 Hello everybody, Andrew Maeski here with dental lmobile hygiene. So let's talk about do I make money as a mobile dental hygienist? Is it worth it? Okay, it's so much more than just simply saying well, I used to work at a dental office I make the same amount would I work at a dental office again, but I not this is so much more than that So I can't really tell you guys why you should become a mobile dental hygienist if you're thinking about it If this is enticing to you, that's fantastic But then you might be thinking but will I make enough money? Yes, you will a common question people ask me all the time is Do you make more than you did working at a dental office? Yes, I do, but my situation was different I have worked or I used to work sorry part-time at a dental office for the longest time I got out of full-time because I would come home exhausted Dental hygiene you guys takes a lot out of you not only because you're you know hunched over But because you're with people all day long dental hygienists are a certain type of person We always want to make everybody happy But often at the end of the day we're not happy because all of our energy is so focused on making other people happy So I worked part-time so in my own Mobile rdh practice now I work full-time. So yes, of course, I'm going to make more money I would not change anything me having to go back to work for somebody else now I simply couldn't do it because I like having Full control of all aspects of everything I have full control of The patients who I see when I see them how long I see them I never have to worry about being behind. I never have to worry about well now. Do I have enough PPE? Well, I work for myself So I make sure that I spend the money on The PPE that I need to keep myself safe and my patients safe a lot of offices Or I should say a lot of dental hygienists who are working for offices are now saying that their office isn't giving them the Proper PPE or enough PPE or they have to pay for their own PPE. That's crazy So another reason why I love just simply working for myself is because I don't have to answer to anybody else Not that that's a bad thing you guys not everybody is made to work for themselves. It's true It's a lot of work you guys when I'm done seeing patients I have at least Several hours of paperwork, but that's because I see my patients during the day and then I do all of my notes paperwork Putting the payment through looking through insurance checks when I get home If I had an assistant for that, it would be easier, but I just simply don't have that yet Plus I do accept assignment So talking about money if I didn't accept assignment I would not have nearly as many patients as I have now I just simply wouldn't so I do accept assignment and that actually helps me make more money because I'm seeing more Patients when I first started my practice. I was probably seeing maybe two people a week on average That's not a full-time income. Maybe one person a day on average, but that's still not a good enough income for me So once I decide to start accepting assignment and I did that because that's what people asked for They would say well, do I have to pay right away? I just simply don't have the money So once I did start accepting assignment, I was getting more and more patients in so yes I make enough money If you do things properly Which brings me to my next point a lot of dental hygienists want to undercharge themselves because they think they have to get Patients they have to get the word out there that they're a mobile dental hygienist So they might literally charge like a hundred dollars or less for a cleaning. Don't do that Our work is hard. We're hunched over as a mobile dental hygienist you guys we have to log in all of that Equipment or our own business it takes quite a person to have their own business Patients should pay you for that. They're paying you for your experience. So don't charge a hundred dollars for a cleaning I mean unless their teeth are so amazing that you that you didn't do a lot of polish scale none of that Well, that's one thing, right? But don't just say it's going to be a hundred dollars for everybody It doesn't matter if they're, you know, two years old 12 years old 60 years old Charge based on their deposits and that's what I tell patients I say if you haven't been in for 10 years It's going to cost you more than somebody who comes in every six months Because it will be harder work for me to do easier for you easier for me less money So, you know, don't be nervous to tell that to patients and say hey If you want it less then do a good job and then the cost is less So if you charge properly if you go by your Ontario fee guide or depending on where you live Of course go by the fee guide don't charge under the fee guide because you shouldn't you know You just simply shouldn't and if you can accept assignment. Yes, it's more paperwork But you you absolutely should because you will get more patients which means more money So having your own business is amazing because again, everything you can do Whenever you want to do when you want to do it, you're in full control The best thing for me is I don't have to worry about being behind I can talk to patients as much as I want When I book one patient, for example, I book two hours Because I take an hour a little bit longer for the new patient exam But then it takes me time to set everything up and put everything away afterwards So I book two hours. Let's say I'm seeing two patients in one household I'll book three hours. If I'm seeing a two-year-old, okay I might not take the full hour, but I will still book the full hour anyway So that allows me time to clean up set up all of that. I talk about timing I talk I talk about the schedule in another video. So feel free to watch that I hope this helped. If you guys need anything, please let me know