 Hi everybody, I believe I'm live. I'm doing this again. I never actually know when I'm live or not But it says I'm live. So I'm assuming I'm a little bit early here So I know I said I'd become on at 7 p.m. Eastern time But I figured I'd come on a little bit early in case I had some early burns with me Let's see here And this way you guys can let me know if you have any questions comments I just did a hello in the chat box here So that way everybody can see this is my second live. So please forgive me. I find if I do something wrong I do know From last time I Realized the chat Like the comments and the chat didn't actually say so I will try to read the comments out loud this time So for those of you guys who look at the recording afterwards, you'll kind of know what we were talking about. So hi Miranda hello hello This is just a question and answer for hygiene assisting dental Basically anything if you guys have any dental questions If you guys have any questions about any courses, whatever you guys want if you just want to chat Everybody really liked the line that I did last time which is fantastic So that's why I wanted to come on again And I did have a lot of emails about my new teeth whitening technician training course So I wanted to talk to you guys about that as well Ebony nice to see you again. Hello. Oh You had passed. That's amazing You must feel so happy to have passed your exam Hopefully you did some celebration of some kind. I guess with Valentine's Day and everything So that's even more special, right? Nothing wrong with that. Thanks for hopping on again And I'm Ebony. Did you learn about this live YouTube? Um, I posted in the community on YouTube, but I don't know if I did it properly So I was just curious if this is how you found out about it. I'm or um People were telling me last time that you get a notification when I come on live Mm-hmm Definitely a huge relief for sure So you guys if anybody has comments questions feel free to type in the chat box and I will absolutely answer them, of course If I don't have questions, I'm just gonna talk I did get some questions over email. I feel like I have to sneeze again Why does this always happen when I do a live video? It doesn't happen when I'm doing my actual videos But it happens when I'm doing my live video. So that's hilarious. Oh Sonya, I just sent you an email about the working interview question I literally just made a new Video for you on working interviews about 20 minutes ago. So definitely look at that link I literally explained everything about how the working interview goes and what we expect I'll do kind of a recap for you here since you did ask Basically a work interviews you don't have to be as nervous as it probably sounds I remember doing them too. We're always gonna be nervous anytime. We work somewhere new or nervous, right? Like even me when I I mean I'm not nervous But when I see a new patient you have that feeling of oh, this is a new person. How are things gonna go? So it's the same thing as working in an office. Just basically treat it as if you're working there. Do the best you can Nobody expects you to be perfect ask questions if you have questions, but don't ask too many questions and be annoying Help out if there's no patience take initiative Seat the patient right away. If you don't know how ask Ask What else did I say in the video? It's not so funny. I just did the video and now I'm trying to think If it's a slow day ask other staff members if they need help the dental hygienist dental assistant the dental receptionist I did say at the end of the day Thank the staff for having you if you managed if the working in if the office Manager set up the working interview for you then make sure to stop in at the end of the day and say thank you And you'd love to work there if the dentist set up the interview for you stop in say hi Thank you so much. It was great to work with you, but watch the video. I did send you the link It's not published live on your sorry It's not published yet on YouTube yet that will probably be in a couple days, but I did send you the link You're very welcome. Oh ebony great question. Do I have any funny stories about work that I can share? Good question. I guess I should have thought about that a I did upload some youtube videos like years ago of just like funny work stories Now that I have my own business. I kind of feel like my patients Are not as How do I say this not as weird Like I don't have as many funny stories Ebony I can't think of any right now. I actually can't Oh My gosh, I feel silly, but I can't think of any funny stories I mean, I guess some funny stories with kids like kids will say the weirdest things I have kids sometimes where there's they're so shy and so nervous when they see the dentist So that's why the mum or dad booked me In to go see them mobile at their home and the kids are so hyper. They're so happy They love it. They jump into the chair right away They can't wait to brush my stuffed animals teeth So that's pretty funny, but not like a weird story or like funny story. I suppose Kids are a lot of fun. Oh, there are two saiyas. Look at that. That doesn't happen too often Hamo, sorry if I pronounced your name wrong. Can I explain the oral cavity? So what do you mean? Like what is the oral cavity? Are you a dental professional or just somebody who's curious about the oral cavity? Um, the oral cavity is basically inside the mouth So the oral cavity is anything inside the mouth So teeth the tissues the tongue the insides of the cheeks the palate The oral cavity is kind of what the dental professional works on either dental assisting Dental hygiene. We are in the oral cavity. I guess if that makes sense I Can tell you guys some weird stories like now that I'm a mobile dental hygienist I have to think of things like today. I had a snow day We got so much snow. I'm sure I would have been fine to travel But I had like a foot of snow in my driveway. That's gonna take forever I was very sore after shoveling that and I have to think about things like oh well Will my patient have time to shovel their driveway or am I gonna be stuck on the road lugging in my Compressor all all of my bags the patient chair. That's not happening. It's just not worth it So if we get a lot of snow, I call it a snow day and I do not see patients Not all the time like if I kind of feel like it's fine I do have some patients that you know probably don't think to shovel their driveway before I come or they can't They don't shovel their porch or something so it's pretty funny to kind of see me Maneuver over so I make sure to wear my big long like boots I'm like maneuvering over with all my stuff. I Come in and they're kind of like oh my god I didn't even think to shovel the driveway or my porch I'm so sorry and I feel weird saying can you please shovel the driveway for me before I arrive I don't like to do that. So that's kind of something you have to think about as a mobile dental hygienist I definitely had to be careful where like there's ice I don't want to slip and fall and hurt myself walking up to a patient's front door things like that. Oh My goodness Ebony. Here's a funny story for you talking about being careful driving So thank you for thinking of me I ran out of windshield washer fluid in the middle of the highway the other day You would think your car would alert you When your windshield wiper