 Hello, everybody. Andrea here. Let's talk about how to get ahead before you actually start your dental hygiene program. This is also the same for dental assisting programs as well. Probably a lot of healthcare programs, but just those are the ones that I'm going to be talking about specifically. So you're excited. You know, you're about to embark on a journey where schooling is going to be very tough. You might even be taking an accelerated program where you have limited breaks, but you actually finish school quicker. This is what happened to me. I took an accelerated 18 months program many, many moons ago. I've been a dental professional for about 18 years now, but how do you prepare for your program before you get started? So what I suggest doing, honestly, you guys, is enjoying the time you have before you start the program. If you do a search on my YouTube channel, you will find some videos about like tooth numbering, how to really know the different teeth, the different types of teeth, the different directions, things like mesial distal lingual buckle to explain the front surface of the teeth, the back surface, the insides, the outsides. Okay. That would be the one thing that I would suggest reviewing because what I find they do in your program is they're going to talk about that for five minutes. And if you have no dental knowledge or no dental experience in a dental office, you're going to be very overwhelmed because you have to know, of course, the different teeth numbers and the different types of teeth to really move forward. And I find they go through that the quickest. But overall, you guys enjoy the time you have before your program because what I find happens is students want to study as much as they can before the program so they get ahead. So you might know anatomy is one of your classes oral pathology and maybe clinical prevention, something like that. Well, if you try to study that first without a teacher actually teaching it to you, you might just be reading a textbook it's going to be way over your head you're going to be so overwhelmed. And you're going to even get more anxious before you start your program. So then your first day you're going to be so anxious so worried. It's just not a good thing. I think teachers teach you first. Okay, I do offer a course called the dental Elf Student Academy, where I can actually be your teacher before you start the program. So if you're a very eager student, where you do want to get started before you actually start the program before day one. I can help you with that so I can go over the basics first where I'm teaching it to you, kind of like a video like this with PowerPoint but I'm teaching you. And you're not just simply reading a textbook reading chapters, I can actually teach it to you so you will be a step ahead if that is something you really want to do. Plus, inside the Student Academy, we have every single topic with every single module so if you know your classes for let's say the first semester. I can help you with any tests, assignments and projects you have so you literally have a tutor with you, every step of the way during your program that in my opinion is priceless. I don't know how things are now, but when I was a student I would have to pay I believe it was $60 to $70 per hour. If I wanted a teacher to tutor me after school, nobody can afford that so what we ended up doing if we need extra help because you will need extra help is a bunch of us would kind of sign up together. And the teacher would come in and help us after school so we would split the $70 per hour, but still, how about I help you guys so you're one step ahead, less stressed and less anxious so let me help you if that is something you want to do. But just to summarize the video, try not to get too hung up with learning everything before you even start the program it's better to have somebody teach it to you so you're not spending 10 hours studying anatomy before you even start anatomy, and then you're just overwhelmed confused. It's better to have somebody teach it to you, but definitely have a look inside the dental L student Academy, if you want help throughout your entire program. So I'm not helping you prepare for the board exam. I'm just helping you prepare for your studies while in school, the only tutoring course of its kind you have full access to me for two years literally 24 seven. We have a members only Facebook group as well. Let me know you guys if any questions and I'll talk to you guys very soon. I look forward to teaching everybody.