u/No-Counter2036

I graduated from my dental class in May with my certifications expect for my x-ray license. Every job that’s looking for a DA requires them to have the x-ray license or be an RDA. Even though i have internship hours and class time hours, i still feel like i need to start from the bottom and get trained. I also start school in a week and go twice a week, but the DA jobs i qualify for (certifications wise) require a full time position. How can i go about it? Should i call around and ask if they’re looking for someone? Should i apply for the full time positions and ask if they can do part time? Any advice would be wonderful please because i feel like giving up

I just got hired at an ortho office as a new sterile tech and start next week! I have experience in the dental field, mainly with general but this is my first time working in ortho. I’m super excited but is there anything i need to know? Any tips?

Also, i’m nervous bc i told them i could work everyday but i forgot i was i cant Wednesday’s cause of school so im nervous that’s gonna be a bad start.

I just graduated high school and i have had my mind set on being a dental hygienist for a while now. I’ve actually started my new journey in the dental field by getting certifications, interning, and even getting an interview for a sterile tech position in a couple of days. However, every time i go on tiktok, i always see videos of people saying they hate the dental field after being in it for years and they wish they had done something different. If it was one or two videos being negative like that i would brush it off, but it’s constant and it’s starting to scare me. When i interned at a general clinic i loved it and everyone there seemed to love what they do. Is it the clinic or doctor that makes people want to leave the field? is it the burnout people feel after a couple of years? Is the work that bad and hard? I need a hygienists, DAs, RDAs, and sterile techs honest opinion please!!