fluid is like almost gone, but mine didn't and it's a brand new car So kind of strange, but I ran out of windshield washer fluid. I needed it So I opened up the sunroof and I had my water bottle and I'm like squirting water Yeah Probably dangerous, but it's a lot worse driving when I can't see so then as soon as I could finally get to a gas station I bought some windshield washer fluid. I've never filled it up myself before. So thank you YouTube I did a quick YouTube check on how to do it easy actually I've never even lifted up my hood before so I didn't even know how to do that But I did it and then guess what I couldn't open the container of the windshield washer fluid Has anybody ever had trouble opening that container before it's like child proof Times three and my hands and like fingers were so cold. I couldn't squeeze the cap. So I had to ask for help That's my funny story for you The Yukon province I'm Sonya good question So Sonya's question is do I know if I if you want to work in a Yukon province Which should we be registered? I'm not sure and I I wish I could look that up for you But I get many emails and questions about different provinces The easiest thing to do is send an email to the CDA the CDH. Oh as you had mentioned and Ask them and they will tell you if you aren't to be registered with them You would they would at least tell you where to go In fact, I can do a quick search online for you, but I can't promise I'll find anything Let's see You know what just a quick search I think you would be with the CDH. Oh, but I don't know for sure. So definitely look that up, okay? Sorry, I wish I could be more helpful, but that's my guess and that actually brings me to my next point I've been getting emails about my new teeth whitening course that I do offer So I do offer a full teeth whitening technician training course in some provinces in some states You do not have to be a dental professional to be a teeth whitening technician So I offer the course for everybody you could be a hair stylist who wants to do something on the side You could be a lash technician who wants to do something on the side I offer full training for teeth whitening online and your Clinical exam is done online also. So you don't have to do it in person with me I have everything set up so you can do it online and my course is different because I offer a full Business component so I don't just teach you about teeth whitening and then say okay. Goodbye. Here's your certificate Good luck. See you later. I offer a full business component So I make sure you actually succeed in your teeth whitening business So I can leave you guys the link down here if you want to check it out. It's white teeth school I know Dot-com white teeth school dot-com for the recording. You'll see the link in the description So I get a lot of questions and comments about teeth whitening and the common question is Can I be a teeth whitening technician? I suggest you contact whether you're a dental professional or not look up your local dental hygiene Association or dental assisting Association and email them and ask them if you can open up your own teeth whitening business I know if you're not a dental professional You might be wondering why am I emailing the dental hygiene or dental assisting association when I'm not a dental professional But they will give you the answer they will tell you if you have to be a dental professional or not and Even in some areas if you're a dental professional, you can't just open up your own teeth whitening business You need additional quality qualifications, but some you do not so I Suggest checking and then if you're allowed come to me I will teach you guys how to do it plus a full business component We meet online as well So you get the full course which is 80 hours of teeth whitening material that you are learning It's not a tiny course you guys it's a full-on course and business component But we meet once a month like this where we talk about your teeth whitening journey Your questions your business all of that so you can succeed. Okay, so that's a very common question I hope this helps to clear that up It's easier for me to talk about it live that it is to answer all of those questions in the YouTube comments But I'll probably do it anyway, but so I hope that helps you guys I'm just checking out the other questions Hi, oh good. I am so happy that you like my channel. Thank you. Oh That's exciting. So the beginning of April You will be starting a dental assistant course. That's amazing. I'm so happy if you need help Let me know because I do offer a full Dental assisting board exam prep Academy. So if you need help, I am more I would love to help you I was a dental assistant first as well 15 years ago, and I love the dental assisting profession I love the dental profession But dental assisting is amazing because everybody looks for you for help like you are the hub of the practice Just you wait Dental assisting is amazing. I am a dental hygienist right now With my own business if you didn't know that but I was a dental assistant first. Oh Hope hello hope Hope is just saying that her Ten-year-olds right canine tooth is loose and her permanent is already out any tips on removing it painlessly Painlessly very good question. I see this a lot. Just have her wiggle wiggle wiggle Wiggle wiggle wiggle you can help her to have her bite into an apple But she probably won't want to do that just wiggle wiggle wiggle is the best thing to do honestly If you take a full Kleenex, which of course I don't have here but take a full Kleenex and just like Put the tooth in the Kleenex and like wiggle wiggle wiggle say okay. Let's count to five That really helps if she lets you and Tell her she'll get money from the tooth fairy if the tooth comes out Um, okay, I hope I pronounced your name, right? Hello Good question, so um mig sorry if I didn't pronounce your name Right is asking what are the procedures that you are allowed to perform if you don't have a license yet Are you referring to? dental or sorry being a dentist a dental assistant a dental hygienist or Are you referring to teeth whining? Let me know And I believe I'm recording this you guys I can't remember I think it asked me if I wanted to record it last time and I just clicked yes, so I hope that worked Okay, so as a dental assistant, you probably can't do much until you have your license You might be able to open up your own teeth whining business I'm talking about teeth whining if you wanted to do that But you cannot do any dental assisting duties unless you have your license. That is of course sure same with dental hygiene You can't Do any dental hygiene duties unless you have your license, so I hope that helps Very good question. So somebody's asking me any tips for Debridement on on a client for the first time. They are a dental hygiene student. I remember That day as clear as crystal. I barely touched the teeth. I was so freaking nervous. Oh my god I can't really give you any tips because it depends on your comfort level All I can say is don't be afraid of hurting the client You probably won't obviously be careful But my mistake was I was too careful that I barely touched the teeth. Don't be afraid to get right in there, okay? I don't know if you can go like do you feel comfortable asking your Dental assistant dental hygienist in the in the office that you might go to and say hey