@_hygienistjess: Nothing drives me crazier than people acting like hygienists didn’t learn about oral health & systemic health… & hygiene school is not a joke. It’s hard. It’s competitive. & it consumes your life. #dentalhygiene #dhy #dentaltiktok #dentalhygieneschool #periodontaldisease
This is how i say it dentist restore and hygienist prevent hygienist are the ones that keep your teeth in your mouth!!!!!!!! Hy gien ist ugh……. Ah helllllo alll the dentist is going to do is pop in and say “everything looks see you next” mean while your hygienist have went through every crevices of your mouth sooooo make it make sense !!!!!!!
2026-09-14 20:56:42
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Mollie C ☺️ :
Also it really pisses me off that companies like figs does not recognize us as true providers. Sooo irritating
2026-09-06 17:30:51
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JT🤍 :
People don’t understand that we are preventative practitioners and dentist are restorative. Shout out to hygienist❤️
2026-09-05 22:38:05
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Tina :
dental assistants are so disrespected too.
2026-09-05 22:53:25
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Julieta ♡ :
they think we are uneducated :/
2026-09-05 22:30:12
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🪐 :
I lowkey think it’s bc dental hygiene is a woman dominated field
2026-09-06 18:21:55
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✨Bianca🪩Medina✨ :
Dentist take like a 2 month course on cleaning teeth and dental hygienists take TWO YEARS on cleaning teeth.
2026-09-06 04:07:20
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Tierney VanCleave :
In CA we had to take organic chem! lol
2026-09-05 23:39:29
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dentalhygienistjenn :
I’ll mention college and they will say “what did you go to college for?” And when I explain to them the degree, classes, board tests they are always so surprised. Most have no clue
2026-09-06 01:59:04
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martythehygienist :
Once a patient called me a mouth maid. 😳😂😏
2026-09-06 02:05:05
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Tammy 🦷 :
If your gums fail, then teeth fall out baby! All that work the dentist done, GONE! Lol
2026-09-05 21:10:16
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zaritza :
Yeah sometimes patients try to dictate their treatment when we know what they need
2026-09-06 14:57:23
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heatherdembeck :
I was disrespected so badly on Thursday. I walked the patient out and told him to call us back when he was in a better mood. He told me he was in a bad mood and didn’t want to be there. He also yelled at me and my assistant. BYE!
2026-09-06 03:01:20
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𝒮𝓁𝓍𝒸𝓍𝓈 :
I swear they believe you can just apply to be a dental hygienist with work experience as a retail manager 😭
2026-09-06 05:54:44
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Karen !🌸 :
We had to take Organic & inorganic ..wtf
2026-09-06 02:08:34
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🦷🧚♀️ S I E Y 💖 :
& like how is it MY FAULT you have perio??? Be mad at yourself not me…😭
2026-09-06 12:55:14
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_jennawess :
like bruh, i went to school for so long and took some of the hardest board exams for you to think i did a weekend course???
2026-09-06 14:21:00
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Charlie’n’Chubbs :
Patients be acting like they’re a walk-in at a nail salon…”I want this, like this, but not that” Me: hahaha that’s cute, sit down and I’ll tell you what you can get today.
2026-09-07 15:38:22
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Stimulated_BlueBerry🫐 :
Idk why pts don’t floss literally takes less than a min
2026-09-06 14:18:45
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ellie_worthh :
This is how I feel about being a nurse I’m convinced it’s the woman dominated field thing
2026-09-07 11:47:16
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La Ashley 🎀 :
Professional registered dental hygienist are some of the most intelligent people I have met
2026-09-06 02:35:27
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ChrisG105 :
Because everyone disrespects dental PERIOD. It starts at the top my fellow colleagues. From ADA to insurance & ultimately doctors. Some hygienist are caddy too, unfortunately. Let’s not throw each other under the bus & make it a point to emphasize PREVENTION. That is really our calling. Best wishes
2026-09-06 01:20:29
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Nabil | RDH :
Had a patient yell at me for talking to him like he was stupid when going over OHI “I know how to brush my teeth, I’ve been doing it for 60+ years!” He says after I completed his SRP
2026-09-06 02:13:54
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nahal ⎕ :
i don’t even care atp bc they’ll have perio and i won’t
2026-09-05 23:53:50
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hellyeahguy :
at least we fellow hygienists understand what each other go through and how difficult the job really is and how hard we try and often don't get recognition. much love
2026-09-06 03:17:42
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