Dental Hygienist

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  1. MHCC Applicants, any tips?

    Dental Hygienist posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Has anyone applied to MHCC's nursing program before? This is my first year applying. I wonder when we will be notified if we have been invited to an interview or not? Has anyone been on the interview...

  2. Dental Hygienist turning Nurse (hopefully)

    Dental Hygienist replied to RDHtoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Count me in the club too! I'm a RDH who graduated in 2004 and decided to go back to nursing school to expand my career opportunities and for many of the reasons others have described. I actually got...

  3. Dental Cleanings in Long Term Care

    Dental Hygienist replied to missjennmb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know a whole lot about long term care but I can tell you what the problem is here, it's money. Plaque like you've described (which is actually calculus or tartar) will need professional...

  4. Do you think fluoridating our water is bad for us?

    Dental Hygienist replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a very good, logical train of thought, and I appreciate your clear thinking. Yes, water fluoridation works (i.e. reduces tooth decay) So, I supposed we could work towards improving the system...

  5. Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination

    Dental Hygienist replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have a friend who is a Jehova's Witness and we have spoken on this matter of conscience several times. She would actually love to be a nurse so that she could become a CRNA, but she has decided to...

  6. Do you think fluoridating our water is bad for us?

    Dental Hygienist replied to BradleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to add a few facts and opinions. First off, I voted: "YES" that I think fluoridated WATER is bad for us. But, I think that what happens is people get kind of lazy with their fact-checking...

  7. Oregon 2008: How I Earn My Acceptance Letter

    Dental Hygienist replied to OregonBSN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    i will be attending: mt hood cc jan 2009, adn (will continue my bsn thru ocne) my prerequisite gpa is: 3.91 my thoughts on prerequisite courses: i took most of my pre-reqs between 1999 and 2001 in...

  8. Want to be a nurse but have a weak stomach!

    Dental Hygienist replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    I am not a nurse yet (soon to be nursing student. YAY! I got in), but I can feel for ya. 8 years ago I was stuck between becoming a nurse or a dental hygienist. I wanted to be a nurse but I didn't...

  9. Anyone hear about MHCC or Clackamas yet?

    Dental Hygienist replied to NewNurseyGirl2009's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Nice to meet you Spotty44!!! Can't wait to meet you face to face. Yeah....I'm dreading how to break this to my employer. It is further complicated by the fact that I (we) don't start till Jan...

  10. Anyone hear about MHCC or Clackamas yet?

    Dental Hygienist replied to NewNurseyGirl2009's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I got into MHCC for Winter of 2009 as well. :yeah:WooHoo!!! I was really nervous because it was the only school I applied to but Hooray!!! Too bad I have to wait 7 months before I can start school...

  11. Linfield Accelerated prgram worth the tuition?

    Dental Hygienist replied to 2xtrouble's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I think if you crunch the numbers you'll still find out that you come out ahead (financially) going to community college...even WITH the longer program. Even if you later choose to do a ADN-BSN...

  12. What do you expect from your charge nurse?

    Dental Hygienist replied to LokiM's topic in General Nursing

    mark.

  13. Portland and New Grads

    Dental Hygienist replied to bridgfor428's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Not to be a butt-head about details...but I don't even see how it is possible that there will be 1500 new grads this spring....do you mean ANY general college graduates or just nursing grads?...

  14. Tired of people commenting on my salary

    Dental Hygienist replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite $70K...I was about $500 shy last year...but the point is that it's still NOT a lot of money for an american adult trying to live an adult life in a big city with student loans, a mortgage,...

  15. Which Nursing Schools Require an Interview in addtion to the GPA?

    Dental Hygienist replied to cdlune's topic in General Nursing

    In Oregon most of the schools use an interview/points based process as far as I know. The exception is PCC (portland community college) which uses a lottery until 2010 as the previous poster...

  16. What experiences have you had with a doula?

    Dental Hygienist replied to DoulaJane's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi there....I am only mildly familiar with a doula. In general terms, what services do they provide? Are they a patient advocate? Post-partem support? Also...how are they paid or contracted? Hourly,...

  17. Tired of people commenting on my salary

    Dental Hygienist replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Mostly the public has no idea that dental hygienists make good money, which is fine with me...but it seems like those that do know feel compelled to comment on it. Yeah, it bugs me. It doesn't exactly...

  18. Well, I am a doctor

    Dental Hygienist replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh...pulling the doctor card makes me want to barf. Recently the dentist I work for had to go out of town for a few ways to be at the hospital with his dying grandmother. The grandma (RIP) was 88...

  19. Writing Telephone Orders/without calling doctor

    Dental Hygienist replied to Nov2007_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse (yet) but I have to deal with issues of protecting my dental hygiene license even when dentists and office managers tell me to do things that are illegal. It is a tricky situation for...

  20. Essays being written by 3rd parties - your views.

    Dental Hygienist replied to Word Perfect's topic in General Nursing

    Plagiarism/Ghostwriting is so obviously wrong it is maddening. I am almost speechless. News flash, Word Perfect: Nursing school is supposed to be hard and overwhelming at times. That is no excuse for...

  21. A RN thinking about moving to Portland.

    Dental Hygienist replied to John123's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I can tell you about housing, but not about nursing jobs as I am a (hopeful) nursing student. Housing prices are reasonable for the west coast. 3 years ago we bought our 3 bed 2 bath home on 2+ acres...

  22. Mt. Hood CC Interview 2008

    Dental Hygienist replied to DarkHairedStudentCCC's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Just had my MHCC interview today!!! There were supposed to be 10 in our group but only 6 showed up....HEY fine with me, better odds, right?:nuke: Overall, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It...

  23. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Dental Hygienist replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've enjoyed reading all these yukky stories so far, but this was the first one to actually make me physically dry heave. I'm still gagging as I write this... Kudos....this story is in 1st place for...

  24. Mt. Hood CC Interview 2008

    Dental Hygienist replied to DarkHairedStudentCCC's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I got an interview too at Mt. Hood!! Woo Hoo! Other than what they explained in the letter I don't have a lot of insight since this will be my first ever nursing school interview...however I did...

  25. Tax Time - How do you file?

    Dental Hygienist replied to alkaleidi's topic in General Nursing

    In general, yep you can deduct these things, IF you meet certain minimum requirements. You have to itemize (so for example fill out a 1040 and attach a schedule A) And, then the total amount of your...