Can I just watch you clean the patient's teeth? And can you like give me tips on what to do what not to do because if you were here I'd be happy to give you like actual clinical tips, but it's kind of hard Just you're gonna be nervous. That's normal. I was very nervous I probably failed my my first client because I barely touched them, but don't be afraid to get right in there So I hope that helps Great question. So somebody says that they wear Full dentures and take them out overnight and keep them in during the day while short naps Yes, I think that's fine Just the main thing is that you are taking them out at nighttime and you know cleaning them The main reason to take your dentures out at night is so your mouth can you know Sort of breathe if that makes sense because if the dentures are in all the time your Mouth and gum tissues can't breathe properly. So then you can get infections. You can get soars So it's best to take them out at night Like just to allow that healing to happen if that makes sense Short naps. I think it's fine. It can't hurt to take them out though But I think it's fine to leave them in too unless you are noticing like soars inside the mouth If your mouth is just not feeling comfortable, then you might want to start taking them out more, but I think you should be fine Meg good, I do hope that that helped And Christina's asking for dental assisting are there certificates and a license if so How do you get a dental assistant license? Great question. So yes to be a dental assistant. You do need a certificate Not really a license it's more like a certificate But you do have to be trained to be a dental assistant Depending on where you live. I do suggest just simply looking up online Dental assisting training dental assisting schools and a bunch will pop up for you because it does depend on where you live It varies. It could be 11 months. It could be six months. It could be two years Every course is different depending on where you live talking about teeth whitening You might be able to open up your own teeth whitening business without having a license I know a lot of dental assisting students who do actually open up their own teeth whitening business Because they want to kind of do something and start that first and then they realize how much they love it And they want to become a dental assistant after that So you don't necessarily need a license to have your own teeth whitening business depending on where you live If that helps Christine And somebody's asking how long does it take to say if a root canal treatment is successful? Great question depends on the dentist doing it. They might tell you I'm not really sure about this root canal Let's wait three months to see if it actually took or they might know right away the key is if they take an x-ray after the treatment to See how the tooth is at that time and then the next time you see them probably in three months to really see if the root Canel has taken properly they'll take another x-ray and then compare the two if they still notice a Black we call it a Radiolucent area then the infection is still present or that's not a healthy tooth if there's no black Radiolucent areas then the root canal has been successful So I hope that that helps Sonya good question. So Sonya is asking about tips on tempting. So I was a temp for a long time Sonya, are you referring to temp as a dental assistant? I think so, right? Or dental hygiene, no, I think dental assisting right well either or I suppose it's fine Temping is hard because you're in a different office every time So if you get like butterflies anxiety every time you work in a different office, and that's gonna be hard for you You know like I I didn't mind wearing in different offices But I did kind of like it when I just worked in the one office because at least I knew what to expect But the kind of nice thing about temping is you can get in and get out So if you don't like the staff, it's like okay Bye see you later and then you don't have to work there again and Temping Offices love you because you're helping them out, right? They've probably looked for a temp because somebody called in sick Somebody keeps calling in sick or they just can't hire somebody full-time because there's nobody out there So temps get paid more and there's so much more appreciative of you Check out my YouTube channel and type in temping I have a lot of videos about temping because I used to be a temp as well. So Christine good, I do hope that that helped any other questions you guys It can be about anything it can be about dental it can be about my courses it can be about your teeth Whatever you want because after we do the Facebook live, I will be I will be uploading a new video Or I should say videos because it's my video night tonight. So I'll be uploading a bunch Speaking of which does anybody have any video topics that they want me to talk about She a good question. I went to a private college and I loved it I don't want to say I loved it because it was a very tough program and I hated it But I mean I wouldn't have done anything different. So a private college you typically pay more But you get in right away as long as you have the marks to stay there You're fine. Whereas a public college for me I couldn't get into any of them because I needed like a 95 percent back in the day And I had a 92 percent which wasn't good enough So I looked into private colleges and they accepted me right away You do have to pay a little bit more usually but you get done in a shorter period of time because it's an accelerated program So you work harder, but it's worth it. So I went to a private college in Toronto Even for dental assisting. I went to a private college in London London, Ontario Not London England for dental hygiene. I went to a private college in Toronto if that helps and for my restorative program I actually went to a public College. Yeah, I kind of forgot about that in Ottawa David good question. So David's asking how can I be better at? Debridement, you know what it takes practice and if you don't feel confident in your skills I suggest taking a hands-on course We can all learn from hands-on courses I would love to take a hands-on course to sort of upgrade my teeth cleaning abilities But with COVID there just hasn't been any offered right now But once they start that again, I would like to take a teeth cleaning, you know course to update my You know skills try maybe different instruments. That's the best thing to do and practice does make perfect I'm sure I'm not perfect. We can always learn something I hope that helps, but that is truly the best way to get better at it I Probably wasn't very good when I first started but now 15 years later I'm probably a lot better you would hope then if I had just started so it does take time it takes practice Great question. So somebody's asking did I find going back for restorative more difficult than your original program? I Want to say no, it was not more difficult just because I kind of had the background knowledge already I knew what to expect. It was just kind of additional skills, but the restorative program was not easy Oh my lord Basically, we learned something like we would learn how to fill the teeth using a meldom fillings that afternoon We'd be seeing a patient an actual live person Actually, no, sorry. That's not true. It could have been One day we learned how to