5 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW AND DO BEFORE STARTING DENTAL HYGIENE SCHOOL.

                                        1. SPEAK TO SOMEONE ALREADY IN THE FIELD
This will be very helpful as it will give you insight on what to expect at the school and after school. You do not want to go into a career that you are not sure about. Every once in a while when I do my dental cleanings at the clinic I make sure I introduce myself to the hygienist  and let them I admire the great work they are doing and that I would  to be like one of them someday. Ask them few questions without being overly intrusive into their private lives. Once in a while I have got very valuable information from the hygienist working on my teeth. You might met a few very demotivated hygienist who will try to discourage you from going into the field but always remember not everyone will be for your goals. Ignore those ones but politely.

                             2. COMPLETE YOUR  PRE-REQUISITES COURSES
This will mostly depend on where you want to go to school for your Hygiene course. I strongly advice you to take a couple of science classes to see how you will stand up to the science classes in the program. My top recommendation is college level Anatomy and Physiology as well as a few Chemistry classes. Math classes help on in passing the entrance exam too. A lot of English classes will be needed  too so if you can knock those out of your way that's a big plus for you. I managed to do a couple of basic classes that I have had them waived on my first year classes which is a big plus for me as I can concentrate on more troublesome classes. I did them all at a community college and that helps too.
                               3. MAN-UP AND KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
Lets face it. This course is tough. And so are you for deciding to even venture into it. But one thing you need to know even before walking in through those doors, you have to stop the whining and grow up already. You might be living with your parents but you are not a baby anymore. Hygienist do not get paid 70k a year for nothing. The schooling is even shorter but the workload is a whole different ball game. Always set your goals and know exactly what you want because it is not going to be a walk in the park. be ready.

                                      4. SAVE SOME MONEY UP
You have to spend some money to earn some money,right? Wrong! In dental hygiene you have to save some money to graduate with less student debt! Before you begin school just know there is a whole lot of medical vaccines and immunizations to be done. The fact that it's almost impossible for you to go to school and work full time means you are most likely not covered by employers dental,medical or eye insurance. All this is going to come from your pocket. Be sure to do your exams  and immunizations just before you quit your job so the payment comes from your employer. If you have no full time job save some money as you will need to buy books,pay fees buy instruments and scrubs in some cases. The money you save will go a long way to ensuring you are not thinking about money when you should be thinking about the head and neck anatomy.

                          5. READ EXTENSIVELY ON DENTAL HYGIENE AS A CAREER
This is a good way to ensure you feel familiar on what goes on in the dental world. There is a couple of magazines you can subscribe to and that going to be really helpful. I personally read the RDH magazine and follow several blogs on dental Hygiene. To subscribe to any of them follow the following links.   http://www.rdhmag.com/index.html 

In other news, I have just received a packet from the dental Hygiene school with a list of things to do for pre-clinical classes and believe you me, Its a lot of things to get done. State background check, Child abuse clearance, Health screenings, Physical exams, eye exams, and a tonne of immunizations to get or prove I got them. We have have to Nov 1st to get it all done or you will be kicked out of program if not completed.  Orientation is on 23rd and keep it right here for what will be going down on that day.
As usual, thanks for stopping by folks!

WELCOME TO MY DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENT BLOG FOR THE NEXT 2 YEARS!!!

First things first. Lets face it that there are less than 4.2% of male dental hygiene students at any given time in the United States. This blog will be an all rounded blog. To highlight the ups and downs  of dental hygiene students starting out this fall with a focus on the guy dental hygienists as will be represented by the writer. Anyone mentioned on the blog will have their permission sought or anyone appearing in any of the pictures. This blog will highlight the day to day struggles and hardwork as well as handiwork of the hygienist students as they put in the hours to be the best they can in the dental world. The very first class will kick off on 28th of September 2016 and so keep up with the blog to find out what will be going on for the 2 years we will be together.