]

Bel Mum that’s ok! This is our job, I promise she will be SO happy to see you. She knows it probably meant a lot for you to come in and see us now. You will get an amazing cleaning!

[@belmum1689]

@@dentalelle But its embarrassing it could've been prevented if I took better care of myself my teeth but no after not going to the dentist in yrs and drinking coca cola every other day-which I have stopped drinking as it hurts my teeth, now I am brushing twice day and using the special toothpaste that the dentist gave me, the dentist also filled 5 rotten top front teeth in one hit for $300 as she was scared about not having enough time to save my teeth if we did them one at a time and I am now flossing I'm being very careful as my gums hurt, I also only have one teaspoon of sugar in my coffee now. I am really scared I might have gum disease, I just don't know what stage its in I guess we will find out, I really don't want to lose my teeth. * The dentist said to me its not to late to start caring for my teeth, we might be able to save them.(even for a bit longer)

[@dentalelle]

Bel Mum yes it’s never too late! These things happen and it’s not entirely your fault if you didn’t know. Now you do. Keep it up and see the dental hygienist regularly

[@MrRdh567]

I tell all of my patients that are embarrassed by their teeth that they are in a no judgement zone. I tell them many things like " hey life happens" or I understand " mama's put their kid's first" or some may have been drug addicts and say "I got clean 2 years ago" "I ruined my teeth" I will tell them "congratulations I am happy for you" People want to not feel judged. I am not their judge and jury... I am there to help them get healthy. My judgement zone comes out when parents neglect their kid's dental health. Pisses me off.