do let's just say a meldom fillings and then that afternoon we did it on like a Type of dodge so like a fake person, but then the next day we did it on a real live person So that was difficult. It was stressful, but you know, I'm glad I have that skill I learned more when I started doing it on real people in the dental office because I had a Mentor to kind of walk me through everything. He was extremely helpful So what I say it was more difficult than my dental hygiene program No, just because dental hygiene is a lot longer and you see more patients if that makes sense It's kind of like a different category all together Um Zachia is asking can you give me some examples of university interview ethical scenario questions and how to answer them? Oh, that's a good question. Um Ethical I haven't been a part of that interview process so I don't know but my guess is they might say something like Hmm, you know what I don't know What would they say? You know what I don't know. I don't want to give you bad advice I've never been a part of that, but it's just probably like everyday ethics like what you do if a patient can't pay for their Treatment, but they're in so much pain. Do you send them on their way? Yes or no? What would you do you would probably treat them, but then work out a payment plan work out something If they said well, they can't pay well work out a better treatment plan something like that You know, that's my guess on what they would be talking about, but I don't know. I'm sorry. I can't really answer that Shayha is asking have you ever experienced a dentist or employer looking down on a private college education actually no never That's a great question. I have never in fact a lot of employers and dentists Like honestly don't even look at where you went to college or university just as long as you graduated That's a great question, but yeah, no never had a problem Like ever like not even for a second. They're just happy you have graduated to be honest Smile therapy my pleasure. I am very happy to have this channel. How long has it been now? I want to say five or six years maybe even seven years now if you guys look at my last video or my like first videos They were probably really bad So thank you for continuing to watch me. I love to help Your question is when I first started doing house visits, what was it like with the mobile? Unit and the noise level. How did you manage that? You know what? That's a great question too because when I first heard my compressor unit It was loud so much so where I looked into getting like noise Canceling blankets to put over top of it, but that just looks messy and it doesn't work. It's really not that loud I mean, it's loud, but you don't have it on the entire time The only time I turn it on is when I need to spray some water or use the suction or use the handpiece Nobody has ever complained about the noise and that's a true story. I do mention it to them though I will say to them. Oh, and just since you haven't had me before I'm just gonna turn on my compressor unit for a second so you can hear the noise It kind of sounds like a vacuum so here we go So I turn it on and say see that's all it is I don't have it on the whole time just as just if I spray some water or suction They have the same thing in a dental office, but it's behind the wall somewhere So you would never hear it, but it's the same thing and no patient has ever had a problem with that So don't worry about the noise. In fact, when I first started looking into mobile units I had asked dental assist sorry dental hygienists, which ones they were using and they all said to me Oh my god, they're so loud. Do not get this one. Do not get that one yet It's no big deal. So I think it just depends on your outlook on the whole thing It's going to be loud because it's right there, but I'm so glad to have it, right? Otherwise, I wouldn't have suction. I wouldn't have water. None of that. Um, great question Um, is it or is it not the rubber dam mandatory for composite resin fillings The rubber dam is only mandatory for root canals and that's because we use a solution called sodium hypochlorite which is bleach and water to disinfect the inside of the canal and we don't want that in your mouth So rubber dams are mandatory for root canals, but not for any other procedure But dentists do like using the rubber dam because it keeps the cheeks out of the way It keeps the mouth isolated your tongue everything out of the way as a restorative dental hygienist I love the rubber dam. I like to use it too I do not use it in my mobile practice just because they're very expensive and I don't do fillings like Multiple times a day. So I don't use it. I have learned to live without it But it is really nice to use and you might notice in dental offices They will use it on everything and say it's mandatory even if it's not Just because it's so much easier for them to keep them out or sorry to keep the lips tongue and everything out of the way So I hope that helps Um After your sorry, I probably pronounced that wrong had said I just had an interview with the one Oh, the one question was an ethical question Like what ethical situation have you been in and how did you deal with it? Oh, that's a good question Um, I would ask them to be specific like do they mean with a patient? or like in a as a team Because sometimes like with ethics what we often talk about is Is like for example, what do you do if you're in a dental office and the dental assistant is cleaning teeth? So dental assistants aren't allowed to clean teeth, but they might pick up a scaler and clean teeth I don't know it doesn't happen, but this is just a common ethical question What do you do? Do you talk to the dental assistant? Do you yell at the dental assistant? Do you talk to the dentist to get them fired what you do? So it might be that type of ethical question. Well, you would talk to the person first Say, why are you doing this? You shouldn't be doing this Stop if they don't stop mention it again to them and then go to the higher up Which would be the dentist and mention something so usually with any ethical situation You talk to the person involved and try to resolve it as best they can Um, what ethical situation did you come up with? I'm curious Um, and song is asking have you experienced laser treatment learning? No, I don't know. I haven't Um, a lot of dental hygienists do use lasers. I think it's a great idea I just don't know much about it yet. So I'm sorry. I can't answer that one too well Um, is it not mandatory for removing amalgam restorations? Oh, um, it's not mandatory But it's highly suggested because when you're removing an amalgam That's when the mercury and the toxins come out because the heat of the of the high speed handpiece Is removing that filling and you need the suction the high speed suction right there To suction up most of those toxins basically So if the rubber dam is there, that's much better because then it's not going in the mouth I don't believe it's mandatory. It might be different depending on where you live here It's not mandatory, but amalgams aren't commonly used either And yeah, those those ethical situations. It's vague. I would want to have them be more specific And that's what I would say to them. I'd say can you be more specific? Please like can you give me a situation and I'll tell you how to handle it I wonder can you do like