 Hello everybody, Andrew Mayeski here with Dental L. So let's talk about things you should not say to your dental hygienist, okay? If you say them, that's okay, but just know what I'm thinking inside my head, okay? So the number one thing is do not say I Hate coming here. I'm not happy. Hurry up. Just get it over with, okay? I have a lot of patience That when I used to work in a dental office anyway, not now that I have my own practice, which is nice Because I feel that they contact me because they want me to be there But when I used to work in a dental office, that's what patients would say and I would kind of say to them like oh, okay? Well nice to meet you too. Well, you're in for a teeth cleaning today, but you make it sound like you don't really want one done So I don't know. Do you want to rebook your appointment? You know like what am I supposed to say to that? So don't say that to your poor dental hygienist, okay? We know that you're not the most excited to be there But saying things like you you pretty much hate us and you can't wait for us to be done Just kind of sets the mood for the whole appointment, right? Because then I'm kind of thinking oh, I don't want to bother This person. I'm not gonna say much. I don't know what to do So yeah, just don't say that to your poor dental hygienist another thing is when we tell you That you have a lot of plaque a lot of charter and we might say to you the gums are starting to bleed a lot You know don't say to us. Well, they're bleeding because you're cleaning them They never bleed at home, you know if if that's what you're saying just so you know They're not bleeding because we're cleaning them healthy gums. Do not bleed, okay? They don't if we're checking the gum measurements if we're cleaning the teeth and the guns are bleeding That's just not healthy. We don't blame you or you know, we're not mad at you for you Know not taking the best care of your teeth But we do have to let you know because the worst thing is is we don't want to clean your teeth And then you sit up afterwards and say well, how did I do like you didn't say anything? Do I need to improve things? You know, you don't want to walk out of your dental hygiene appointment not knowing what we did, right? So that's why we do talk about like plaque levels charter levels stain And if the gums are bleeding because we want you to know that you might have to focus a little bit more on Those areas so whether you're a dental professional watching this you're probably laughing, right? Or a patient you're probably thinking oh shoot. I do say that and that's okay you guys you can say that But just so you know these are the truths. Okay, there's things that aren't true and there's truths Another thing is which I hear a lot is your child or your baby Took all of your calcium from your teeth. That's why you have bad teeth your baby does not take your calcium Okay. Yes, you're Contributing a lot more obviously when you're pregnant because you're eating for two There's a lot of things happening, but your baby's not stealing your your calcium from your teeth Okay, it's you could actually have more Gengivitis when you're pregnant because there's a lot of there's a lot of hormones happening in there That is normal not everybody gets that but if you if you do that's called pregnancy Gengivitis and you should be having your teeth cleaned every three months to keep things as healthy as possible Okay, but it's not because you are not getting bad teeth or bad gums from your baby. Okay, just so you know It's just not happening What else should you well? Maybe not so much like what would not to say to your dental hygienist, but just kind of Telling you guys like what's true and what's not true? Another thing what not to say is if we find a popcorn colonel stuck underneath the gums or something under there and We say to you. Oh, there's a popcorn colonel under here and then you say, oh, that's weird I had popcorn like two months ago. It's not a good thing That means you probably weren't able to pick up the floss and get it out of there, right? You can still tell us you're just being honest, but just so you know Okay, it's not we're not excited to hear you say. Oh, I had popcorn like two months ago It's pretty fine Another thing that I hear a lot of patients say is, you know I might tell them that they have more stain more plaque than you've been usual So I might ask them what has changed a lot of patients telling me Oh, we we went camping for two weeks or we went on holidays for two weeks. I forgot a toothbrush So I didn't use one. Why don't you guys just buy another toothbrush? They're not expensive That's the worst thing to say because in two weeks a law can happen They probably have a gingivitis So don't tell your dental hygienist that you went camping and didn't bring a toothbrush And didn't buy one or you went on vacation forgot a toothbrush and Um, just didn't buy one Sorry, I have pen on my arm. I saw patients today and I just kind of realized sorry But yeah, that's pretty funny, right when somebody admits to not brushing for two weeks. I can't imagine And another thing that I hear a lot is When I ask, oh, well, how many how many times do you brush how many times do floss and they tell me? Oh, I flossed the last time I saw you for about a week and then I stopped That's okay. But if you're not going to floss tell us actually tell us because there's different things that you might can you might want to try at home to You know, you're you're not flossing but it can still help such as the water pick The water picks amazing to get in between the teeth and I was reading an article the other day that says that the water picks Actually better than using the um using the floss probably because Patients people whoever are more compliant in using it So if you're not going to floss tell us so that's just kind of something that you should let us know Don't be ashamed but don't act like you're going to floss and then when we see you next time And things don't look so good. We wonder why and then you say, yeah, I haven't flossed at all Everything you talked to me about last time. I didn't even listen to it. It's not happening. Okay, don't tell us that another thing is not really something that patients say that I guess You shouldn't say but what we kind of find annoying Is when we're talking to you about your oral health and you say well, does my insurance cover that? Well, I don't know if my insurance covers it. So I don't know my insurance doesn't cover that So it's just not happening Please keep in mind that insurance is there which is amazing But we're not going to treat based on what your insurance covers not everybody has 100 coverage, right? We tell you what needs to be done for your oral health. We don't even look I personally don't pay too much too much attention to insurance until afterwards, you know, I will tell you what options You you know have like for example, if I see you and there's a lot of plaque a lot of stain It's been 10 years since your last cleaning. Um, I might say to you well, I couldn't do the whole cleaning today We're going to have to bring you back to finish and then after it's done The gums are in bad shape because you have severe gingivitis I want to see you every three months And if the first words out of your your mouth are well, insurance doesn't cover that I don't want it then kind of all of that oral hygiene instruction that I was talking to you about or whoever Kind of goes out the window. So we feel like oh shoot like you're not really Listening to what we're saying. I totally understand that you don't have unlimited funds but Don't be so insurance based. Okay, because your mouth Your teeth you only have one set you guys one set You don't want to be like well taking it on all my teeth is cheaper than having cleanings for the rest of my life So why don't I do that? No, don't you you know, no insurance? Yes, they might cover Teeth to be taken out but that's not the best course of action and you will be sorry and we can't just put them back in there. Okay, so Try to look at insurance as being a good thing. You do have that extra But whatever insurance doesn't cover. Well, that's just part of you staying healthy You know what I mean if that makes sense. So that's something that I like to talk to patients a lot about too And another thing I hear patients say is yeah, I didn't really like the last hygienist She was too rough or she was not rough enough, you know We all stick together. I mean, we might not all love one another But we're not going to talk bad about another dental professional and you really shouldn't either because what do you expect us to say Do you expect us to say? Yeah, she is horrible, right? Or he No, we're not going to say that. So the things patients tell us it's kind of like, okay So the last hygienist was too rough. So are you telling me that I'm not allowed to get a good cleaning in there? Or the last hygienist was too gentle. So You you want me to hurt you, you know, what what are you trying to say here? You know, so, you know The darndest things I guess that patients say so if you're a patient watching this Hopefully this made you laugh and if you're a dental professional watching this Hopefully this made you laugh too. And if you can think of anything else just comment I would love to hear it. Okay. And thank you guys so much Please make sure to click like so that way I know people are watching Let me know if there's a video topic that you guys want me to talk about Thank you so much and I'll see you in the next one