a search online ethical situations and how to answer them? They might give you some examples Um, how long to study hygiene in canada? It's about two years If you get a university equivalent I think it's three maybe four years But even I don't have that because here you really don't need it to be honest unless You want to teach in a university or teach in a college I have my own business where I teach online so I don't need to go to university for that Plus, I don't want to spend the money and spend the time. No, thank you. I'm fine So two years if you do it the normal the basic way Um, oh that's smart. So you had mentioned a sticky situation of when you had to deal with the Relatives medical problem and what I had to do in a short span of time. That's very smart Um, doa. Hello. So nice to see you You're a student of mine, right? Or you were or are Or you just have the same name as one of my students. Sorry Um Is asking what if an office does not perform perio? Probing for all pro fee patients. It does not want to Oh really? Um, are they not doing probing once a year? Next question Um Itachi sorry, I probably pronounced your name so wrong. Um, you got your first dental practical any advice for practical exams You are so nervous. Oh my god. I know Practical exams You're gonna be nervous. Um, I'm not gonna tell you not to be nervous because you're gonna be nervous Just do the best you can and remember it will be over soon And I'm sorry. That's the best advice I can give you just make sure you're prepared Um, even practice with somebody like not like clinically but like practice talking to somebody How you're going to go through with the paperwork all of that practice with another student even You're going to be nervous, but it will be over soon. That's the best advice I can give you So nice to see you too So they don't do perioprobing at all That's not good. It should be done at least once a year Um, is that the office that you work in? I would just do it yourself Um, because as a dental hygienist you have to if you're not doing probing you're not Practicing ethically. That's a great ethical thing right there Um, somebody's asking which is better the laser or the scalpel to do a gingivectomy and what is your technique now? I'm a dental hygienist, so I can't do a gingivectomy But here a dentist can and I find that Dentists use either one Um laser or scalpel. I think the laser is always better because it's kind of more not more exact But it's easier to control and not as much tissue damage But I think it depends on on the technique and who's using it. So that's a great question Um Ways to fly up is asking how can I further my hygiene career and increase my income? I am willing to return to college. So you are a dental hygienist at this time, correct? um You can start your own business That I mean if you want to if that doesn't scare you that is one way to increase your income and continue learning and growing I became a restorative dental hygienist that increased my income But I don't know if they have that program where you live Um, I also became my own independent dental hygienist So I have my own mobile business that has increased my income because I love the dental hygiene profession But I wasn't happy in the dental office Um offices where I was working. I didn't want to work more because I didn't like it there But more income is always nice. I have always wanted to start my own business So that's why I started that and you can definitely make more of an income doing that I do offer a course If that's something you're interested in I'm going to get you the link right now Where I teach dental hygienists how to open up their own business because I've done it um, Florida, I believe you can I suggest emailing your dental hygiene association and asking them if you can start your own business I do have a lot of um dental hygienists in florida who do have their own business, but double check make sure Um, you could also start your own teeth whitening business, which I was just talking about I offer full training for teeth whitening as well um, I don't know if you watch my channel um, but do a search for like dental hygiene business do a search for teeth whitening business And um, you will find lots of like links and videos Um, are you allowed to open up your own teeth whitening business? You might not be allowed to open up your own dental hygiene cleaning business But you might be able to open up your own teeth whitening business In florida. I have a lot of students in florida in my um teeth whitening course But I can never guarantee you're allowed. So please ask them Um, if you can open up your own teeth whitening business I'm going to give you the link to the teeth whitening business because you can do that on the side You can make more money and you would be awesome at it because you're already a dental hygienist Um, can you see the link that I'm posting? Um, oh, sorry. I actually gave you my old link. It's the new the new link is white teeth school.com I would love to have you you can start making 200 dollars per hour on a client I bet that's more than you're making now as a dental hygienist. I will teach you how In fact, the new course just opened up today. So and I do offer payment plans if that helps Um, and michelle is asking how does dental hygiene school work? Ooh, it's tough Um, I have videos on my youtube channel as well. Check them out from a more in-depth conversation But basically you learn the theory first and then you start working on student partners on how to clean teeth Go through entire appointments paperwork all of that and then you see real people It's very tough in clinic You basically have to clean off every piece of calculus tartar perfectly or you fail that client and you have to see another one That's how dental hygiene school works No joke. It's very tough. I probably have videos about this too. I cried every day I cried every day because it was so stressful. I hated it But it's worth every penny. I love this career, but it's not easy I've probably just told all of you guys not to be covered. They don't hygienist. That's not what I mean to do It's totally worth it. But it's not easy. Okay, but it's worth it So michelle, sorry. I hope it didn't scare you. Um, and it probably depends on where you live too I went to a hygiene college in toronto and here we're very particular um and Zachia, sorry, I probably pronounced your name wrong. Um, but nice name though. Um, did you ever worry about feeling? Grossed out by poor or poor oral hygiene before becoming a dental hygienist. Actually, no, which surprises me I was not worried about that at all. Um I'm the person where if I see a needle I pass out I was worried when I was a dental assistant if I could handle seeing a needle and not passing out And that was fine. But what I can't handle is oral surgery So if they're pulling out teeth If they're like stitching up patients that just makes me sick. I know weird, right? That I can't handle. So if I went to school to be an oral surgery nurse or an oral surgery dental assistant I wouldn't be able to handle it. So it really does depend But I don't get grossed out at all inside the mouth. I've seen all kinds of things It doesn't even bother me and it never has never So you shouldn't have to worry Oh, somebody did ask about fluoride. I'm sorry In the tap water, I think but now I don't see it I meant to answer your question and it just reminded me because somebody else asked about fluoride But now I don't see your question. So please type it again if you're still here. Sorry about that Um, but then oh, I did pronounce your name, right? Of course. I don't remember how I pronounced it So I'm not going to say it again But I'm glad I did Good I'm horrible with names. So Um, is there a problem with over fluoride consumption? No There's actually not around here I find a lot of patients aren't getting enough fluoride and their teeth are soft brittle not good I feel like we need to be getting more fluoride and adding more fluoride in the toothpaste mouth washes So important There's the question is tap water Fluoridated in canada in some parts. Yes and some parts. No. I wish it was everywhere I am pro fluoride of all the way you guys pro fluoride all the way. It's so good for your teeth. It helps so much um Naughty, I hope I pronounced your name right. I'm sorry. Um, can you post a video on doing a composite with a dental assistant? You know, I wish I could I no longer work in a dental office. So I don't have access to those videos But I bet if you do a search on youtube, you can probably find some in fact When I was a restorative hygienist, I looked up. Um a restorative hygiene student I looked up videos on like placing composite fillings placing a meldom fillings. There's lots out there So definitely have a look it might not be with a dental assistant So the tray setup and stuff might be different But I do have a video about the composite tray setup if that helps Just not like a live video because I don't have access to that anymore. Um, and yes, that's true So usually people do their best to brush before coming in to see us and having them clean Having us clean their teeth, but sometimes they really don't care and their mouth is pretty yucky But that's our job. We are there to clean it. So I truly don't mind What is the brush? Um the best brushing technique? Honestly the best If you use an electric toothbrush, I love electric toothbrushes. Just make sure to really like brush each tooth So don't do this But make sure to get each tooth and do a good job And be on the gum a little bit. Okay Don't push too hard. That's bad. Um But that's like honestly the best way to go. I love electric toothbrushes If you're using a manual brush the best thing to do Is to brush and then start to sweep down like this, okay Or the same thing for the bottom teeth do this Up do you dash up? So you're pushing the plaque away from the gums and don't forget the inside of the teeth as well Or the inside like the inside Don't forget that What are some of the hardest courses in dental hygiene school? Asked by michelle Pharmacology oral pathology. Those are some of the hardest ones I do teach them in my course So I do have a board exam prep academy course for dental hygienists and dental assisting students And I teach oral pathology. It's a lot easier now because I teach it But when I was a student, oh my gosh, that was the hardest and having to memorize all of the different drugs and stuff Oh my goodness brutal very very difficult Um, what is your experience to help patient with demineralization white lesions? It's tricky because it depends on the severity of their white lesions. I always suggest a higher strength fluoride toothpaste And a fluoride varnish at the office. That's the best thing to do It's going to allow those areas to not become worse if they try to whiten them It's not really going to help but it could even things out a little bit But it doesn't really help too much if they truly want to cover that up The best thing to do is get a veneer or a crown even but a veneer is least invasive But it's also like a thousand dollars per tube. So it really depends so using a good High-strength fluoride toothpaste really really helps Um, so I was asking to become an independent dental hygienist. How many years do I need to work as an as an rdh? Um, good question. And yeah, my pleasure. Um I believe it's two years. It's a certain amount of hours I suggest looking that up because I'm sorry. I just can't think about it on the top of my head If you look up like independent dental hygiene hours or even if you ask the cbho or the cbha They will tell you but it's about two years. I became an independent hygienist. Um, oh gosh I don't even know to be honest. I think after two years of being a hygienist, but I forget It's been such a long time I took the independent dental hygiene course With the cdha at the time it was like 400 dollars But that allowed me to be an independent hygienist if I passed the course So you didn't need like the two years experience If you take their course, I don't even know if it's still available. Um, you can do it without having the two years experience Um, so I hope that helps on you Okay, oh, so you are a dental hygiene student So you still don't know the answer to this Do you aim the the bristles at a 45 degree angle with an oral b brush? I've seen so many different options from dentists online If you're using an electric toothbrush You don't angle anything because you can actually brush away the gum or make it sensitive I wonder if I can look up some images for you Let me see Um with the with an electric toothbrush You just want to focus on the teeth like each tooth at a time But a manual. Yes, you want to angle the brush 45 degrees Like circle and then brush down It's called a modified stillman technique. So I didn't mention that at first because I didn't realize you were a dental assisting student I'm just seeing if I can find An image for you guys and then I'll get back to the questions. Sorry um Are you in my course because I do have all the brushing techniques in my course I just can't find it online really quick. So definitely have a look if you are Or just go and look up toothbrushing techniques I just can't find any on such short notice. Of course go figure But I tried for you do an online search for toothbrushing techniques and click on images and you should be able to find some there for you So does that help to answer your question a bit more? um One I'm probably pronouncing your name wrong. Sorry swan Sorry nice name though Um is asking if a client comes in without brushing and there is a lot of plaque and it interferes with your debridement Do you often do polishing first and air polishing? Yes? I will polish first if there's a lot of plaque I polish first for kids I polish first all the time and then scale if needed I've had a lot of hygienists say that they're now polishing first and it saves them so much time Um, I just don't because I'm still in the habit of just polishing last But that will definitely save you time, especially if there's a lot of plaque. So I hope that helps Um, dany is asking. What do you wish you had known about? period ontology trying to anticipate this next semester You know, you'll learn a lot. I can't really say what I wish I had known That that's a tough question. You will definitely learn a lot. There's no way to really pre study for period ontology Like you'll just learn it and kind of go from there. Um, are you inside my course? Um, the board exam prep academy I can leave the link for you guys if you want, but you could always Listen to my lectures on um period ontology Watch the videos read the material first and then you'll be really prepared for when you start your Program in school and you'll be ahead of the game. So you could always do that I'm going to send you guys the link to my course right now for the dental hygiene Board exam prep academy. There's lectures. There's videos. There's mock exams Even if you're not taking the board exam soon If you're a student if you are a dental hygiene student still in college This course is for you because I teach you guys everything and you'll be that much further ahead for your actual classes So I posted the link for you guys Check it out because that will really really help you And you'll feel more confident too. You'll learn things before your classmates So you'll kind of be a step ahead and just feel better about it Um, someone's asking is it healthy if the margin of the filling or crown is inside the gingiva? um Inside the gingiva So you mean the gingiva is sort of like overgrown a little bit That's not bad. The bad thing is when the margin is just not near the gingiva at all Like if the gum is starting to Receive and the crown margin is just so low That's when it's not good. But if it's under the gum a bit, I would actually say that's awesome And that's what it should be Um, oh, okay. So you're saying that you remembered all of the brushing techniques good for you Because they're hard to remember. Um, you just weren't sure about the oral B. So that's a great question So think electric toothbrushes. There's no toothbrushing technique. There's not But I don't know what they taught you in school. They might have picked one. I don't know but um The electric toothbrush is just focusing on each tooth and not and maybe a little bit on the gums Like just to make sure you're not missing the gums but not on the gums too much You're not doing like modified stillmen. None of that is just focusing on each individual tooth Especially the oral B because the toothbrush head is like a round brush head So you have to focus on every tooth think of like when you're polishing There's a round brush head. So you polish each and every tooth, right? And thank you guys for liking this live video. I see that there's some likes. That's fun Guess what? It's 744 you guys We have a couple more minutes left because I did say I would come online for you guys for an hour Any other questions? I hope I'm helping Um, can you give the steps of the um sealant application? Oh great question. So I have to always think about this So you would pumice the tooth you do not use toothpaste or profi paste You would use pumice and water to create a paste you would polish the occlusal surface of the tooth Because that cleans it rinse dry You would apply the etch Wait 10 to 30 seconds depending on the type of etch you use Suction that off rinse dry. Make sure there's a chalky white appearance If there is you're good to go make sure to keep the area dry dry dry If it's not you'll have to do the etch again dry dry dry Um, you would apply the sealant. I like using either a micro brush or a dental explorer To run through the sealant. So there's no air bubbles Make sure it's as thin as possible because if it's too thick then the patient will be Like biting on the sealant and then you have to polish it down with the high speed handpiece and only a dentist or a restorative hygienist can do that You would apply the sealant like cure for 30 seconds or more depending on the manufacturer And check with the explorer to make sure the sealant stays on and done So does that help? That was very quick. That was a pit and fissure sealant application um, great question. Yes the recording Or sorry, this is being recorded. I process it and then it goes on my channel as public as soon as it's done Oh, you are from the um, uk great. Hello. Um, what time is it there? It's almost 8 p.m. Here um No, dira Is asking do I have any advice for the dental assistant board exam tips and resources to study? Yes I have a dental assisting board exam prep academy. So a full course I'm getting the link for you right now. I suggest signing up for my course Obviously, I'm going to say that because it's my course But I will help you pass because what I do is I give you all the videos All the material you get mock exams and tutoring with me As a group for more mock exams. So I teach you Um multiple choice type questions and picking the best answer That's the best way to pass your exam. So I left the link for you. I hope you can see that I can help you. Um, when do you take your dental assisting exam? Study every day Um, two hours minimum six hours maximum a day I like to say two hours in the morning two hours in the evening two Sorry two hours in the morning two hours in the evening and two hours in the afternoon I did that again opposite But you know that really helps you learn as much as possible if you sign up for my course I tell you exactly how to study when to study and you get mock exams everything Thank you guys so much for clicking like that's awesome I don't know if I get anything when you guys click like it's just nice to see that people like my videos So I hope that helps Um Nari is asking um, what are my thoughts on becoming an orthodontic hygienist and the requirements to be one I think You know what every dental hygienist wants to be a ortho hygienist because it's less messy Your patients aren't nervous. They're excited to be there because you're doing ortho. It's a lot easier You don't need to take a specific course for it in school But when you work for a dental office, they will likely guide you to what course to take I'm not an ortho hygienist. It does depend on where you live So I can't give you specifics But every hygienist loves to be an ortho hygienist. It's the way to go Shea is asking you start the dental hygiene program next month. Oh good luck. That's exciting. Oh my goodness Um, did I send you guys a link for the dental hygiene? Um board exam prep academy so I can help you Um, you you can sign up if you want for my dental hygiene board exam prep academy I help you every step of the way and this is kind of nice because you can go through topic And learn about the topics before you start your program or let's say once you start your dental hygiene program You're doing oral pathology next month. Well, you can get a head start and read up on it early Plus it just helps you answer questions be better prepared all of that So of course I'm going to recommend my course. I did post it for you But that will help you succeed in your program and be more confident and less stressed You will be studying all day every day Seriously and at night. So I actually suggest resting now while you can Okay, I'm not even joking. You will be studying every night. You'll be working hard, but it will be worth it Okay, um, feel free to reach out to me if you need any help because I would love to help you Um, what's your thoughts of working at a temp agency versus a private practice? Um, jr. I did actually talk about this a bit earlier So definitely make sure to watch the recording But I liked temping because you go into a new office every time you typically get paid more They're so happy that you're there because you're you know, helping them But it might be more stressful for you being in a new office every time everybody's different I liked being a temp but some people don't But then I like just being in a private practice too because you saw the same people the same patients You knew what to expect. So it really depends on what you prefer But you do get paid more typically as a temp But you don't get benefits either if you get benefits. So it's kind of hard to say Oh, so it's 1246 a.m in england. Oh my god. You must be so tired. You should go to bed Thank you so much for watching. It was so nice to talk to you Zachia, did I pronounce it right this time or did I do it wrong? I'm sorry But thank you so much for listening to me. The recording will be up. Don't worry. You should go to bed Have a good sleep tonight. Thank you um Yes, it is not easy having your own business, but I wouldn't change it any other way Even like today we had a lot of snow I run my own business. So I just called my patient and said snow day we can reschedule She's like no problem Whereas if I worked for a dentist at a dental office They probably would be mad if I said i'm not coming in the snow is crazy So it's nice to just have your own patients have your own schedule make your own money You make more having your own business if you guys do take my course Either my teeth whitening course So I teach you guys how to open up your own teeth whitening business Or I teach you guys how to open up your own mobile dental hygiene business if you are a dental hygienist I teach you guys how to be successful So not to just how to open up a business, but how to actually make money So I've been I've had my own business for about two years and I have about 300 patients That's pretty impressive if I do say so myself. So and I make a full-time income easily With part-time hours. So you guys can do it too So thank you for saying Congratulations um, let's see um Somebody's asking is the um Is the fluids containing acids bad for the enamel unfortunately? Yes But I tell people if they drink anything that is acidic such as apple juice alcohol anything Have a drink of water because water is a neutral pH that will Bring the mouth to a seven which is a neutral pH right away So then it's not bad for your enamel if you have water because um water just helps to neutralize those acids right away um, jr Do I receive a 1099 form from the actual temp agency or the actual practice? I don't know where I live. We didn't get those forms, but I know what you mean Uh, it's different everywhere So I would ask a temp agency if they supply them if they don't then it's the private practice. So that's a great question La toya is asking. I am a temp assistant in northern Ohio usa, but I have noticed there are more opportunities for work for hygienists than assistants I personally like temping. I'm also in school to become a hygienist. Oh, that's great I was a dental assistant first and then I became a dental hygienist as well So good for you. That's amazing. Oh good. I did pronounce your name right. Yay Um, you can work as a dental assistant while in hygiene school if you are a certified dental assistant Some people think if they aren't a dental assistant, but they go to dental hygiene school They're automatically a dental assistant. No, you have to be certified as a dental assistant In some cases you can open up your teeth whitening business If you are in dental hygiene school, which I teach you guys how to do that I'll leave the link for you If you want to check it out because um, the course is now open again as of today So we start today and it's learn at your own pace online And my dog is just doing a big stretch. So I was just checking her out. Hi, hope Are you tired? She's tired. I don't know if you guys would like to see my dogs. They're just resting you guys say hi, hope and Teddy's behind her, but you can't see him. Hi teddy Hi teddy No, he's sleeping. Okay Sorry guys. He's sleeping My pleasure I can answer you guys a couple more questions if you like five more minutes, believe me I could do this all night But I should probably let you guys have a good night first And thank you so much for clicking like you guys. I do upload Upload new videos on my channel a couple times a week. So If you guys like them click like make sure to subscribe and um Listen and watch my videos. It's just nice to know that people are listening and watching. That's fantastic Um, ashley in canada. It doesn't matter We used to have a program like 15 years ago where if you became a dental assistant first That took a year off of your hygiene program, but not anymore Dental assisting and dental hygiene is completely separate. So for dental assisting It's typically one or two years depending on where you go Mine was 11 months 15 years ago, but that was 15 years ago And dental hygiene is typically two or three years same thing depending on where you go My program was two years, but I took dental hygiene twice I have a video on that too I went to a private college that actually shut down and went bankrupt Three weeks before I was supposed to graduate. Yeah, I know it happened So then I went to another hygiene college in Toronto So it took me four years in total probably even a bit longer like if you take into account everything So yeah But that won't happen to you guys your school will not shut down. I was just Unlucky But I like to say everything happens for a reason and that's why I'm so passionate about this profession And that's why I tutor because I really I know it's tough And I'll give you guys my main website if you guys want to check out any of my courses It's dental l.podia.com. I have it in the description of all my youtube videos as well I teach dental hygiene and dental assisting students how to pass the board exam How to do better in their school program. So it's not as stressful I teach you how to start your own teeth waiting business You don't have to be a dental professional to start your own teeth waiting business in some cases I offer consulting on dental hygienists how to start their own business as well I do a little bit of everything if you're a dental professional or a student I love what I do and I love to mentor so I would love to help you guys Okay, you guys. Well, thank you so much for coming online. This was fantastic I'm going to end our live session now And this has been recorded. I think Um, and the recording will be up later on this evening as soon as it's processed So thank you guys and feel free to watch more videos if I'm interesting to you Um, yes, there's a separate test for canada and there's a separate test for the states The state exam is a lot harder apparently And there's more sciences involved, but I do tutor for both So if you need help, I'm more than happy to help you Latoya Check out my website. I have all the courses there And if you guys are signing up for my teeth waiting course any of you We did start today But you can learn at your own pace and you get full access right away So you will be emailed your username You create your own password you log in and see all the lectures right away And then we meet actually online tomorrow where I talk to you live And we have our first class Thank you guys. Well, you guys have a great night I do hope I helped a lot of you guys answer your questions have a wonderful evening The next time I do a youtube live I'm going to comment in the community post again A couple hours before because sometimes I don't know when I'm coming on until that day So I'll let you guys know. I love to answer your questions. Thank you guys so much And have a great evening. Okay Thank you guys Bye for now Bye guys And thank you so much for watching